Overtones

The only rule that appears to be adhered to throughout the entire play is that the outer selves can’t see the inner selves. All other rules that may exist at certain points in the play, such as the inner selves being able to see or hear each other, are broken at one point or another. It is impossible to assign a convention for the awareness of the inner selves when at one moment they seem to not even know the other exists while in another moment they speak to each other as clearly as Margaret and Harriet do. Their moments of interaction do have some correlation to the intensity of their feelings. The moment’s where they interact with each other the most are the moments when the inner selves feel the most strongly and are lying the most egregiously, like when they are discussing how happy they are in their marriages.  These are also moments that they would be most likely to drop their chiffon veils. Though this is a trend this isn't a rule, and would be difficult for an audience that doesn't have the stage notes to grasp. Thinking about Overtones in terms of Fuchs little world it’s almost as is if Harriet and Margaret have their own personal poltergeists. Hattie and Maggie exist on the same plane, but they can interact with the world and each other as they choose. They may choose to merely be observers of the events occurring, haunt only one person or fully corporealize on their plane in order to interact with other poltergeists.  However their level of control over how hidden they are tied to their emotions, because they are body less and their conscious selves are all they have.