Pygmalion Acts 3 & 4

By Act Four, Higgins begins to seem like the ignorant one. Liza has been trained and versed in his culture and class, and so has a broader perspective, and a better understanding of the situation. Higgins acts offended by Liza asking what belongs to her, which is a perfectly legitimate question considering that Higgins still does not seem to esteem her beyond an ignorant flower girl that he happened to pick up. Perhaps the difficulty lies within Higgins' ability to express himself, but I think Higgins really doesn't give Liza any credit as a legitimate person. After all, he expresses outrage that Liza may have had a hand in winning the bet and considers it fully his responsibility.