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1
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Mrs Birling is (smiling) as she learns of no suicide reports…

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This shows that she is relieved due to the dispersed risk of a scandal.

2
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Sheila speaks (tensely) as she is ‘frightened’ by the way her parents speak…

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This shows she has learned the impact of her actions.

3
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Sheila - ‘ If it didn’t end tragically then that’s lucky for us,’

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Creates irony as it reinforces how while they are free of a scandal they still committed cruel acts.

4
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Where did Mrs Birling work?

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At the Brumley Women’s Charity Organisation. She felt help should only be offered to those deserving of it.

5
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Mrs Birling is Mr Birling’s ‘social superior,’ what could this suggest?

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Sheila has engaged to Gerald as a result of Mr Birling’s wishes to socially climb.

6
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Men with important work to do spend nearly all their time and energy on their…

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Business.

7
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’ A girl of that sort.’

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A euphemism to show she looks down on lower classes.

8
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Sheila (miserably) asks.

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’ So I’m really responsible?’

9
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Sheila reflects on irony as she states …

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’ It’s you two who are being childish.’

10
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‘Don’t contradict me like that.’

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Mrs Birling is used to having her opinions accepted, showing she asserts authority over others.

11
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Mrs Birling : ‘ you’re behaving like a …. Tonight!’

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’ Hysterical child.’

12
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When the truth about Eric comes out Sheila says..

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’ Now mother, don’t you see?’ Showing how her refusal to take people younger seriously has caused her to suffer.

13
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Sheila rejects Gerald by saying…

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’ I think you’d better take this with you.’ As she offers him the ring.

14
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Sheila’s compassion towards the working class…

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’ these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people.’

15
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Sheila trying to protect her mother from speaking out of line…

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(With sudden alarm): mother - stop - stop!

16
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Mrs Birling speaks … To Sheila.

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Severely.

17
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How does Sheila respond to Mrs Birling’s unwillingness to change?

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’ you’re pretending everything’s just as it was before!’

18
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Mrs Birling’s lack of seriousness towards the incident

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She says they’ll be ‘as amused as we are,’ by the morning.