mrs birling Flashcards
prejudiced, capitalist, higher class
Sybil tells her husband off for saying the food was good in front of a guest - ‘tell cook from me’
Shows she comes from a higher class than Arthur - she corrects his behaviour (his social superior) and tells her family to have better manners - when Sheila uses slang.
as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!
her social standards make her prejudiced against people from a lower class - she can’t imagine her son going out with women ‘of that sort’
What role does Mrs Birling have in the death of Eva Smith?
She uses her influence to convince other members of the board to reject Eva’s appeal, because she was offended that she used her name.
I accept no blame at all
She won’t accept responsibility for her actions and claims that she did the right thing
