Pygmalion · Character
Colonel Pickering
A courteous, well-traveled linguist who takes Higgins's bet and, unlike his colleague, treats Eliza with the small kindnesses that make a lady.
supporting
Also known as Pickering, Pickering Cheerfully, Pickering Right, Pickering Oh, Pickering Shaking, Pickering Rising, Pickering Astonished, Pickering Gently, Pickering Laughing, Pickering Quietly, Pickering By Jove, Pickering Doolittle, Pickering Beethoven, Pickering Dressing Eliza, the Colonel, Colonel
First appearance: act i
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Pickering arrives in London steeped in Indian dialects and gentlemanly manners, the perfect foil to Higgins's domestic savagery. He funds the experiment and shares its risks, yet his instinct is always to ask the girl…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Professional
- Social
Character groups
- Central characters and household
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
In this scene, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Higgins, for the first time, is forced to conf…
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- Henry Higgins
friendship · positive
- Eliza Doolittle
friendship · positive
- Mrs. Pearce
professional · positive
- Freddy Eynsford Hill
social · positive
- The Parlormaid
professional · positive
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