In an inspector calls the stage directions tell us that the characters are 'pleased with themselves'. How is this conveyed to the audience in the opening exchanges between the characters? If possible please supply examples of what they say/do.
The characters are pleased with the evening, the purpose of the gathering, and the success of their celebration.... a nice dinner, complimented by a glass of good port.
Sheila is a pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited. Gerald croft is a attractive chap about thirty, rather too manly to be a dandy but very much the well-bred young man-about-town. Eric is in his early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive. At the moment they have all had a good dinner, are celebrating a special occasion, and are pleased with themselves.
An Inspector Calls
