All 3 Uses of
remonstrate
in
Pygmalion
- PICKERING [in good-humored remonstrance] Does it occur to you, Higgins, that the girl has some feelings?
Act 2 *remonstrance = arguing in protest
- DOOLITTLE [remonstrating] Now, now, look here, Governor.†
Act 2remonstrating = arguing in protest or opposition
- DOOLITTLE [remonstrating] Now, now, Henry Higgins!†
Act 5
Definitions:
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(1)
(remonstrate) argue, complain, or criticize
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In Shakespeare's time, remonstrance was used as a synonym for display, revelation, or manifestation.