An Inspector Calls

How does Priestley present Mrs Birling as a powerful character?

Could you please include:
- what Mrs Birling says and does in the play which shows her power
- how Priestley presents Mrs Birling by the ways he writes.

Asked by breuerelda@gmail.com on 01 Mar 17:01

Last updated by Cat on 01 Mar 18:16

1 Answers

Answered by Cat on 01 Mar 18:16

Sybil Birling is Arthur Birling's wife. She is portrayed as being controlling, emotionally cold, and self-righteous, convinced that her family's wealth, status, and moral perspectives are irreproachable, and always correct. Even the revelation of her son's affair with the troubled Eva Smith does not shake her core perspective that she has done no wrong in her dealings with the suicidal Smith.