mrs birling Flashcards
priestley uses mrs B to represent…
the upper class and is a symbol of traditional edwardian values.
she is very __________ and believes i’m ______ _________. because of this she is _________ against the _______ _____.
traditional
social hierarchy
prejudice
working class
what type of family is she from?
(answer and quote)
a higher social status than arthur b his “social superior”
why does she tell her husband off ?
because ..
for complimenting the cook
because she is a snob and ‘proper behaviour’ is very important to her.
what does she refer eva as ?
what does this show ?
‘girls of this class’
shows her class prejudice
what makes her blame the father of eva/ daisy unborn child for suicide?
her standards
why does she refuse to accept ?
any blame
how does she excuse herself ?
by reporting the word ‘justified’
as a member of the upper class , sybil supports …
societal rules abt gender and class
as a member of the upper class , sybil supports …
societal rules abt gender and class
as a member of the f the upper class, sybil supports…
societal rules abt gender and class
she supports and respects…
the authority of men
how does sybil educate her daughter?
in the appropriate behaviour of a middle class wife
she uses her influence and social position to …
to convince the other members of brumley womens charity not to help eva/ daisy because she’s thought it was “impertinent” that she used the birling name
why does she refuse to help eva/ daisy?
because of her pettiness and class prejudice
she denies any responsibility by?
blaming anyone she can “think she had only herself to blame”
she doesn’t learn anything from the inspector (not a question , note )
she isn’t ashamed of her dreadful actions “your quite wrong to suppose i shall regret what i did”( note)
she is unable to change her …
capitalist ways
will forever be a…
‘cold’ unsympathetic character who can’t relate to the lives of the working class
