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"The most characteristic quality of Shaw's plays is the ability to make people think by compelling them to laugh." (Martin S. Day) How true do you find this to be of Pygmalion?
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"The most characteristic quality of Shaw's plays is the ability to make people think by compelling them to laugh." (Martin S. Day) How true do you find this to be of Pygmalion? Pygmalion can be classified as a comedy. The objects of the comedy centralize around the people, the ideas and the attitudes. The first humorous part of the play is with Mrs Eynsford-Hill and her daughter Clara waiting for Clara's brother Freddy to get them a taxi as it was pouring with rain. They get annoyed so Clara asks, 'do you expect us to go and get one ourselves?'. The audience/reader of this play finds this humorous because the Eynsford-Hills are stereotypical of middle class people who stick rigidly to their position in society. They appear fussy and pathetic due to their frustration at not being able to get a taxi. Therefore seeing how people act in certain situations...
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