Sheila Birling CHARACTER PROFILE

?
she used to be selfish
she abused her ? as a wealthy customer at milwards and eva got fired
she is now sensitive and ?, she's changed for good
used to be selfish
abused her status
now sensitive and moral
1 of 7
strong minded "i don't believe i will, so you be ?"
sharp "he's giving us the rope - so that we'll ? ourselves"
selfish "you used the ? you had to punish the girl"
moral "but these girls aren't cheap ?, they're ?"
strong minded "i don't believe i will, so you be careful"
sharp "he's giving us the rope, so that we'll hang ourselves"
selfish "you used the power you had to punish the girl"
moral "but these girls aren't cheap labour, they're people"
2 of 7
she's "very ? with her life and rather ?"
slang words like "?" to remind the audience she belongs to the younger generation
looks at her mother for approval of the ring "look, ?, isn't it a beauty?"
jokes with gerald, but "half ?, half playful"
her childi
"very pleased with life and rather excited"
"squiffy" to remind the audience she belongs to younger generation
looks at her mother for approval "look, mummy, isn't it a beauty?"
jokes with gerald "half serious, half playful"
childishness may hide concerns
3 of 7
she's more ? when she breaks away from her parents
she has ? instincts, knows what the inspector is doing and knew gerald's absence was ?
she knows men use ? as prostitutes
she says to her father "i'm not a ?"
she's more mature when she breaks away from her parents
she has wise instincts, knows gerald's absence was suspicious
she knows men use women as prostitutes
she says to her father "i'm not a child"
4 of 7
she regrets her actions with eva and is eager to learn from the ?
"probably between us, we ? her"
priestley uses sheila to show there's hope for ? in the new generation
eager to learn from the consequences "probably between us, we killed her"
priestley uses sheila to show there's hope for change in the new generation
5 of 7
when gerald offers her the ring back, she says "it's too soon, i must ?"
her hesitation shows that she's been affected by the ? message
but she still sees a possibility of getting back with gerald
hinting that she could forget the ? message
"it's too soon i must think"
her hesitation shows that she's been affected by the inspector's message
but she still sees a possibility of getting back with gerald
hinting that she could forget the inspectors message
6 of 7
she becomes like the inspector
she asks gerald ?
she reveals eric's ? problems to her mother
she contradicts her ?
sheila moves the discussion on quickly and ? the listeners
she asks gerald questions
she reveals eric's drinking problems
she contradicts her parents
moves the discussion on quickly and startles the listeners
7 of 7

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Card 2

Front

strong minded "i don't believe i will, so you be ?"
sharp "he's giving us the rope - so that we'll ? ourselves"
selfish "you used the ? you had to punish the girl"
moral "but these girls aren't cheap ?, they're ?"

Back

strong minded "i don't believe i will, so you be careful"
sharp "he's giving us the rope, so that we'll hang ourselves"
selfish "you used the power you had to punish the girl"
moral "but these girls aren't cheap labour, they're people"

Card 3

Front

she's "very ? with her life and rather ?"
slang words like "?" to remind the audience she belongs to the younger generation
looks at her mother for approval of the ring "look, ?, isn't it a beauty?"
jokes with gerald, but "half ?, half playful"
her childi

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

she's more ? when she breaks away from her parents
she has ? instincts, knows what the inspector is doing and knew gerald's absence was ?
she knows men use ? as prostitutes
she says to her father "i'm not a ?"

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

she regrets her actions with eva and is eager to learn from the ?
"probably between us, we ? her"
priestley uses sheila to show there's hope for ? in the new generation

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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