Mrs Birling

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Personality

Role

  • A rather cold woman
  • Thinks only about class and reputation
  • Treats people as more inferior to her
  • Prejudice of women and the lower class
  • Blames Eva's death on child's father (Eric)
  • Doesn't understand modern times
  • Mr Birling's wife
  • Member of Brumley Woman's Charity Organisation
  • Refuses help to Eva

Development (Growth & change)

Other information              

  • She is the most stubborn character in the play
  • Believes that everything she does is the right way
  • Doesn't understand other's guilt as Eva was inferior and therefore not important
  • 'the things you girls pick up'- GENDER EQUALITY, girls shouldn't say this but boys can
  • 'Girls of that class'- Eva is too inferior to have any attention, respect or sympathy for her suicide
  • 'Had only herself to blame'- feels no sympathy or guilt throughout

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