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Inspector Calls - The ideal Edwardian middle class fiancée was a very childish immature individual who tended to act like a young girl. Edwardian middle class fiancées also tried to associate themselves with the upper-class.  

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English coursework Mark McCluskey Inspector Calls The ideal Edwardian middle class fiancée was a very childish immature individual who tended to act like a young girl. Edwardian middle class fiancées also tried to associate themselves with the upper-class. They did this in a few ways. The first way was in the language they used to speak to each other. This language was only used by the middle-class so a working-class woman would not be associated with it and also not expected to use it. They also tried to keep close to them their own class. Edwardian women were meant to be innocent as well as acting childish. Also women of this time would have been expected to show respect to both men and their elders. This meant that they would not be able to show emotions of their own only their elders and men. Sheila's character at the beginning of the play...

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