Sheila Birling Flashcards
1
Q
Opening stage directions
A
“a pretty girl”
“early twenties”
“very pleased with life”
2
Q
“It is the one (ring)…
A
…you wanted me to have?”
3
Q
At the start, she calls her parents…
A
“Mummy” and “Daddy”
Reminiscent of what a child would call their parents –> she is spoils
4
Q
“What was she like?…
A
…Quite young?”
5
Q
“But these girls aren’t…
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…cheap labour - they’re people”
6
Q
“I know I’m to blame…
A
… - and I’m desperately sorry”
7
Q
“But that won’t bring…
A
…Eva Smith back to life, will it?”
