Though the
ambassador's garden party is not actually staged, it plays a significant role in Shaw's play
. During the garden party, which takes place months after the start of
Eliza's education under Professor Higgins, Eliza is able to convince others that she has the
poise and elocution of a duchess. Her elegant behavior means that Higgins has won his bet with
Colonel Pickering.
According to the post-party conversation between Higgins
and Pickering, Eliza has impressed the other partygoers with her beauty and her manners. Eliza's
social success is only superficial, as it means something vastly different to her than to the
men involved in her transformation. To...
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