Pygmalion,agiftedartist,dislikeslocalwomen.Hespendsmuchtimecreatingastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.PygmalionHefallsinlovewiththestatueandgoestotheGreekGoddessAphroditetoaskhertotobringthestatuetolife.Asaresultofhisprayers,hiswishisgrantedandthestatueismadeintoarealwoman.Thetwomarryandlivehappilyeverafter.thePygmalionEffectThePygmalionEffectisthatpeopletendtobehaveasyouexpecttheywill.Ifyouexpectapersontotakeresponsibility,theyprobablywill.Ifyouexpectthemnottoeventry,theyprobablywon’t.Whatweexpecttendstocometrue.PsychologicaltermPsychologicaltermThisplay“Thisplay“MyfairladyMyfairlady”(”(窈窕淑女窈窕淑女)byGeorg)byGeorgeBernardShaw(eBernardShaw(萧伯纳萧伯纳)isan)isanadaptationadaptation改编改编ofthisGreekmyth(ofthisGreekmyth(神话神话).).AlthoughthereisnocharactercalledPygmalionintheplay,itisaboutthesametheme主题。themyththemyththeplaytheplayTheplaybyShawhasthesameTheplaybyShawhasthesamethemeastheGreekstory.themeastheGreekstory.Whatisthethemeoftheplay?AbriefintroductiontoShawAbriefintroductiontoShawGeorgeBernardShaw,GeorgeBernardShaw,IrishdramatistIrishdramatist,literarycritic,asocialistspokesman,literarycritic,asocialistspokesman,,andaandaleadingfigureleadingfigureinthe20thcentuinthe20thcenturytheater.Shawwasarytheater.Shawwasafreethinkerfreethinker,,ddefenderefenderofwomen’srights,andofwomen’srights,andadvocadvocateateofequalityofincome.In1925heofequalityofincome.In1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterwasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Shawacceptedthehonourbutature.Shawacceptedthehonourbutrefusedthemoney.Hewasaveryhurefusedthemoney.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright.morousplaywright.GeorgeBernardShawGeorgeBernardShaw(1856-1950)(1856-1950)ReadingReadingPygmalionPygmalionFatefulFatefulmeetingsmeetingsActOneActOneThistextismainlyaboutthefirstexperienceofElizameetingwith___.A.ProfessorHigginsB.ColonelPickeringC.ProfessorHigginsandColonelPickeringD.agentlemanActOneSkimmingSkimming2WhatdotWhatdotheydoheydorerespecspec-tively-tively??1WhatareWhatarethemainthemaincharacterscharactersofthisact?ofthisact?3WhatareWhataretheydoingtheydoingattheatthebeginningofbeginningoftheplay?theplay?Tip:Tip:SomeinformationisincludedinthestageSomeinformationisincludedinthestagedirections,directions,likethecharacter,time,place,weather,lighting,etc.likethecharacter,time,place,weather,lighting,etc.whenwherewhowhat11:15,PMin1914London,EnglandEliza,ProfessorHiggins,ColonelColonelPickeringfatefulfatefulmeetingsFastreading6ScanningScanning1.1.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto_______.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto_______.2.WhydidElizabegintocry?Because_______.2.WhydidElizabegintocry?Because_______.3.ProfessorHigginsbelievedthathecouldjudge3.ProfessorHigginsbelievedthathecouldjudgeapersonby_______.apersonby_______.ScanningScanning1.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto_______.1.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto_______.A.A.talkwithhimtalkwithhimB.askhimtobuysomeB.askhimtobuysomeflowersfromherflowersfromherC.askhimtoteachherC.askhimtoteachherD.begsomemoneyfromhimD.begsomemoneyfromhim2.TheflowergirlcriedwhenshefoundHiggins2.TheflowergirlcriedwhenshefoundHigginsmakingnotesbecausemakingnotesbecauseA.Shethoughtshedidsomethingwrong.A.Shethoughtshedidsomethingwrong.B.Shethoughtshedidn’thavetherighttosellB.Shethoughtshedidn’thavetherighttosellflowers.flowers.C.Shedidn’twantHigginstowritedownwhatC.Shed...