I have really enjoyed the first two acts of Bernard Shaw's play, "Pygmalion." I really like reading plays and have been looking forward to reading this selection for quite some time now.
Like Savannah, I found the use of language to be very interesting. The fact that Liza's language is limiting to her is no foreign concept. We find this to be true in modern society as well. Many people's employment ambitions can be restricted due to their language, or lack of it. There is definitely an emphasis on education and the need for it in order to improve one's status.
I really enjoy the writing layout of the play too. I feel the stage directions and the opening descriptions given before each act is very helpful. It gives the reader an insight into what the play could look like. It gives that added sense of dimensionalism, not sure if that's even a real word, that novels do not.
I am looking forward to the rest of the play and hope to find more interesting aspects as we go further into the play.
I was listening to "Fresh Air," a PBS Radio program that discusses the arts, and there was an interview of Sassoon, the dude that is credited with inventing the female hair cut. He said that he had to take lessons aimed at getting rid of his accent because, despite his talent, no one would hire him to work in their salons.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the point of language being restricted. This is still a restriction in todays society. Even with all of the schooling that we are put through language still can be seen as flawed. Like you said the need for education helps improve ones status. In the times that the play is taking place, as well as in todays society. Social status was everything.
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