sheila is the first to fully grasp the concept of shared responsibility and she is the first to repent, she later represents how society can improve as she is shaped into a symbol of the compassionate, socialistyounger generation
only after evas death does sheila realise the extent of what shes caused.priestlyillustrates how the upper class have the luxury of behaving however they like and living in ignorance of the consequences
"ill never, never do it again to anybody"
unlike her parents she pledges to change her ways
"how could i know what would happen afterwards"
intitallyrefuses to take full responsibility. priestlys uses sheila to show poeple are unable to predict the significance of their actions
"probably between us we killed her"
this direct confession of guilt indicates she sees that the blame can be split between them. the statements honestly and bluntness is a refressing change from her parents deceit
