During the time of the play, Pygmalion, classes in England were seemingly artificial. It is shown very well in Act III during one of Mrs. Higgins’s at-home days the differences between classes. Mrs. and Miss Eynsford Hill claim to be of the upper class and they act as if they are in the upper class to try and impress Henry Higgins during this scene. Eliza Doolittle is being tutored by Henry Higgins, a professor …showed first 75 words of 533 total…

…showed last 75 words of 533 total…pulpit in Wales.” As you can see, Higgins believes that even though Alfred Doolittle is of the lower class he could be transformed into a member of the so-called upper class in just a short time. The class distinctions in the play are evident but you can see that people can behave differently in different situations when under stress; or just people behaving the way they do regardless of class, money, or position in society.