Act one: (reproachfully )arthur you’re not supposed to say such things
takes pride in her social respectability and doesn’t want her family to grow in it. (reproachfully) suggest Mrs Birling doesn’t approve. It shows her upper-class traits.
Act one: Sheila! What an expression! Really, the things you girls pick up these days!
She is opposed to Sheila views of the local language as it represents younger generations, that challenge her beliefs “girl“ is a noun that Mrs Burling belittles Sheila to dismiss her behaviour as it portrays it as foolish
Act two: I consider, I did my duty
The noun “duty” could be a tool to explore the disparity in their respective of capitalist and socialist. For capitalists upholding, the class system was important, therefore for Mrs a birling her duty, maybe to uphold the casket by refusing Eva’s help.
