Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is used by authors to hint at events that will later occur in the story. This can be included in dialogue, symbolism, or author's diction. These phrases suggest something will happen without actually spoiling the ending.
Higgins: "You see this creature with her kerbstone English...in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador's garden party. I could even get her a place as lady's maid or shop assistant, which requires better English" (Shaw 23, Act I).
Professor Higgins foreshadows Eliza's attendance of the ambassador's garden party, which later occurs in Act III. He also hints toward the unforgettable impression that Eliza will make on the guests at the party and how rapidly she will learn to speak proper English. The culmination of her hard work is exemplified when guests stand on chairs to get a glimpse of her and an old woman says Eliza speaks just as well as Queen Victoria.
Professor Higgins foreshadows Eliza's attendance of the ambassador's garden party, which later occurs in Act III. He also hints toward the unforgettable impression that Eliza will make on the guests at the party and how rapidly she will learn to speak proper English. The culmination of her hard work is exemplified when guests stand on chairs to get a glimpse of her and an old woman says Eliza speaks just as well as Queen Victoria.