Key Quotes/ Character Profile For Shelia Birling Flashcards
Who is Sheila?
Is Mr Birlings daughter , in her early twenties and is engaged to Gerald
“ I don’t believe I will. So you be careful “. Shows Sheila is…
Shows us Sheila is strong minded.
“ he’s giving us the rope-so that we’ll hang ourselves”shows us the Sheila is …..
Sharp
“ but these girls aren’t cheap labour- they’re people” show us that Shelia is …..
Moral
“ you used the power you had[…] to punish the girls “ show us that ….
Show us Shelia is selfish
How is sheilas behaviour in the beginning of the play?
She’s starts of being portrayed as childish by Priestly by using word like “mummy” stage direction say “ half serious, half playful”
Shelia has moral standards as she acknowledges she used “power”to “punish” Eva Smith and regrets her action. True or False
True