Question

HALE. So I knocked again, and I thought I heard somebody say, "Come in." I wasn’t sure, I’m not sure yet, but I opened the door—this door (indicating the door by which the two women are still standing), and there in that rocker—(pointing to it) sat Mrs. Wright. What can you infer about Hale based on both the dialogue and stage directions in this excerpt?

Answer 1

Answer:

Hale is frightened and unsure of herself

Explanation:

Hale knocked on the door and is unsure whether she heard someone ask her to come in.

This shows she is unsure of herself.

She opened the door and saw Mrs Wright, as she recounts to the women. In her description, she seems frightened or badly shaken by how she saw Mrs Wright sitting on the rocker.

Perhaps she was not expecting to see Mrs Wright in whatever state she met her in so she is a bit shaken up by the incident and stutters in her monologue. This shows her fright.

From the monologue and stage directions, it's clear Hale is frightened and unsure of herself.