Introduction George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion is more than just a witty social comedy. It is a searing critique of class, language, and gender that continues to resonate across the world. Even today, questions of accent, social mobility, and identity remain deeply relevant. First performed in 1913, the play tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who is transformed by Professor Henry Higgins. Higgins, a phonetics expert, turns her from a street vendor into a lady who can...