Since we left the remarkable cast Alfred Doolittle, Eliza's father, has shown up. He claims that Higgins owes him something for allowing him to have Eliza. This scene is one I've seen too many times. One person opens a package of gum to enjoy and suddenly everyone has claim to it, whether they even care about the person at all.
After deciding to pay him with a five-pound note, Eliza appears in the doorway dressed in Japanese apparel. Doolittle doesn't even recognize his own daughter. Then in what sense does he even deserve to have Higgins pay him for her.
The once whining, intolerable flower girl has been transformed into a proper lady. She now doesn't make awful sounds like Ah-ah-ah-ow-ow-ow-oo, but instead keeps to small talk such as the weather. She is much more tolerable, but she still isn't happy. She shows her unhappiness by chucking a slipper at Higgins' face and throwing the jewelry he bought her, then running away to Higgins' mother.
The next day at Higgins' mother's home, Doolittle pops up once again. He now is talking more proper like his daughter. After a while Eliza appears, she is furious with Higgins for calling her an experiment and treating her no better than one. Although she is rather happy with Pickering because he has treated her as a lady the whole time.
After the rest of the cast exit, Higgins and Eliza are alone in the room. They argue for a while until Higgins offers to allow Eliza back into his home and she may marry him or Pickering. She replies that she would never marry him if he offered and instead she will marry Freddy!
By now I definitely understand the title. After further research I found the story from Greek mythology. In the story, a king creates a perfect statue that is turned into a woman, whom he falls in love with. I think this is exactly happened with Higgins. He created Eliza to be a perfect lady and then fell in love with her.
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