What's in a name

I'll be honest. When I first got set to read the play, I figured it would be set in an older time. I knew the Pygmalion but could not for the life of me remember where I had heard it. As I was reading the play, nothing helped me remember why it was called Pygmalion until once I had finished reading it, I asked my roommate why the play was called that. She explained the Greek myth to me of the man who created the perfect woman and then fell in love with her, and then it made sense. Liza was a poor flower girl with nothing special going for her, and Higgins was her Pygmalion. The ending though was different. Pygmalion did not fall in love with Liza. In fact, she did not fall in love with him either. Liza became an independent woman which was a shout out to feminism. I also liked how they seemed to come to a mutual understanding of the other. I'd say friendship but that sounds a little too far-fetched for Higgins. In my mind, Liza comes back to Higgins' home with the Colonel and they go about life until she marries. Even then she still keeps in contact with the bachelors. I really enjoyed how Shaw left it open to interpretation to the readers, but I like the sequel part after the play as well because it really goes into detail of what happens after. Overall, it was a very good play.