Mrs Birling Flashcards
“A y n s t s s t.”
“Arthur you’re not supposed to say such things.”
Mrs Birling is very used to the aristocratic life and often has to help Mr Birling with his manners.
“I w p j.”
“I was perfectly justified.”
Mrs Birling very much has the courage of her own convictions and is indignant until the end that she is right.
“A r c w a h h s s.”
“A rather cold woman and her husband’s social superior.”
From this one gets the sense that perhaps Mr and Mrs Birling’s marriage might have been a power relationship.
“G o t c.”
“Girl of that class.”
She is a snob and looks down her nose at people below her.
“Y k o c t m h w L M o t y a.”
“You know of course that my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago.”
She tries to use her husband’s standing to threaten people.
“N I d k a a t g.”
“Naturally I don’t know anything about this girl.”
She isn’t afraid to lie in order to cover her tracks.
“S w c e f f a s t w s a i a g I h p.”
“She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd in a girl in her position.”
Mrs Birling’s snobbery knows no bounds. She decided the fate of Eva’s life based on the fact that she didn’t think a girl like Eva could harbour any genuine emotion,
“Y h n p o m t m m c m m.”
“You have no power over me to make me change my mind.”
She isn’t afraid of talking down to the Inspector either.
“I w I w h h t o o e - w p b i a.”
“It wasn’t I who had her turned out of employment - which probably began it all.”
She is so self-centred that she even isn’t afraid to turn against her own husband to clear her back.
“I w t o o t d g i t h.”
“I was the only one who didn’t give in to him.”
Even when the problem has apparently been resolved she can’t help but remind everyone how important she is.
