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Mrs. Higgins, Higgins’ mother, is a discerning and dignified lady. No longer a young woman, she is acclimated to middle class customs and decorum. Intelligent and conscientious, she calls out Higgins and Pickering’s experiment as outlandish. In this way, she is the only character who seems to express true sympathy for Eliza’s situation, as seen when she warns Higgins and Pickering of what will happen to Eliza after the experiment ends.
Mrs. Higgins shows herself to be a loving mother, always holding hope that her son will marry someday, but she does not abdicate to Higgins and does not tolerate his pompous nature, especially when it comes to his infatuation with language and lack of social decorum. Indeed, she chastises him when he arrives at her “at-home” day, as she claims that he frightens her friends away. She acknowledges Higgins’ eccentricities, but she does not condone his social faux pas. A considerate woman, Mrs. Higgins foresees the consequences of her son’s actions on Eliza, and she offers Eliza a safehaven in her home after she leaves Higgins. Even though she understands and cares about social propriety and image, Mrs. Higgins is sincere in her kindness.
