| re: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production | |
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| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 09:34 am EST 03/09/21 | |
| In reply to: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production - Michael_Portantiere 09:59 pm EST 03/08/21 | |
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| One thing I wanted to mention is that I have always thought that Eliza hasn't had lovers. She says several times "I'm a good girl, I am." or things to that effect. And the connotation of the term "good girl" at the time was "virgin." My theory about that is that she's seen terrible male/female relationships starting with her own parents (then other women that her father's been with) and made a decision early on to focus on her independence and improving herself, specifically so that she doesn't have to rely on a terrible man to support her. Remember that she's only supposed to be 21 years old at a stretch, not a woman into her 40's, so this plan has probably only been in place for 6 or 7 years. She hasn't had a lifetime of anything at this point. She's probably never be in love at all. And, when the show ends in the traditional manner, maybe the reason that she comes back is that she thinks that what she feels for Higgins is love, because she doesn't actually know any better about such things. She just knows that what she feels for Freddy ISN'T it. And she knows by then that Higgins is good man at heart. The whole idea about marrying Freddy anyway seems more about a business transaction and she's perfectly honest and upfront about knowing that she will have to be the one supporting him after having opened a flower shop and using his connections to make it successful. Eliza is very pragmatic and business oriented for someone so young and I think that's because business has been her focus since she was old enough to go out and support herself. |
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