Quotes for Eric Birling and sheila Flashcards
what is eric birling called at the start of the play
In his early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive.”
He is appalled by his parents as
Inability to admit their own responsibility.
At the end of the play what does Eric mean when he says he is fully aware of his social responsibility
He is not interested in his parents’ efforts to cover everything up: as far as he is concerned, the important thing is that a girl is dead. “We did her in all right.”
what does it mean when Gerald says Eric is a hardened drinker
I have gathered that he does drink pretty hard.
Eric feels guilt and frustration with himself over his relationship with the Daisy Renton.what does he say after feeling guilty
Oh - my God! - how stupid it all is!
Eric seems embarrassed and awkward right from the start of the play when something is mentioned
“Eric suddenly guffaws,” and then he is unable to explain his laughter, as if he is nervous about something.
When Eric hears how his father sacked Eva Smith
He supports the worker’s cause, like Sheila.
Eric is drunk at the beginning when he
‘suddenly guffaws’
what does Eric birling mean when he says He played a significant part in Eva Smith’s death
I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty.
I wasn’t in ____ with her or anything- but I liked her- she was _____ and a good _____
” I wasn’t in love with her or anything- but I liked her- she was pretty and a good sport”
I’m _______ of you as well- yes ____ of you
“I’m ashamed of you as well- yes both of you”
The ________ not the ________ thing. It’s what _______ to the girl and what we ____ did to her that ______
“The moneys not the important thing. It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters”
The girls ____ and we all ______ to __ her- and that’s what ______
“the girls dead and we all helped to kill her- and that’s what matters”
what is sheila called at the start of the play
a pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited.”
what does sheila say when she’s suspicions about Gerald
“last summer, when you never came near me.”
