Sheila Birling Flashcards
What are Sheila’s stage directions?
“Sheila is a pretty girl”
This shows and presents the stereotype of pretty equals stupid in the early scenes of the play to reveal the change in knowledge in the audience as they see Sheila ditch her communist attitudes in favor of a more socialistic viewing of society
How is Sheila shown to be immature
Look Mummy isn’t it a beauty this shows her immaturity and shows how sheltered Sheila is Priestly does this to further show how Edwardian Society treat woman as they treat them as feeble and weak
How does Sheila respond to hearing about the girls in the working class?
“These girls aren’t cheap labor their people”
This is to show Sheila’s beginning to ditch capitalistic values as she begins to feel remorseful about either’s death and the way less fortunate women are treated
How does Sheila show her maturing?
“You wait mother”
Shows her development and she is losing respect for her mother as she learns of what she has done
How does Sheila refer to Gerald as?
“You were the wonderful fairy prince”
This shows how demoralizing Sheila finds Edwardian views on women through Gerald relationship views with Eva Smith
