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Pygmalion Character Arcs

Arc updates detected through chapter-level analysis, with direct links to chapter summary and analysis pages.

Chapter 1: Chapter 1
  • Professor Higgins: Presented as arrogant phonetics expert, begins interacting with Eliza
  • Eliza Doolittle: Introduced as street flower girl seeking lessons, hints at agency
  • Colonel Pickering: Supports Higgins, displays courtesy and curiosity toward Eliza
  • Mrs. Higgins: Appears as mother, provides domestic perspective
  • Freddy: Comic suitor embodying upper‑class impatience
  • Alfred Doolittle: Dustman father, introduces class tension and paternal claim
  • Note Taker: Obsessed with phonetics, provides comedic interruption
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