mrs birling Flashcards
1
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intro
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- stubborn, obstinate upper class
- stagnant ideology
- insincere
- insular, narrow viewpoint
- nepotism
- subverts typical role of women
2
Q
paragraph 1
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- cares abt reputation
- believes she is socially + morally superior to her husband
- reproachfully
- now stop it, you two
- mustn’t do that
- hysterical child
3
Q
paragraph 2
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- values class
- girls of that class
- would never refuse that money
- simply cannot accept my blame
- no one to blame but herself
- stung when her power is challenged
4
Q
paragraph 3
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- obstinate stagnant myopic
- triumphantly
- well why shouldn’t we
- in the morning they’ll be as amused as we are
