Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles. COUNTY ATTORNEY (with the gallantry of a young politician). And yet, for all their wo
rries, what would we do without the ladies? What is the primary purpose of these stage directions? to further establish the time period
to indicate a character’s tone of voice
to direct actions that take place onstage
to describe a character’s thoughts
The stage directions are found inside of the parentheses "(with the gallantry of a young politician)". The use of the preposition "with" tells us that the following lines should be said as if the character has "the gallantry of a young politician". This means that there should be some arrogance and courage behind his question. In a way he's saving the women, but also acknowledging their troublesome traits..
Answer: give them a sceneario about a situation where you get to choose where they should talk badly, or approach calmly. If you don’t talk badly, you should tell her what you would do, and ask the same of them.
