The major
difference between the play and the musical film (dubbed My Fair
Lady) that it was later made into is also one of the most controversial aspects of
its adaptation. This difference is quite simply the ending of the story.
Pygmalion finishes with great emotional distance between its two protagonists. After continued
conflict between Higgins and Eliza, Eliza proclaims that she is prepared to marry Freddy, her
timid suitor, and leave Higgin's household permanently. Eliza and Mrs. Higgins leave to attend
Eliza's father's wedding, but not before Higgins demands that she complete a series of
ridiculous errands (pick up ham and Stilton cheese and purchase reindeer gloves and a new tie).
Eliza boldly orders Higgins to, "Buy them yourself." She sweeps out defiantly, leaving
Higgins in a cloud of deep...
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