Arrogant Professor Higgins’ characters

30 sounds which can beat Colonel Pickering who just pronounces twenty-four distinct sounds.

3. Arrogant

Professor Higgins is an arrogant person. Arrogant is behaving in a proud, unpleasant way, showing little thought for other people. There are several times that show Professor Higgins is an arrogant person in the play script. Professor Higgins treats Eliza by little thought. He also treats Eliza in an unpleasant way. He wants to put Eliza in the dustbin which is used to throw garbage. Colonel Pickering says that Higgins is not reasonable because of his speech. Mrs. Pearce also says that Professor Higgins must be reasonable. LIZA [springing up and running between Pickering and Mrs. Pearce for protection] No I’ll call the police, I will. MRS. PEARCE but I’ve no place to put her. HIGGINS. Put her in the dustbin. LIZA. Ah-ah-ah-ow-ow-oo PICKERING. Oh come, Higgins Be reasonable. MRS. PEARCE [resolutely] You must be reasonable, Mr. Higgins: really you must. You can’t walk over everybody like this. Act II, p. 27 According to Murphy 1972, the author describes the character based on how a character reacts to the situation, problems, and something unpredictable or predictable which a character faces, etc. Professor Higgins reacts to the situation arrogantly. Murphy 1972 also states that a character can be described hisher speaking. The audience can see and listen how the character talks. Professor Higgins talks arrogantly when he talks to other characters. The characteristic also can be analyzed by Professor Higgins’ thought. He thinks that Eliza must be put in the dustbin. Based on Murphy 1972, the character can be analyzed through the character’s thought. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 31 It is also shown by the author when the character acts. The author describes the character by writing the action or the description. The author writes that Professor Higgins acts arrogantly, Professor Higgins straddles arrogantly when he throws himself on the divan. HIGGINS. [with a crow of triumph] Aha Just so. A-a-a-a-ahowooh A-a-a- a-ahowoh A-a-a-a-ahowooh Victory Victory [He throws himself on the divan, folding his arms, and straddling arrogantly] Act V, p. 95 According to Goldstone 1980, the character can be analyzed by the action which has taken by the character. The action that Professor Higgins does is straddling arrogantly.

4. Careless about other people