Mrs Birling Part 1

Question 1

The first thing we hear about Mrs Birling

Answer 1

About fifty, a rather cold woman and her husband’s social superior

Question 2

Mrs Birling dehumanises Eva Smith as part of a class in socioty

Answer 2

girls of that class

Question 3

Mrs Birling trys to intimidate the Inspector

Answer 3

you know, my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago and that he’s still a magistrate

Question 4

Mrs Birling thinks that Eva Smith created her own problems

Answer 4

I’m very sorry. But I think she only had herself to blame

Question 5

Mrs Birling doesn’t accpet responsibility whilst the inspector is questioning her

Answer 5

I’ve done nothing wrong – and you know it.

Question 6

Mrs Birling thinks that the childs farther is to blame as well

Answer 6

Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility.

Question 7

Mrs Burling doesn’t believe that the lower class can have feeling

Answer 7

She was giving herself ridiculous airs…claiming elaborate fine feelings…that were simply absurd in a girl in her position.

Question 8

Mrs Birling sees all lower class people as having no morrals

Answer 8

As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!

Question 9

Mrs Birling doesn’t accpet any responsibility for Eva Smiths death

Answer 9

I’m sorry she should have come to such a horrible end. But I accept no blame at all

Question 10

Mrs Burling is setting up Erik to be punsished serverly

Answer 10

he ought to be dealt with very severely-…make sure that he’s compelled to confess in public his responsibility

Question 11

Mrs Burling says that the Inspector did nothing (nowing who the older higher class members will never change)

Answer 11

he certainly didn’t make me confess – I had done no more than my duty