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    Sheila Birling Character

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    Initially Priestley presents the character Sheila Birling as shallow and naive. He firstly does this through his use of stage directions‚ which describe her as "a pretty girl in her early twenties‚ very pleased with life and rather excited." The words “very pleased” imply that she has an easy life and no worries or concerns‚ which contrasts with the life of Eva Smith‚ a poor lower class girl. This suggests that Sheila is very naive to the hardships that people of lower classes face in life. In addition

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    Sheila Birling is a character that goes through an intense and rapid character development throughout ‘An Inspector Calls’‚ transitioning from a naïve and privileged upper-class self-centred young lady to a woman who is able to stand up to her parents and present her own opinions representing Priestley’s ideologies of socialism. In Act 1‚ Sheila appears very naïve and obsessed with her engagement. She also goes to lengths to impress Gerald by flirting with him and joking to show him that she is entertaining

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    Sheila Birling; character profile and responsibility Who is Sheila Birling? Sheila Birling is the daughter of Mr Birling of Birling & Co. Sheila is engaged to be married to Gerald Croft of Crofts Limited. She comes from a middle class family however her fiancée is of a higher class then herself. Her traits are depicted early on in the play‚ as she is described at the beginning as “a pretty girl in her early twenties‚ very pleased with life and rather excited”. Although she is described to

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    At the beginning of the play‚ Sheila Birling is Naïve and Vain‚ because shes young‚ carefree‚ happy and about to engaged to be married to Gerald Croft. However at the end of the play she is a totally different character because she is much wiser and mature. Firstly Sheila Birling is shown as naïve ‘very pleased with life and rather excited’ She doesn’t have a care in the world and has grown up in a wealthy family where she has had little troubles and probably doesn’t have a lot of knowledge

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    Sheila Birling Changes

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    be exploring the character Sheila Birling and how and why does she change in the play‚ in response to the Inspector and to her family. At the beginning of the play‚ Sheila is introduced as ‘a pretty girl in her early twenties‚ rather pleased with life’. These stage directions immediately introduce a young girl‚ with a very naïve nature to life and unaware of the reality of it. However‚ a slight hint of change‚ is present amongst the effusive naïve character of Sheila. When Sheila states ‘except all

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    Monologue from Sheila Birling I feel extremely responsible for the horrid tragedy of what had happened to that young lady. On the other hand at the time it took place I was in a furious temper; I had tried on this dress‚ and well.... it just didn’t suit me at all! Then the girl- had tried on the dress as if she was wearing it. And it just suited her. She was the right type for it. She was very pretty too- with big dark eyes. I caught sight of the girl smiling at Miss Francis- as if to say‚ “doesn’t

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    An Inspector Calls How does Priestly develop the Character of Sheila Birling? In an Inspector Calls‚ Sheila Birling’s character is seen as a child that has been raised into an upper-class family and has become familiar with the luxuries and social standing lower classes wouldn’t dream of obtaining‚ her spoilt upbringing and deceiving parents have grounded her in a semi-childhood where she is blinded from the injustice of the class system and the treatment of the lower ‘classed’ majority of the public

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    Shelia Birling – An Inspector Calls Sheila Birling is the character who changes most in the play. She begins as a naïve‚ self-centered and privileged young woman but soon develops into a perceptive and increasingly mature and wise character‚ who displays the attitudes of responsibility that form J. B. Priestley’s message in the play. Set in 1910‚ the author attempts to show how Capitalism led to the world wars‚ revolutions and economic disasters. Our first impressions of Sheila Birling are presented

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    Inspector Calls Sheila Birling: - She is described at the start as a ’pretty girl in her early twenties‚ very pleased with life and rather excited’. 1 - Even though she seems very playful at the opening‚ we know that she has had suspicions about Gerald when she mentions "last summer‚ when you never came near me." However even though she mentions this‚ she seems to have no desire and want to actually find out about what happened in the summer. 2 - Immediately shows compassion to Eva Smith and

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    The Sympathetic Character

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    The Sympathetic Character We all make mistakes in our lives and we all deserve a second chance‚ but sometimes our past comes back to hurt to us. The short story “Babylon Revisited” is by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Charlie is the main protagonist who is a rich alcoholic partygoer‚ until he loses all of his money in the stock market crash and loses important people in his life. Charlie is back in Paris to get back an important person he lost. Charlie Wales is a sympathetic character which is made

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