Pygmalion | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Clara - See Miss Clara Eynsford Hill.

Doolittle - See Alfred Doolittle.

Alfred Doolittle - An elderly but vigorous trash handler and a skilled moocher, this person is miserable after coming into money.

Eliza Doolittle - This character is a streetwise, energetic cockney flower seller of around 18 or 20 years of age. After learning a genteel accent, this character passes for a member of the nobility.

Miss Doolittle - See Eliza Doolittle.

Freddy - See Frederick Eynsford Hill.

Henry Higgins - An expert in phonetics, this character is heartily interested in everything...
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