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- 1Act 1- Sheila 'Mummy' (pleased with life) (Analysis)Initially presented as a materialistic character that is please and excited about recent engagement to Gerald.
However, becomes distressed when she hears that a young women (Eva Smith) has taken own life. - 2Act 1- Sheila 'Mummy' (pleased with life) (Context)Edwardian upper class parents would have encouraged/forced children to marry for money- although Sheila and Gerald are love match, Birling has a keen eye on the financial gain the marriage will bring.
- 3'Oh how horrible! Was it an accident?'Sheltered member of typical capitalist family-unaware of hardships of poverty.
Context-shows her nativity and sheltered life to assume that someone could drink a fatal amount of disinfectant by 'accident'. - 4Act 1- Sheila 'But these girls aren't cheap labour- they're people.' AnalysisTrouble by father's actions and straight away Priestley presents her as a character that can see past social status and the suffocating position of the hierarchy.
- 5Act 1- Sheila 'But these girls aren't cheap labour- they're people.' ContextOut of all the characters, Sheila changes the most. For Priestley, Sheila represents the belief that young people are open to change. This is especially evident towards the end of the play. It is evident that Sheila feels guilt for having Eva dismissed from her job at Milwards.
- 6Act 2- Sheila 'I'm desperately sorry... I won't believe- It's simple my fault'Her guilt is still juxtaposed with a refuses to accept full responsibility. Dashes indicate her speech should sound certain- she is battling with her conscience.
- 7Act 2- Sheila '(Rather wildly, with laugh) No, he's giving us that rope- so that we'll hang ourselves' AnalysisStage directions- Sheila's voice and mood has changed from carefree and light-hearted (start of ACt 1) to distressed, scorn and anxiety; she is almost delirious (Priestley creates a dramatic contrast here). Clear that Sheila is more intelligent than Previously given credit for and is fully aware of Inspector's intentions.
- 8Act 2- Sheila '(Rather wildly, with laugh) No, he's giving us that rope- so that we'll hang ourselves' ContextPriestley creates dramatic tension with the use of the photograph as a device- helps the Inspector control plot as well as characters- allows audience to raise concerns as well as confirm suspicions.
- 9Act 3- Sheila '(Passionately) You're pretending everything's just as it was before'Sheila fully accepts Inspector's words and is distressed when her parents do not- she is passionate that they must learn from their ways.
Strong enough to accept responsibility for what she has done and to feel regret- she wants her parents to feel the same: 'I had her turned out of a job' - 10Act 3- Sheila 'You're ready to go on in the same old way'She recognises her parent's faults and their failure to acknowledge them.
Context- Theme of time- Priestley draws on ideas about time to create plot twists- phone call art the end and idea that time can be repeated in order to change future events encourages audience to question how they would react a second time around. - 11Act 2- Mrs Birling 'I accept no blame for it at all'Priestley builds tension around the Character of Mrs Birling as her attitude towards Eva is made extremely clear to audience and other characters around her/
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