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Act One — Concept Maps
ICSE · Class 12 · English-Play: Pygmalion
4 concept maps of Act One for ICSE Class 12 English-Play: Pygmalion, each also written out as a text outline. Maps: Act One - Comprehensive Concept Map.
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4 Concept Maps
Act One - Comprehensive Concept Map
The map in words
- ACT ONE: PYGMALION
- SETTING AND ATMOSPHERE
- Covent Garden
- London marketplace
- Flower selling location
- Time and Weather
- 11.15 PM
- Heavy summer rain
- Social Space
- St. Paul's Church portico
- Mixing of classes
- Public exposure
- Covent Garden
- CHARACTER INTRODUCTION
- Eliza Doolittle
- Flower girl
- Cockney accent
- Working class
- Spirited and ambitious
- Henry Higgins
- Phonetics professor
- Brilliant but arrogant
- Insensitive and dismissive
- Colonel Pickering
- Gentleman
- Courteous and educated
- Moral compass
- Other Characters
- Freddy - ineffectual youth
- The Mother - upper class
- The Daughter - snobbish
- Bystanders - collective voice
- Eliza Doolittle
- LANGUAGE AND PHONETICS
- Higgins's Expertise
- Identifies people by accent
- Reproduces dialect precisely
- Claims to place anyone
- Speech as Class Marker
- Dialect reveals origin
- Accent determines identity
- Language marks social position
- The Experiment
- Transform flower girl
- Teach duchess-like speech
- Question of possibility
- Higgins's Expertise
- THEMES
- Social Class
- Rigid hierarchy
- Markers of distinction
- Class as constructed
- Language and Power
- Speech reveals identity
- Accent as constraint
- Communication and control
- Human Dignity
- Worth beyond appearance
- Individual capability
- Against stereotyping
- Social Critique
- Edwardian prejudices
- Class assumptions
- Superficiality of respectability
- Social Class
- DRAMATIC ACTION
- The Inciting Incident
- Higgins takes notes
- Eliza's misunderstanding
- Confrontation begins
- Rising Tension
- Bystanders defend Eliza
- Higgins demonstrates ability
- Crowd shifts opinion
- Resolution of Act
- Higgins and Pickering meet
- Experiment discussed
- Eliza leaves in taxi
- The Inciting Incident
- LITERARY DEVICES
- Dialect and Phonetic Spelling
- Visual representation
- Class distinction
- Power dynamics
- Irony and Satire
- Church setting equality
- Class persists
- Social hypocrisy
- Stage Directions
- Rich characterization
- Social commentary
- Visual detail
- Symbolism
- Rain as hardship
- Church as equality
- Marketplace as commerce
- Dialect and Phonetic Spelling
- SETTING AND ATMOSPHERE
Act One - Key Concepts and Relationships
The map in words
- Act One - Pygmalion
- Setting and Context
- Covent Garden Market
- 11.15 P.M. Summer Rain
- Class Intersection
- Main Characters
- Eliza Doolittle
- Flower Girl
- Working Class
- Dialect Speaker
- Henry Higgins
- Phonetics Professor
- Insensitive
- Observant
- Colonel Pickering
- Gentleman
- Sympathetic
- Observer
- Eliza Doolittle
- Key Themes
- Social Class
- Speech as Marker
- Appearance and Dress
- Economic Inequality
- Transformation
- Language Change
- Social Mobility
- Personal Growth
- Social Class
- Literary Devices
- Dialect and Phonetics
- Irony and Satire
- Character Contrast
- Symbolism of Rain
- Setting and Context
Mind map showing Eliza's key characteristics, appearance, speech patterns, and social position
The map in words
- Eliza Doolittle
- Appearance
- Worn boots
- Shabby coat
- Dirty apron
- Poor teeth
- Speech
- Cockney dialect
- Difficult to understand
- Heavy accent
- Character Traits
- Spirit and determination
- Pride and dignity
- Cleverness
- Independence
- Social Position
- Poor flower girl
- Working class
- Street vendor
- Appearance
Act One of Pygmalion
The map in words
- Act One of Pygmalion
- Setting
- Main Characters
- Phonetics and Speech
- Class and Social Difference
- Conflict and Humour
- Eliza Doolittle’s Character
- Higgins’s Character
- Pickering’s Character
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What are the important topics in Act One for ICSE Class 12 English-Play: Pygmalion?
Key topics in Act One include Setting and Opening Mood, Major Characters in Act One, Speech, Accent, and Social Class, Eliza Doolittle and Her Dignity. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the ICSE Class 12 board exam.
What do the concept maps for Act One show?
The 4 maps show how the ideas in Act One connect: Act One - Comprehensive Concept Map; Act One - Key Concepts and Relationships. Each map is also written out as an outline on this page.
How should I revise Act One for the ICSE Class 12 board exam?
Learn the core ideas first, then work through the 43 practice questions on Act One. Revise definitions regularly and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.
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