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1
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Sheila using slang language her mother disapproves of

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‘You’re squiffy’ ‘ass’ ‘chump’

2
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The first thing that Sheila asks about Eva is how she looks

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‘Pretty?’

3
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Act One: Sheila is the first to catch on that she might have done something wrong, showing her social awareness

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‘You talk as if we were responsible-‘

4
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Sheila showing her socialist views, opposing her fathers

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‘But these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people’

5
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Sheila is the most affected by Eva’s death, and cannot stay in the room

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‘(little cry, gives a half stifled sob, and then runs out)’

6
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Sheila openly says that she is in the wrong

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‘I know I’m to blame’ ‘It was my fault’

7
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Sheila is able to look over Gerald’s promiscuity, showing her open-mindedness

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‘I rather respect you more than I’ve ever done before’ (about Gerald)

8
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Sheila has taken away something from IG’s visit but her parents haven’t

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‘The point is, you don’t seem to have learnt anything’

9
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Sheila is upset her parents have started to act the way they did before

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‘(bitterly) I suppose we’re all nice people now’

10
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Sheila is greatly affected by the fact they have killed a girl

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‘Between us we drove that girl to commit suicide’

11
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Sheila afraid of what will happen if her parents don’t change

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‘It frightens me the way you talk’ (said twice)

12
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Sheila using sarcasm to agree with her family, showing her frustration

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‘We can all go on behaving just as we did’ (sarcasm)