Sheila Birling Quotes Flashcards
I was listening
Im sorry daddy [mr birling], actually i was listening.
The mother
‘Oh- sorry. I didn’t know. Mummy [Mrs Birling] sent me in to ask you why you didn’t come along’
Girls death
‘Oh, how horrible! Was it an accident?’
Eva smiths death
‘What was she like? Quite young?’
Workers having rights as well
‘But these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re people.’
Crying in a corner
‘(a little cry gives a half-stifled sob)’
Inspector knows
‘You knew it was me all the time, didn’t you?’
Accepting responsibility
‘(Miserably) So I’m really responsible?’
Fired eva smith
‘I’d been in a bad temper anyhow.’
Big speech
‘No, not really. It was my own fault. (Suddenly, to Gerald) All right, Gerald, you needn’t look at me like that. At least, i’m trying to tell the truth. I expect you’ve done thing that you’re ashamed of too.’