• Preethi Kaliamoorthy

Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, 1856. His approach towards drama was completely different. In Shaw’s hands the drama became, not an artistic creation for aesthetic enjoyment, but a medium of social critictism. He is man who firmly believes in anti-romanticism. His plays mostly covers up social issues and problems. He is rationalist who can’t think anything beyond practical possiblities. He is well known for his philosophical works which gives energy and new path to a worn out human. Pygmalion is play which revolves around a small town flower girl Eliza, she is the main lead of the play who desire to learn phonetics. Her way of pronouncing words entirely differs from normal slang. She meets professor Higgins who is a researcher in phonetics. Higgins challenges Pickering (another reseacher) to make Eliza a Duchess within 6 months by teaching her phonetics. After many ups and downs he wins his challenge. But, in process he breaks Eliza completely . His treatment towards her was entirely different. His hatred for women is very much reflected on Eliza. Much gender issues can be seen throughout the play.

Gender issues, Male domination

"AN ANALYSIS OF GENDER ROLES: A STUDY IN BERNARD SHAW’S PYGMALION SHAW’S PYGMALION ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.705-708, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906391.pdf

"AN ANALYSIS OF GENDER ROLES: A STUDY IN BERNARD SHAW’S PYGMALION SHAW’S PYGMALION ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp705-708, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906391.pdf