Pygamlion (Shaw, George Bernard)

My first Shaw. This seems to be a week of firsts. And great ones too. I've been missing so much not reading plays. These have really been invigorating my imagination the way nothing else really can.
The play is delightful. I never seem to react to comedies the way other people do. I guess it's harder to see a comedy on the page than it is on the stage. Plus I seem to find less things funny than other people, or perhaps it's because I read so fast and don't take the time to really delve into the nuances. I should try that out.
Well, it was funny in many ways. And ridiculous in many others. Ridiculous in a way that was outlandish. That's what comedy is. Something I believe people would never do. And people being mean to each other. We just laugh at other people being mean to each other. But when is it too much? Interesting line.
The play is structured rather oddly. With some top heavy acts (is 5 really needed?) and no scene breaks. But a lovely journey for Eliza and for Higgins. It's lovely to see so many great characters in the same play. And characters with flaws and problems and truthfulness altogether. Of course, unfortunately, I'm not very much interested in phonetics or the perfection of the English language or in being a lady or social standing. That's probably rather stupid of me, but that's not what interests me.
Eliza and Higgins relationship developed beautifully. It was so well crafted and plotted. Especially, the scene after the Embassy Ball and the whole final act. I really love watching two characters really fight it out at each other. To just finally let everything out. Eliza really comes into her own. Of course, she should have ended up with Higgins though. I love the idea of the ambiguous ending that others propose. And Shaw writes WAY too much about his plays and way too many stage directions. Back off man.
I guess the most interesting thing is that Shaw made a boring play about things that don't matter to so many people, and is so obviously moral into something enjoyable. Something I wanted to watch, that brought up major questions, and stood it's ground. I like that Higgins and Eliza are not really romantic characters at all, the way say Pickering or Freddy really are. Be silly. But don't let go of the point. I like that.