Mrs Birling Quotes

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Ace Renshaw

Cards (6)

  • Mrs Birling at the Start of the play (4 Quotes)

    “cold woman”
    ”shouldn’t say such things”
    ”leave you men”
    ”impression on this child”
  • Mrs Birling in the Middle of the play (3 Quotes)
    “I didn’t like her manner”
    ”That class”
    ”Naturally I don’t know anything about this”
  • Mrs Birling at the End of the play (5 Quotes)
    “Why shouldn’t we?”
    ”fathers responsibility”
    ”she only had herself to blame”
    ”does not reply”
    ”frightened glances”
  • Mrs Birling character at the Start of the play
    no sympathy for working class, husbands social superior, distant from her children/family
  • Mrs Birling character in the Middle of the play
    unapologetically self-serving and narcissistic (runs a charity to look good), fakes altruism
  • Mrs Birling character at the End of the play
    accepts no responsibility, is in denial, self-centred - only concerned about family reputation, not morality