1. Pygmalion Act 4 Study Questions

2. Page 78: describe Higgins’ attitude about teaching Eliza, the Embassy Ball, and Eliza’s performance.

3. Page 78: Higgins says, “…that’s what drives me mad: the silly people dont know their own silly business.” Explain what he refers to in this quote.

4. Page 81 What is Eliza worried about at the top of the page?
How does she sum up her current problems at the bottom of the page?

5. Pages 81-82
What solutions for Eliza’s problems are proposed by Higgins?

6. Pages 82-83
Why does Eliza ask Higgins about who owns her clothes and jewels? What is she trying to point out to him?

7. Page 83: What happens on this page that has “hardly ever happened…before”? How does Eliza feel about it? How is this significant for both characters?

8. What does Eliza resolve to do at the end of the scene
What does Eliza resolve to do at the end of the scene? What other character is involved? How is this significant?