Sheila

Question 1

What does Sheila constantly try to do in act 1

Answer 1

She constantly tries to prevent her parents from not accepting responsibility for their actions

Question 2

Give 2 quotes that suggests that Sheila cant bear to hear about Evas death

Answer 2

1. ‘Dont please - I know, I know’ after the inspector mentiones Evas death
2. ‘no, no please! Not that again’ after the Inspector mentions Evas death later on in the act

Question 3

Give a quote from Act 2, where Sheila takes the blame and apologises for her actions

Answer 3

‘I know im to blame…Im desperately sorry’

Question 4

Give a quote from Sheila that shows the contrast in behaviour from when the Inspector first enters, to when he starts asking questions

Answer 4

‘We all started like that - so confident….until he began asking us questions’

Question 5

Give 3 quotes where Sheila tries to stop her parents from not accepting responsibility for their actions

Answer 5

1. ‘No mother, please!’
2. ‘For your own sake, you mustn’t…try to build a kind of wall between us and that girl’
3. ‘Mother, stop - stop!’

Question 6

What does Sheila keep repeating, in order to get her parents to understand the whole situation

Answer 6

‘cant/dont you see!’

Question 7

What does Sheila say when she gives back the ring during act 2, and what does this symbolise

Answer 7

‘Gerald, i think youd better take this with you’

• this could Indicate the fact that Sheila doesnt want to be married to sin (Geralds actions) for eternity, and removing the ring symbolises the lifting of a burden for Sheila, alternatively it could indicate the fact that Sheila didnt want sin to be married to sin