An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling Quotes
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- Sybil Birling
- Act 3
- "They're over tired. In the morning they'll be as amused as we are."
- Just like Gerald and Arthur, she has learnt nothing from the inspector and believes that things will go back to normal.
- "Unlike the other three, I did nothing I'm ashamed of"
- It shows that Mrs Birling has no regret and also reinforces the coldness in her personality as she is willing to get her own family into trouble for her own safety.
- "They're over tired. In the morning they'll be as amused as we are."
- Act 1
- "Sheila, don't tease him. When you're married you'll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy tn their business"
- It reflex gender politics of the Edwardian era allowing the men to go to work whilst the woman stay at home.
- "Arthur, you're not supposed to say such things"
- Shows that she comes from a higher class background than her husband. Possibly because of the money and wealth that Arthur possesses.
- "a cold woman"
- Priestley ensures that the actress knows how to portray her in a certain way and the use of 'cold' makes Mrs Birling feeling distant and unrelatable
- "Sheila, don't tease him. When you're married you'll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy tn their business"
- Act 2
- "it wasn't I who had her turned out of her employment - which probably began it all."
- Sybil isn't afraid to accuse her own family members in order to protect herself - hinting at a deep Capitalistic attitude within her.
- "You know of course that my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago"
- She uses her husband's social standing to try and put pressure onto the inspector as she wants the situation to end.
- "I'm very sorry. But I think she had only herself to blame."
- It shows that Sybil feels that she is not responsible for Eva's death - only because she thinks that Eva got herself into this situation.
- "it wasn't I who had her turned out of her employment - which probably began it all."
- Act 3
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