Mrs Birling

• "I accept no blame for it"


  stative verb

  shows no responsibility for her actions

  accepts no blame and is not sympathetic for her death
• "As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money"


  represents the obvious gap in the hierarchy between classes

  judges eva by her social class
• "Gross impertinence prejudiced me against her case"


  only slight remorse when she finds out the baby was erics, believed eva didnt deserve help financially due to her class
• What is Mrs Birling like at the start?

  resents being contradicted, even when caught

  expects others to respect her, her opinions and defer her
• What is Mrs Birling like at the end?

  refuses to take any responsibility

  blames the father of the child, then blames eva when she finds out it was erics