Tone
Tone is the author's attitude toward certain characters or the audience. It can be detected through diction within the author's commentary on a particular subject.
Mrs. Eynsford Hill: "We're so poor! And she [Clara] gets so few parties, poor child! She doesn't quite know. [Mrs. Higgins, seeing that her eyes are moist, takes her hand sympathetically and goes with her to the door]" (Shaw 80, Act III).
Shaw takes on a sympathetic tone in this scene. When Mrs. Higgins took Mrs. Eynsford Hill's hand sympathetically, Shaw showed his solicitude for the Eynsford Hills. They had their money taken away, but they still endeavored to appear rich because of the family name they upheld. Pressure from society forced them to fit into the upper class the best they could.
Shaw takes on a sympathetic tone in this scene. When Mrs. Higgins took Mrs. Eynsford Hill's hand sympathetically, Shaw showed his solicitude for the Eynsford Hills. They had their money taken away, but they still endeavored to appear rich because of the family name they upheld. Pressure from society forced them to fit into the upper class the best they could.