edna

• What is Edna's role in the play?

  She is a servant in the Birling household.
• What does Edna's lack of dialogue signify in the play?


  It highlights the marginalisation of the working class.
• How does Priestley use Edna's silence in the play?


  To reinforce the class divide and lack of autonomy.
• What action does Edna perform in Act 2?

  She serves drinks to the Birlings.
• What does Edna's role as a servant illustrate about class hierarchy?

  It shows the expectation for lower classes to serve.
• What symbolic role does Edna play in the play?

  • Represents the silent working class
  • Highlights class divide and exploitation
  • Contrasts with the moral awakening of younger characters
• How does Edna's presence contrast with the younger generation?

  Her silence contrasts with Sheila and Eric's awakening.
• Does Edna undergo character development in the play?

  No, she remains silent and passive.
• What themes are represented through Edna's character?

  • Class division
  • Exploitation
  • Social inequality
• What is Priestley's intention with Edna's character?

  To critique the systemic silencing of the working class.
• How does Edna's lack of agency affect the portrayal of the poor?

  It reinforces their invisibility in society.
• What does Edna's subservience to the Birlings illustrate?

  It illustrates class-based oppression.