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Mrs Sybil Birling is Arthur Birling's wife and right from the opening of the play she is cold-hearted and snobbish despite being a prominent member of local women's charity. Throughout dinner she ...
Character in context. Mrs Birling (or Sybil Birling) is married to Mr Birling and is mother to Eric and Sheila. She has some public influence as she sits on the council for charity organisations and is married to Mr Birling, who was Lord Mayor, and is a business owner. state. Priestley dictates in the stage directions that Mrs Birling is.
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Many of these quotes, similar to Mr Birling, portray Mrs Birling as selfish. Pg 2:'Arthur you’re not supposed to say such things'Pg 3: ‘ Sheila! What an expression! Really, the things you girls pick up these days! ’ Pg 3: 'Now Sheila don’t tease him.When you're married you'll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to ...
- Quotes: Now, Sheila, don't tease him. When you're married you'll realize that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business.
- Quotes: What an expression, Sheila! Really the things you girls pick up these days!’ Analysis: Again another example of Mrs Birling’s conservatism and she is alarmed by Sheila using the word ‘squiffy’.
- Quotes: Now, Arthur, I don't think you ought to talk business on an occasion like this. Analysis: This is quite an interesting quote. The usually loyal and compliant Mrs Birling dares to express her disagreement with her husband on this point.
- Quotes: please don't contradict me like that. And in any case I don't suppose for a moment that we can understand why the girl committed suicide. Girls of that class--
Interactions with Inspector Goole. She is the only character to stay completely unaffected by Inspector Goole’s revelations – she shows no emotion about Eva until she learns about Eric’s involvement. Mrs Birling also tries to intimidate Inspector Goole into leaving and lies to him outright. Later in the play, she tries to deny truths that ...
The Inspector asks Mrs. Birling if it wasn’t a good thing that the girl refused to take the money. She says possibly, but stands firm in refusing to accept any blame. At the Inspector’s lead, Mrs. Birling claims that, if the father was indeed guilty of thievery, then he is entirely responsible for the girl’s suicide and deserves to be ...
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Aug 27, 2024 · The Inspector asks Mrs. Birling if it wasn't a good thing that the girl refused to take the money. She says possibly, but stands firm in refusing to accept any blame. At the Inspector's lead, Mrs. Birling claims that, if the father was indeed guilty of thievery, then he is entirely responsible for the girl's suicide and deserves to be punished ...
