mrs birling

Answer 1

Mr birling and Mrs birling both share traditional opinions - narrow minded - upperclass - role and responsibility

refusal to change and rejecting capitalist mentality this contrasts with Sheila and Eric and Inspector

Sheila and Eric change and accept responsibility ( hope and possibility of them influencing change in society to socialism

Question 2

'’When you’re married you’ll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business.’’

Question 3

'’You know of course that my husband was lord Mayor only two years ago and that he’s still a magistrate.’’

Question 4

'’You have no power to make me change my mind.’’

Question 5

'’You have no power to make me change my mind.’’

Question 6

'’I blame the young man who was the father of the child she was going to have. If, as she said, he didn’t belong to her class, and was some drunken young idler, then that’s all the more reason why he shouldn’t escape. He should be made an example of. If the girl’s death is due to anybody, then it’s due to him.’’

Question 7

'’I don’t believe it. I won’t believe it’’

Question 8

‘(triumphantly) Didn’t I tell you? Didn’t I say?’

Question 9

'’I don’t suppose for a moment that we can understand why the girl committed suicide.’’

Question 10

‘(triumphantly) Didn’t I tell you? Didn’t I say?’

Question 11

Really, from the way you children talk, you might be wanting to help him instead of us. Now just be quiet so that your father can decide what we ought to do. stage directions - ( Looks expectantly at Birling.)

Answer 11

repetition of really - in disbelief her children wont agree with her - she must always be right.

Question 12

​’‘have to get used to, just as I did’’

Answer 12

compare to beginning of the play where Mr Birling is talking about how happy he is about shells marriage

hints to Mr Birlings affair.

Question 13

I consider I did my duty