Alernatiove Ending to George Bernard Shaw´s Pygmalion Essay -- George

Alternative Ending to PygmalionAct V After Higgins, confesses to his undying love for Eliza. Eliza decides to leave Higginss home beca hold felt that it would only hurt Higgins more to have her stay a nonher moment in his home because she did not share the same feelings for him. She now resides at the home of Mrs. Higgins.Mrs. Higginss drawing room. She is at her writing-table as before. The parlor-maid comes in.THE PARLOR MAID at the door Mr. Henry, madam, is downstairs MRS. HIGGINS Well, show him up.THE PARLOR-MAID Hes using the telephone, madam, phoning the police, I thinkMRS.HIGGINS WhatTHE PARLOR-MAID coming further in and lowering her voice Mr. Henry is in a state, madam. I thought Id better break you.MRS. HIGGINS If you had told me that Mr. Henry was not in a state it would have been more surprising. Tell them to come up when hes finished with the police,. I read hes lost something.THE PARLOR-MAID yes, madam goingMRS. HIGGINS Go upstairs and tell Miss Doolittle that Mr. Henr y is here. Please tell her that she mustnt come down until I call for her.THE PARLOR-MAID Yes, madam Higgins bursts in. he is, as the parlor-maid has said in a state.HIGGINS Look here, mother a terrible thing has happened.MRS. HIGGINS Yes dear, Good-morning He checks his impatience and kisses her, whilst the parlor-maid goes out. What are you talk of the town about?HIGGINS Eliza has left(p) meMRS.HIGGINS What did you do? You had to have frightened herHIGGINS But I did what you told me to I told her how I felt about herMRS. HIGGINS Oh my word, my son has taken words of send away from me. HIGGINS I told her how I felt about her nevertheless she turned away from me and left in the middle of the night. She over heard the conversation between the Colonel and I and how I gloated on how I changed Eliza. MRS. HIGGINS In that case Henry she had every right to leave.HIGGINS But mother, Ive never felt this way before. Ive move the police looking for her.MRS. HIGGINS Now, what are the polic e going to do?HIGGINS What theyre paid to do, their job.MRS. HIGGINS Henry, she left because she wanted to. Calls for the parlor-maid and signals her get Eliza HIGGINS Without notice he rambles on I left my pride behind to tell her how I felt about her and how I have grow... ... HIGGINS No I am not ELIZA I am not your ginny pig anymore, go and experiment on another poor helpless young girlHIGGINS Eliza please just give me a chance.ELIZA I use to think I loved youHIGGINS WhatELIZA but now I know that you were just using me as an experiment to gloat to your friends about.HIGGINS Eliza, dont study that ELIZA Its the truth, you wanted for your trophy, not the you love and would forever.HIGGINS Stop with the stupidity and come home I love you and I want you to stay with me ELIZA I tinistert come home with you.HIGGINS Why not Eliza?Eliza looks at Henry in silence and then looks away. Henry holds her by her elbows.ELIZA BecauseHIGGINS Because what? I love you isnt that enough?ELIZA No, because I dont love you HenryHiggins looks at Eliza confused and speechless.ELIZA I cant marry you because I am marrying Eddie.HIGGINS WhatELIZA And you cant change my mind.Eliza exit the drawing room and leaves Henry standing there. Henry doesnt know what to do but only to go home. He leaves the room and says goodbye to his mother. He feels ashamed and brokenhearted. The woman