Sunday, August 12, 2012

Above is Eliza returning the jewels to Higgins.

ACT IV. I can't believe they are sitting and talking about Eliza as if she wasn't there. How can Higgins just expect his slippers to mysteriously appear in front of him? He has to know Eliza got them for him, but instead he chooses to ignore it. Then he exclaims he is glad it's over! He can't say that right in front of her. It obviously hurt her feelings! It seems like Higgins never notices Eliza even though he chose to help her speech. It doesn't seem like they know Eliza is in the room by their conversation. Towards the end of that night, Higgins acts as if Eliza is his slave. He tells her to turn out the lights and notify Mrs. Pearce that he doesn't want coffee. Wow! I can't believe Eliza had all of that rage bottled up inside. I did not expect Eliza to chunk Higgins' slippers at him. She does have a reason for all of her rage; they explained that it was a bet right in front of her! I am surprised Eliza said that Higgins didn't treat her badly because I thought he did. It was weird how the mood changed drastically. Eliza was ready to claw Higgins' eyes out, and then she recollected her manners and said "No. Thank you." I feel bad for Eliza when she is confused about what's next for her. I hope she gets married to a nice gentleman and opens her flower shop that she wishes for. Why does she wish she was where she started? There are so many more opportunities for Eliza now. Is she planning on leaving? She said she wanted to know what she could take with her. Maybe she is planning on running away. Higgins seems baffled that Eliza would say "don't you hit me," but it wouldn't surprise me. Finally, Eliza stands up to Higgins and I'm glad she did.

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