In the play Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw, lessons regarding speech, relationships, and the nature of society are taught. It is “intensely and deliberately didactic”. Shaw points out the differences in pronunciation of language and how it varies from one place to another. “You can spot an Irishman or a Yorkshireman by his brogue.” An Irishman has a quite distinct accent, but it still makes the point of how pronunciation can reveal where someone lives. “…showed first 75 words of 377 total…

…showed last 75 words of 377 total…point in general. On the other hand, Higgins should never see her as trying to be his slave in the first place. Eliza is only trying to get a positive reaction out of Higgins. Shaw brings out these points that can “make or break” a relationship. Good speech can sometimes determine class. Sometimes class can reject relationships. But class does not make one person better in a relationship. Shaw proves this between Higgins and Eliza.