I really enjoyed the parallels in the third act between how Higgins himself felt that there were certain traits one cannot change about himself while being in the process of changing Eliza. It's funny, really, how Higgins and Eliza are rather proud, stuck-up, individuals from the start of the play, and those traits are what most manifest themselves in the final moments of the play.
And I really don't mind the ending. Yeah, when I first finished it was kind of a 'what' moment, but after dwelling on it for a minute or two I really like how Shaw refused to apply the cookie cutter romantic ending to his work, even refusing to make Freddy and Eliza live a charmed life in his epilogue. That part made me sad, but that's what made me feel more for Eliza, which I think is more powerful and more important than feeling okay about a story because at the end everything got wrapped up with a nice bow.
And I really don't mind the ending. Yeah, when I first finished it was kind of a 'what' moment, but after dwelling on it for a minute or two I really like how Shaw refused to apply the cookie cutter romantic ending to his work, even refusing to make Freddy and Eliza live a charmed life in his epilogue. That part made me sad, but that's what made me feel more for Eliza, which I think is more powerful and more important than feeling okay about a story because at the end everything got wrapped up with a nice bow.
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