Sheila Birling Flashcards
How is Sheila treated throughout the play?
She is not taken seriously as she is a young woman
How is it shown that Sheila is childish?
She refers to her parents as ‘mummy’ and ‘daddy’
What does the quote ‘Look mummy isn’t it a beauty?’ show about Sheila’s character
She is childish and obsessed with vanity
How does Sheila grow throughout the play?
Unlike her parents she progressively accepts blame for her actions through the night
How are the younger generation different to their parents in the play?
They accept blame for what they have done
Name one quote that shows Sheila’s emotional intelligence?
‘But these girls aren’t cheap labour there people’
What does the quote ‘She was a very pretty girl too -with big dark eyes-and that didn’t make it any better’ show about Sheila?
She is obsessed with vanity
what does the quote ‘the point is you don’t seem to have learnt anything’ show about Sheila?
she understands that her actions have consequences unlike her parents
what quote does Sheila use which describes both world wars?
Fire blood and anguish
which quote describes how little Mr Mrs birling care about what the inspector has said?
‘you’re pretending everything’s just as it was before’
what quote shows Sheila’s conflict with her parents and Gerald regarding responsibility?
“you’re pretending everything’s just as it was before”
