Mrs birling

• "I don't want any scandal here tonight"

  
• "She was always so quiet, she never said anything against anybody."
• "It's all very well being kind-hearted, but it doesn't pay does it?"
• "She was always the one who had everything her way, wasn't she? She never thought about anyone else but herself."
• Mrs. Birling is the mother of Sheila and Eric Birling.
• She is a prominent member of the Brumley Women's Charity Organization.
• "I'm not going to be bullied by my own daughter"
• Mrs. Birling is portrayed as a proud and arrogant woman who is unsympathetic towards Eva Smith's plight.
• She has a strong sense of class superiority and believes that people from lower classes are inferior to those from higher social strata.
• Her character development shows how her perspective changes throughout the play due to the revelation that Eva Smith/Daisy Renton is connected to her family.
• Her husband is Mr. Birling, a wealthy businessman.
• "The world is full of people like that - they get what they deserve!"
• She represents the upper class and their attitudes towards social issues such as poverty and unemployment.
• "The only thing that matters now is to keep up appearances."
• "We can't afford to be sentimental nowadays, we have to think things out logically."
• "We are all decent respectable citizens."
• "We can't afford to be sentimental about things like that."
• The play highlights how this mindset perpetuates inequality and injustice.
• "I won't let him get away with it!"
• Mrs. Birling represents the upper classes' disregard for the working class and their struggles.
• She is initially dismissive of Inspector Goole's investigation into Eva Smith's death, believing that he is trying to scare them with false accusations.
• "I can't afford to have any scandal connected with this house"
• Her attitude towards Eva reflects her belief that social class determines an individual's worth and opportunities.
• The audience can see her transformation from an arrogant woman with no empathy or understanding of others to someone who realizes the importance of taking responsibility for her actions.
• "I don't want any trouble with my husband or my son"
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  Feeling or attitude based on emotions, rather than reason or logic.