Mrs Birling quote summary

Question 1

Act 1, dehumanises her

Answer 1

Referred to as Arthur Birlings “wife”

-her social role dehumanises her and detaches her from any sense of being

Question 2

Act 2, duty

Answer 2

“I consider I did my duty”
-“duty” could be a tool to explore the disparity in the perspectives of capitalists and socialists
-Upholding the class system was paramount for capitalists. For Mrs Birling who has capitalist views and benefits for capitalism, her duty may be to uphold the class gap by refusing Eva help

Question 3

Act3, a commentary on the Welfate State

Answer 3

[distressed] “No- Eric- Please- I didn’t know- I don’t understand-“

-her reaction to learning the truth about Eric
-portrays how she would’ve behaved differently if she had been ware