HIGGINS. "What! That impostor! That swindler! That simpering ignoramus! Teach him my ways! My discoveries!"LIZA. "... You can't take away the knowledge you gave me. You said I had a finer ear than you. And I can be civil and kind to people, which is more than you can... Oh, when I think of myself crawling under your feet and being trampled upon and insulted, when all the while I only had to raise my finger to be as good as you, I could just kick myself." (PDF Act V Page 55)This part of the plot it is the climax in Act V of Pygmalion and it is exemplified here that Liza has matured and realizes that she has been treated inhumanely. Her transformation from a girl with no manners and no linguistic skills to a woman with refined speech and eloquence has led Liza to realize that, regardless of her social position, she should be treated as an equal. It has been brought to light that she is not on the same level as Higgins because Higgins sees both the rich and poor versions of Liza as the lowest of the low, when in reality through her "new self" she is a symbol of power and respect, especially as a woman in the Victorian era
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