Pygmalion

I realize that the opinion I am about to share is probably going to sound somewhat heartless, but I am willing to take that risk. I think that what I have read of Pygmalion so far is hilarious. At times I feel as if Eliza's character is meant to be sympathized with, but I just can't do it. It's too funny the way she is treated by Higgins, Pickering, and her father. Higgins and Pickering obviously think that because they are more affluent and of a higher class that they are better than Eliza and can therefore treat her like a dirty, common dog they found on the street. They talk about her as if she is not there and cannot understand them. In fact, they even state that she cannot understand them so it does not matter what they say in front of her. Even her own father speaks of her as if she is worth nothing. He sells her to Higgins and Pickering for a mere five pounds, which he openly admits is for him to get wastey face on. He says, "she's only a woman and don't know how to be happy anyhow". I might take more offense to the awful way the men treat her if, and I say this with the utmost sensitivity, I didn't agree. Eliza is a dumb broad. She can't speak correctly and she's overly emotional. We've only read two acts and she's already cried, what, three times? That's just annoying. If she says "ah-ow-oo-ooh!" one more time, I'm going to chuck my Nook off a cliff.