Clueless (1995)

Pygmalion, written by George Bernard Shaw, is a romance in five acts that explores themes of love, class, and identity. The play revolves around Professor Henry Higgins, a phonetician, who accepts a bet to transform Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower seller, into a woman who can pass as a duchess in high society. Through rigorous training, Eliza learns to speak and behave like a refined lady, but upon succeeding, she is dismissed by Higgins. Eliza, now caught between her old and new identities, rejects Higgins' dehumanizing treatment and ultimately finds her own path. The play is a commentary on the social class system and the transformative power of education and self-discovery[1][2][5].

The novel follows Emma Woodhouse, a beautiful, clever, and rich young woman who has lived nearly twenty-one years with very little distress. Emma decides to take up matchmaking, despite the advice of her friend Mr. Knightley. Her attempts to match her new friend Harriet Smith with various men lead to complications and ultimately test her own detachment from the world of romance. The novel explores themes of education, courtship, and social class in Georgian-Regency England, highlighting Emma's journey of self-discovery and learning from her mistakes[2][3][4].