Sybil Birling ACT 2 Flashcards
‘girls of that class’
AO2: Determiner “that” she can’t even say lower class it almost disgusts her
‘naturally’
AO2: Adverb
used when she dismissed Eva’s case *It’s in her nature to judge people and it seems common place to her
‘prejudiced me against her case’
AO2: verb “prejudiced”
she’s judgey prejudice is the forming of an opinion without facts so she just judged Eva because she was poor and pregnant
‘she only had herself to blame’
AO2: Adverb “only”
Sybil believes that no one else actions caused Eva’s situation and that it was all her fault she has no sympathy
‘I didn’t like her manner’
over something so small she denied the case and caused her suicide Sybil is not sympathetic at all
‘if you think you can bring any pressure to bear on me, inspector you’re quite mistaken’
Sybil is not threatened by the inspectors calculated methods and is very stuck in her ways
’ I did nothing I’m ashamed of’
she feels no guilt / responsibility
‘father of the child… it’s his responsibility’
FORESHADOWING
she doesn’t realise that Eric is the father
’ I think I was justified’
she doesn’t see anything wrong with what she did she’s oblivious
‘wrong to suppose I shall regret what I did’
she will not ever accept responsibility
‘i accept no blame for it at all’
older generation
‘i blame the young man who was the father of the child’
FORESHADOWING
she doesn’t know that Eric is the father of the child
’ i don’t believe it… i won’t believe it’
shows Sybils ignorance as she has been so blind this entire time
