<🔵 1. Liza: "I want to be a lady in a flower shop at the corner of Tottenham Court Road. But they won't take me unless I can talk more genteel. He said he could teach me. Well, here I am ready to pay him—not asking any favour."
(a) Who is the speaker? (1)Answer: The speaker is Liza (Eliza) Doolittle.
(b) Why has Liza come to Professor Higgins? (1)
Answer: She has come to learn proper English so that she can get a respectable job in a flower shop.
(c) Explain the significance of the words, "not asking any favour." (2)
Answer: Liza wants to improve her life through her own efforts. By offering to pay for the lessons, she shows that she seeks an opportunity rather than charity and values her self-respect.>
<🟢 2. Higgins: "Take all her clothes off and burn them. Ring up Whiteley for new ones. Wrap her up in brown paper till they come."
(a) To whom are these words addressed? (1)Answer: They are addressed to Mrs. Pearce.
(b) Why does Higgins order Liza's clothes to be burnt? (1)
Answer: He wants to replace her old clothes with new ones as the first step in transforming her into a refined lady.
(c) What happens immediately after Higgins gives these instructions? (2)
Answer: Liza becomes angry and protests that Higgins is not a gentleman. Mrs. Pearce also criticizes Higgins for speaking so rudely and insensitively.>
<🟠 3. Mrs. Pearce: "You can't take a girl up like that as if you were picking up a pebble on the beach. You don't know anything about her parents. She may be married."
(a) Who speaks these words? (1)Answer: Mrs. Pearce.
(b) To whom are these words addressed? (1)
Answer: Professor Higgins.
(c) Why does Mrs. Pearce compare Liza to "a pebble on the beach"? (2)
Answer: Mrs. Pearce means that Higgins is treating Liza carelessly, without considering her background, family or future. She reminds him that Liza deserves respect and should not be treated merely as the subject of an experiment.>
<🟣 4. Doolittle: "I want my daughter, that's what I want."
Higgins: "Of course you do. You're her father, aren't you?"
(a) Who is Doolittle? (1)Answer: Doolittle is Liza's father.
(b) Why has he come to Higgins' house? (1)
Answer: He has come because he has learned that Liza is staying with Professor Higgins.
(c) How is the matter between Higgins and Doolittle finally settled? (2)
Answer: Higgins gives Doolittle five pounds. Satisfied with the money, Doolittle agrees to leave Liza with Higgins and goes away.>
<🔴 5. Pickering: "Excuse me, Higgins; but I really must interfere. Mrs. Pearce is quite right. If this girl is to be put into your hands for six months for an experiment in teaching, she must understand thoroughly what she's doing."
(a) Who is speaking? (1)Answer: Colonel Pickering.
(b) What experiment is referred to here? (1)
Answer: Higgins' experiment of transforming Liza into a refined lady by teaching her correct pronunciation and manners.
(c) Why does Pickering interfere in the conversation? (2)
Answer: Pickering believes that Liza has the right to know the purpose and conditions of the experiment. He wants Higgins to treat her with fairness, responsibility and respect.>