Mrs Birling Flashcards
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Character summary of Mrs Birling
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Symbolic of hypocritical/selfish upper-class & percieves working class as inferior
Ignorant/stubborn to accept resp
2
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Key quotes of Mrs Birling
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“I did nothing Im ashamed of” - cold, unremorseful
“Girls of that class” “didnt like her manner” - prejudice
Described as a “rather cold woman”
“Youre behaving like a hysterical child” (to Sheila)
