mrs birling

• hubris - upholding traditional values
• her husband's 'social superior'
• 'a rather cold woman'
• epitome of upper class prejudice
• assertive, stubbon, unsympathetic, individualistic, egocentric
• capitalism

  'she seemed not to be a good case'
• exploitation

  influenced charity to get cased denied
• gender

  'father can decide what we ought to do'
• runs charity - brumley women's charity organisation
• gender

  'men with important work ... spend nearly all there time and energy on business. you'll have to get used to it just as i did'
• social class

  'girls of that class'
• social class

  'arthur, you're not supposed to say such things'
• older generation (to sheila)

  'don't contradict me' 'don't talk nonsense' 'hysterical child'
• older generation (to eric)

  'damned fool' 'you're the one i blame for this'
• older generation

  'it matter a devil a lot'
• social responsibility

  'she only had herself to blame'
• social responsibility

  'i did nothing i am ashamed of' 'i did my duty'
• social responsibility

  'i blame the young man ... i didn't know'
• older generation

  'we really must stop these silly pretences'
• pride


  'a trifle impertinent'
• pride

  'the rude way he spoke ... it was quite extraordinary!'
• pride

  'what business is it of yours?'
• social responsibility

  'well why shouldn't we?' (continue behaving as previously - sheila)