Henry Higgins (My Fair Lady)

Henry Higgins is a fictional linguistics professor in the musical "My Fair Lady." He is skilled at analyzing and transforming accents and speech patterns. Driven by intellectual curiosity and pride, Higgins undertakes the challenge of teaching a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to speak and sound like a refined, aristocratic lady. His approach combines precise phonetics with confidence, often displaying a complex personality that balances arrogance with genuine intent. Throughout the story, Higgins’s methods and attitudes highlight themes of social class, identity, and transformation.