Effect
Effect is the impression received by the reader and the basis of literary criticism. This is purely subjective and affects the audience in different ways.
Mrs. Pearce: "Now come along. Take that thing off."
Liza: "Oh I couldnt, Mrs. Pearce: I reely couldnt. I never done such a thing."
Mrs. Pearce: "Nonsense. here: step in and tell me whether it's hot enough for you."
Liza: "Ah-oo! Ah-oo! It's too hot."
Mrs Pearce: [deftly snatching the gown away and throwing Eliza down on her back] It wont hurt you. [She sets to work with the scrubbing brush].
Eliza's screams are heartrending (Shaw 46-47, Act II).
This scene provides a unique effect because it emphasizes the drastic nature of Eliza's transformation. It also plays with the idea that change is sometimes painful.
Liza: "Oh I couldnt, Mrs. Pearce: I reely couldnt. I never done such a thing."
Mrs. Pearce: "Nonsense. here: step in and tell me whether it's hot enough for you."
Liza: "Ah-oo! Ah-oo! It's too hot."
Mrs Pearce: [deftly snatching the gown away and throwing Eliza down on her back] It wont hurt you. [She sets to work with the scrubbing brush].
Eliza's screams are heartrending (Shaw 46-47, Act II).
This scene provides a unique effect because it emphasizes the drastic nature of Eliza's transformation. It also plays with the idea that change is sometimes painful.