-Why does the delivery of the play seem so rushed?  It appears that Dolly and Philip Clandon meet Valentine and are quick to ask him a barrage of questions about personal subjects.  The question of their father is brought up to Mrs. Clandon almost as soon as we are introduced to the main characters.  Gloria Clandon and Valentine’s relationship is very sudden as well, and even Philip compares it to the fleeting relationship in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (Act II).  Is Shaw’s work deliberately this rushed?  Is it used for an additional comedic effect?  Is it reflective of the time period?

-Language is considered an essential sensory response in theatre (46).  Due to the descriptive nature that can set the entire atmosphere of the play, would language itself be considered an art form?