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1. What does Sheila mean when she references “purple-faced old men”?

Gerald has just been offered port by Sheila’s father, and Sheila does not want her fiance turning into an alcoholic.

2. What is ironic about Sybil’s statement that “men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business” (7)?

It is a double standard because at no point does Sybil or any other character in the play suggest that men should have the same level of understanding for their wives who work.

3. What opportunity does Arthur see in Gerald and Sheila’s engagement?

Currently, Birling and Company and Crofts Limited are business competitors, with the Croft family enjoying a higher status than that of the Birlings, but Arthur hopes to level the playing field between the two families by having their companies collaborate in a business partnership.

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