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Pg 29: (to Inspector) 'There's something I don't understand about you'. 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.'.
- Gcse English Literature
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- Gcse English Literature
Feb 22, 2021 · 5. Quotes: I don't believe I will. (half playful, half serious, to Gerald.) So you be careful. Analysis: This is said in reply to her mother reproaching Sheila for the comment above and telling Sheila important men will be busy with work and she must get used to that.
Sheila : be careful you don't ask for more, gerald. Gerald: I only ment to say to you – why stay when you'll hate it? Sheila: It can't be any worse for me than it has been. And it might be ...
Sheila: You see, Gerald, you haven't to know the rest of our crimes and idiocies. ... Birling: (going to sideboard) So could I. Mrs Birling: (smiling) And I must say, Gerald, you've argued this ...
Summary. The Inspector returns to the room, where Sheila and Gerald are talking. Sheila says she believes the Inspector already knows about Gerald’s relationship with Eva. Gerald tells the Inspector he worries that Sheila is becoming “hysterical” and should be excused. Sheila admits she might be hysterical, but asks to remain.
Sheila is receptive to the Inspector’s message and noticeably evolves as a character. Her jealous instincts are replaced by a sense of maturity by the end of the play. Sheila is a part of the younger generation, alongside Eric. Each child shows resentment towards the lack of social responsibility their parents feel.
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Sheila shows a great deal of emotional maturity. She breaks her engagement because she realises that she does not really know her fiancé. Although she had said many sarcastic, harsh comments to Gerald during his interrogation (questioning), she does not hate him. But she feels that she cannot commit to spending her life with a man sh