Sheila Birling Flashcards
1
Q
“These girls …
A
… aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”
2
Q
“I’m sorry …
A
… Daddy”
3
Q
“I’m …
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… ashamed of it. But now you’re beginning all over again to pretend”
4
Q
“Is it …
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… the one you wanted me to have?”
5
Q
“Why - …
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… you fool, he knows”
6
Q
“You mustn’t try to …
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… build up a kind of wall between us and that girl”
7
Q
“You and I …
A
… aren’t the same people who sat down to dinner”
8
Q
What is Sheila’s contextual purpose?
A
- representative of the younger generations
- represents the idea that society is changeable
- goes from capitalist to socialist
9
Q
“(A pretty girl …
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… in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited)”
10
Q
What is Shiela like at the beginning of the play?
A
- selfish
- naïve
- jealous
- materialistic
- oppressed
- immature
11
Q
What is Shiela like at the end of the play?
A
- authoritative
- thoughtful
- takes responsibility
- stands up for herself
12
Q
Why did Priestley create the character of Shiela?
A
- to present the idea that the youth were impressionable and the key to a better future
