By the end of An Inspector Calls, Sheila Birling has developed significantly as a character, certainly in comparison with her parents.” Discuss this view of the play, paying specific attention to Sheila’s ideology and language. In Priestley’s play, An Inspector Calls which is set in...
Sheila and Eric realize the importance of the Inspector's lesson, notably that they need to become more socially responsible whether or not the particular scenario was a valid example. In contrast, their parents absolutely fail to learn such a lesson, arguing that the failure of the example inv...
SHEILA: [laughs rather hysterically] I hate to think how much he knows that we don't know yet. You'll see. You'll see. (She looks at him almost in triumph.) Act One Sheila, shortly before the end of Act One, crucially understands the importance of the Inspector and the fact that ...
Explanation and Analysis: Unlock with LitCharts A+ Act 3 Quotes There’ll be plenty of time, when I’ve gone, for you all to adjust your family relationships. Related Characters: Inspector Goole (speaker), Arthur Birling, Mrs. Birling, Sheila, Gerald Croft, Eric Related Themes: Pa...
“It would do us all a bit of good,” the Inspector adds, if “sometimes we tried to put ourselves in the place of these young women.” Eva Smith, the Inspector continues, then managed to find work at Milwards, a shop which Sheila immediately says she goes to. Eva worked at Milwar...
Inspector calls quotes it isn’t going to do us much good.’ ‘The whole story’s just a lot of moonshine.’ Mrs Birling ‘Arthur‚ you’re not supposed to say such things.’ (ToSheila) ‘when you’re married‚ you’ll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have ...
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Explanation and Analysis: Unlock with LitCharts A+ Act 3 Quotes There’ll be plenty of time, when I’ve gone, for you all to adjust your family relationships. Related Characters: Inspector Goole (speaker), Arthur Birling, Mrs. Birling, Sheila, Gerald Croft, Eric Related Themes: Pa...
In the play an Inspector Calls, by J.B Priestley, the 2 generations end up with very different view on capitalism and socialism with the younger generation changing towards the more socialist attitude. The relationship between Mr Birling and Sheila symbolises the differences between these two ...