This includes pretty much every human being everywhere, in any time and place.

4) One consistent theme in this play is the oddity that is the English language. Some have even argued that Shaw, like the early British Broadcasting System (BBC), wanted to standardize English pronunciation. Do you agree? or, can we read Eliza's dialect in some positive rather than critical way? Eliza's dialect is viewed with a certain negativity in this play. It is highly possible that Shaw wished to standardize English pronunciation. At the same time, Higgins uses dialects to obtain a lot of information about people; it is possible that Shaw enjoyed this fact and wouldn't wish to have it changed. Also, the dialect in no way reflects Eliza's character; Shaw is careful to point out the difference between perceived class and the true worth of an individual.

5) What questions do you have about this text?...
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