sheila mature
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- Created on: 21-05-15 20:07
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- Sheila becomes more mature
- admits that she was in a temper and threatened to get their account at Milward's closed
- admits her temper was caused by jealousy
- admits she used her social position to get the girl punished
- Sheila is distressed at the description of the dead girl's suicide and her unhappy life, particularly when Sheila had been so happy earlier in the evening
- admits her responsibility
- Sheila's tone is both apologetic and full of self-recrimination showing her increasing maturity
- Sheila becomes to mature adult, prepared to take responsibility for her actions, in contrast to her 'childish' parents who appear to have learnt nothing
- Sheila is initially curious about the dead girl and recognises her humanity from the start, unlike her father
- Sheila's behaviour changed from a young and naive socialite, to a more mature and aware, socially responsible young woman
- after her confession Sheila becomes aware of the Inspector's omniscient powers, calling Gerald a 'fool' and warning him not to lie to the Inspector
- Sheila becomes increasingly more interested in the truth behind the girl's death than in protecting the family name, again admitting her own shame
- admits she felt bad at the time and even worse now
- contradicts her earlier comments by saying that she didn't feel bad about it at the time but does now, reflecting a growing maturity
- stage directions indicate that Sheila 'had been crying' and that she is both miserable and 'distressed' indicating her feelings of remorse and responsibility
- the Inspector speaks to Sheila 'harshly' to force home the point that her feelings of guilt are somewhat belated
- the Inspector maintains the pace and increases the tension in the scene by a series of short, direct questions to Sheila
- the Inspector quite abruptly and directly interrupts the other characters again to maintain the pace and increase the tension
- claims that she is now 'trying to tell the truth' and that she is 'ashamed'
- Sheila 'almost breaks down' when describing the events at Milwards, indicating her feelings of guilt
- Sheila hesitates at times throughout her speech, indicating her feelings of guilt for what she has done
- Sheila turns on Gerald quite sharply because she feels he is judging her
- admits it wasn't the girl's fault but that she was in a temper when she went into the shop
- as Sheila is determined to stay and hear Gerald's involvement with Daisy Renton, her own feelings of responsibility grow
- Sheila shows her increasing maturity by respecting Gerald's honesty over his affair with Daisy Rention
- for the first time in her life, Sheila takes a stand against her mother warning her not to oppose the Inspector's questioning
- Sheila is the first to realise the consequences of her mother's conviction that the 'young man' is to blame and that he is Eric
- admits that she was in a temper and threatened to get their account at Milward's closed
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