Pygmalion · Character
The Parlormaid
Higgins's household maid who announces visitors.
minor
Also known as The Parlormaid Colonel Pickering, The Parlormaid Mr. Henry
First appearance: act ii
The Parlormaid's tie to Henry Higgins is one of the pressures that moves Pygmalion—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Henry Higgins (professional): Higgins orders the parlormaid around as his servant, often with impatience. With Eliza Doolittle (professional): Eliza and the parlormaid have a servant-to-servant relationship, with…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
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
professional · negative
Higgins orders the parlormaid around as his servant, often with impatience. How this plays out →
- Eliza Doolittle
professional · ambivalent
- Colonel Pickering
professional · positive
Relationship notes
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See The Parlormaid in act ii