Act 1:
Colonel Pickering , Henry Higgins, Mrs.
Eynsford Hill and her children Freddy and Clara are
leaving the theatre.
Freddy collides with flower girl Liza Doolittle who demands payment for her
flowers. Higgins, a linguist, boasts that he could train her to talk like a duchess in
3
months, and goes to dine with Pickering.
Act 2:
Liza wants speech lessons
from Higgins and Higgins and Pickering agree to the
project as a bet. Doolittle, Lizas father
offers to sell her to them.
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Act 3: Liza, despite her improved accent, is
awkward at
parties to which Henry takes her to practice conversation.
Act
4:
Liza worries about her future. She and Freddie fall in love.
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Act V: Liza and
Freddy plan to marry and set up flower
shop.
When you write a longer summary,
you should
focus on themes of language and class.
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