(Charley has appeared in the doorway. He is a large man, slow of speech, laconic, immovable. In all he says, despite what he says, there is pity, and, now, trepidation. He has a robe over pajamas, slippers on his feet. He enters the kitchen.)
CHARLEY: Everything all right?
– Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman, Act 1. Willy’s friend and neighbor makes his first appearance on stage. From the stage directions, we learn that Charley is both sympathetic to and fearful for his neighbor. His first words convey his concern for Willy.