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Presentation on theme: "Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw"— Presentation transcript:

1 Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Born July 26, 1856 (Dublin Ireland) lived to age 94Playwright, critic, activistfirst person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in and an Oscar in 1938 for the play/movie Pygmalion.

2 Play was developed from…
Greek mythologyA Sculpture and King of CypressA statue of a woman that was turned into a real woman by Aphrodite

3 Pygmalion Journal: “Speaking Across the Divide” by John Lahr
Explain why people are defined by how they speak and dress.

Use an example from the film adaptation, Pygmalion.(Journal will be turned in for a grade)

4 The Importance of Being Ernest
Born: October 16, 1854Westland Row, Dublin IrelandDied: November 30, 1900

5 The Importance of Being Ernest
“Friendship is far more tragic than love.

It last longer” “The only thing that the artist cannot see is the obvious. The only thing that the p