Sheila

• Act 1 - quote 2

  " I think it was a mean thing to do"

  • recognising their mistakes
  • feeling sorry for Eva
  • remorseful
• Act 1 - quote 2

  • " But these girls aren't cheap labour - they're people"
  • challenging capitalism
  • growing awareness of empathy for working class
• Act 2 - quote 1

  • "We must really stop these silly pretences"
  • aimed at her mother
  • undertands importance of honesty and facing consequences
• Act 2 - quote 2

  • " I know I'm to blame - and I'm desperately sorry"
  • openly takes responsibility for her role
  • contrasts with the defensiveness of her parents
• Act 3 - quote 1

  • " You don't seem to have learnt anything"
  • expresses frustration with Arthur, Sybil and Gerald for failing to change
  • marks growing divide form older generation
• Act 3 - quote 2

  • " Gerald, I think you'd better take this with you (she hands him the ring)"
  • represents her change throughout the play
  • mature and not materialistic