Mrs Birling Flashcards
: “…I think Shelia and I had better go into the drawing-room and leave you men…”
Cares about her social etiquette and is not a modern woman and she is of high status.
a rather cold looking woman and her husband’s social superior”
Mrs Birling is described as her husbands social superior therefore she is used to this kind of lifestyle. She is described as being cold-looking because she is mean and heartless to lower class men and women and thinks she is better then them.
my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago and that he’s still a magistrate.”
Tries to threaten the inspector with her high status. Also tries to intimdate the inspector so he goes away and stops asking her questions.
I didn’t like her manner.”
More concerned with manners then why the inspector is here.
And in spite of what’s happened to the girl since, I consider I did my duty.”
Does not show remorse and does not care even now when the girl is dead.
were simply absurd in a girl in her position.”
Does not think anyone lower class can have morals and standards and thinks that they will just do anything for money
You seem to have made a great impression on this child, Inspector
She treats her daughter (who is in her early 20s) as a child.
He should be made an example of
She thinks it is anyone’s fault but her own. Shows she does not care about anyone else in society (shows she is a capitalist and is a greedy one) the audience feel fear because they may recognise this line in their daily life
She was claiming elaborate fine feelings… that were simply absurd in a girl in her position
Shows she hates women of lower classes and says a girl in her position which proves she does not care for girls of lower classes
She had only herself to blame
She is taking no responsibility and is blaming the dead girl.
