“At last a sympathetic audience.”

(i) Who says this?

(ii) Why does he say it?

(iii) Is he sarcastic or serious?

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Solution

(i) The speaker of the given line is Gerrard.

(ii) He says it as he is asked by the intruder to speak about himself.

(iii) He speaks the given dialogue sarcastically.

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