Mrs Sybil Birling

• “About fifty, a rather cold woman and her husband’s social superior”
• “girls of that class”
• ‘I’m very sorry. But I think she only had herself to blame’
• “I’ve done nothing wrong – and you know it.”
• Mrs. Birling's view on marriage

  Mrs. Birling sees marriage as a means to secure social status, wealth, and a comfortable life for her daughter Shelia.
• Impact of Mrs. Birling's motivations on relationships

  Mrs. Birling's motivations lead to control and manipulation, lack of empathy in her relationships.
• Mrs. Birling's relationship with Eva Smith

  Mrs. Birling fired Eva and treated her as an object, showing a lack of empathy and compassion.
• Mrs. Birling's treatment of Eva Smith

  Mrs. Birling treated Eva with disdain, contempt, and indifference.
• Revelations about Mrs. Birling's character

  Mrs. Birling's treatment of Eva reveals a lack of empathy, callousness, and elitism.
• Motivations behind Mrs. Birling's lack of empathy

  Mrs. Birling's lack of empathy is motivated by class consciousness, fear of change, and self-protection.
• Change in Mrs. Birling

  Mrs. Birling awakens and feels remorse.
• What Mrs. Birling's remorse reveals

  Mrs. Birling's remorse shows she feels guilt and develops empathy.