Sheila Flashcards
What does Sheila constantly try to do in act 1
She constantly tries to prevent her parents from not accepting responsibility for their actions
Give 2 quotes that suggests that Sheila cant bear to hear about Evas death
- ‘Dont please - I know, I know’ after the inspector mentiones Evas death
- ‘no, no please! Not that again’ after the Inspector mentions Evas death later on in the act
Give a quote from Act 2, where Sheila takes the blame and apologises for her actions
‘I know im to blame…Im desperately sorry’
Give a quote from Sheila that shows the contrast in behaviour from when the Inspector first enters, to when he starts asking questions
‘We all started like that - so confident….until he began asking us questions’
Give 3 quotes where Sheila tries to stop her parents from not accepting responsibility for their actions
- ‘No mother, please!’
- ‘For your own sake, you mustn’t…try to build a kind of wall between us and that girl’
- ‘Mother, stop - stop!’
What does Sheila keep repeating, in order to get her parents to understand the whole situation
‘cant/dont you see!’
What does Sheila say when she gives back the ring during act 2, and what does this symbolise
‘Gerald, i think youd better take this with you’
- this could Indicate the fact that Sheila doesnt want to be married to sin (Geralds actions) for eternity, and removing the ring symbolises the lifting of a burden for Sheila, alternatively it could indicate the fact that Sheila didnt want sin to be married to sin