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what is the first key scene of sheila birling?
the
dinner party
what do we find out about sheila at the dinner party?
very
childish
"
mummy
"
infantalised
by her
mother
repremanded
by her
mother
the birlings are
capitalists
sheila fulfils
stereotypical gender
roles
what is the second key scene of sheila?
Engagement
party and her
relationship
with
gerald
what are they key quotes of this scene
and
what do they represent?
"
yes
except for
all last summer
when you
never came near me
"-
fractured
relationship
"
mummy isnt it
a
beauty
"-
sheila
is
materialistic
and she is no
longer annoyed
at
gerald
because of the
ring
what do we learn at the key scene of the engagement?
mr birling
wants
gerald
and
sheila
to be
together
because
mr birling
wants to bring the
crofts
and
birlings
buisness
together
what else do we learn in the engagement?
sheila
ignored her
suspicions
of
gerald cheating
because she know she will
gain status
for her
family-
theyre
relationship
is like a
buisness contract
what is the third key scene of sheila?
milwards
what are they key quotes of milwards?
sheila
asks if
daisy
was "
pretty
" which shows the
middle class
are
shallow
because they only
care
about
looks
which
mirrors mr birling
"i had
turned
her out of her
job
" sheila feels
guilty
for what she has done
"
accident
?" shows sheila is
sheltered
what does sheila do during milwards?
completes her
metamorphosis
when she
blames
herself for the
death
of
eva smith
how can we link context with the scene of milwards?
sheila
abuses her
position
of
authority
to
fire eva smith
because shes
jealous
of
eva smith
but this is
ironic
because eva is
working class
how does abusing power link with context?
typical bourgeoisie attitude
who
exploit
the
proletariat
and this was very
common
during
1912
what is the 4th key scene of sheila?
discovering geralds affair
and then becoming a
mini inspector
what are the key quotes of the scene of geralds affair?
"you were the
wonderful fairy prince
"- links to
context
because this was
bold
for a woman to speak so
badly
to a man in such a
patriarchal society
how is sheila shown to be a mini inspector?
her
words
and
phrases
are
stoccato
and
blunt
like the
inspector
relentless
in her
interrogation
to
gerald
she gets the
confession
out of
him
before he even knows what hes
doing
becomes
omniscient
and finds out about erics drinking problem
no longer as sheltered as she was in the beginning
what is the last key scene of sheila birling?
completing
her
metamorphosis
what are they key quotes in the scene of sheila completing her metamorphosi?
"its you
two
being
childish
"- shows the
role reversal
of the
parents
ajd the
children
what happens when sheila completes her metamorphosis in the final key scene?
deflects gender roles
learns
from the
inspectors final speech
how it doesnt matter if its
real
they are still
responsible
develops a
social attitude
why was sheila able to complete her metamorphosis?
because she is
apart
of the
younger generation