Shelia Act 2

Question 1

Key quotes in Act 2 (context)

Answer 1

Pg 27: Context ‘Then I’m staying.’

Pg 28: Context (To Gerald) ‘So that’s what you think I’m really like.’

Question 2

Feels shame

Answer 2

Pg 29: The first to accept responsibility and take some blame ‘I know I’m to blame – and I’m desperately sorry’

Question 3

Becoming more observant and Understanding

Answer 3

Pg 29: (to Inspector) ‘There’s something I don’t understand about you’

Question 4

Understood that They need to tell the whole truth now

Answer 4

Pg 30: ‘(slowly, carefully now) You mustn’t try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl. If you do, then the Inspector will just break it down. And it’ll be all the worse when he does.’
Pg 33: ‘He’s giving us the rope- so that we’ll hang ourselves.’

Question 5

They should tell the truth as he knows anyway

Answer 5

Pg 37: (cutting in, as he hesitates) I know. Somehow he makes you.
Pg 42: ‘You might as well admit to it’

Question 6

Had enough

Answer 6

Pg 45: ‘Mother, I think that was cruel and vile’
Pg 48: ‘(with sudden alarm) Mother – stop – stop!’
(to Gerald) ‘I rather respect you more than I’ve ever done before.’