She has less than thirty words to say in the play, yet she’s a catalyst for socialism, literally and symbolically illuminating the Birling family’s attitudes and behaviours. Let’s look at the part in Act 1 where the doorbell rings: EDNA enters. EDNA: Please, sir, an inspector’s called. BIRLING: An inspector? What kind of inspector? EDNA: […]
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Why does Gerald want to marry Sheila? Gerald’s motives can sometimes be hard to understand. We know he’s a member of the aristocracy, the highest class of British society, and that social status was hugely important in the early 1900s in Britain. He can’t marry Eva. But why is he marrying Sheila if she’s of […]