Sheila Birling-An inspector Calls

"Very pleased with life and rather excited" (Act 1. stage directions)

-foreshadows her naïve and immature
- very pleased with life shows the ignorance she is forced upon by her parents and the patriarchal society as a whole
- Sheila wouldn't be pleased in life if she knew the suffering the lower class go through by people like her father

But these girls aren't cheap labour - they're people (Act 1, in response to mr birling labelling the girls as cheap labour)

Shows Sheila displaying signs of social responsibility
noun "girls" highlights how they are seen within society
First time Sheila has been able to stand up to her father, and challenge his views
while mr birling sees them as work, sheila sees them as ordinary people

'So I'm really responsible?' (Act 1, reaction to interrogation)

shows guilt and considers her role in Eva's death
feels empathetic, and is sincere with her reaction towards the situation
contrasts massively with her mother

Because I was in furious temper (Act 1, interrogation)

contradicts her sympathy, and shows she acts emotionally rather than think about the effect it will have on those around her.
highlights she is self absorbed and she only thinks about herself.
she demonstrates the deadly sin of wrath here with her "temper". however, we see christian values within her character, as she is shown to be a sinner, but with the help of the inspector she repents and takes on the inspectors message

You mustn't try and build a wall between us and that girl (Act 2)

metaphor of a wall shows Mrs b attempting to create a divide and highlight the lower class as something different and unusual
Shows Sheila acknowledging the power of responsibility and the inspectors purpose

Mother I think it was cruel and vile (Act 2, reaction to her mother firing eva)

both paired adjectives "cruel and vile" shows Sheila's disgust in her mothers decisions, and we see her separate from her the Birlings attitudes.
short, declarative sentence shows her being assertive and is starting to have her own voice and stand up to her mother

No, he's giving us the rope - so that we'll hang ourselves. (Act 2, Mrs birling interrogation, where Mr birling says he does not want to be given any rope)

Shows she understands the inspector is there to get the birling family to admit their mistakes, instead of prosecuting them for a crime that wasn't necessarily "illegal" but instead immoral.
-showing how the Birlings will incriminate themselves and admit to their part to play in the death of Eva.

'it frightens me the way you talk'

Shows Sheila is shocked and scared that her family have no morality
finds it 'frightening' how her parents haven't learnt the inspectors message