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| Question | Answer |
| Clothes mean something quite different to a woman. Not just a way to make themselves look prettier, well it's a sort of sign and token of their self respect Mr Birling | Patriarchy Judgment of Women |
| Just a Knighthood of course Mr Birling | shows Egotistical attitudes and how he is a braggart |
| Your just the kind of Son-in-law I always wanted Mr Birling | Shows how egotistical and self absorbed he is, daughters happy day and he reverts the subject back to himself |
| But after all its better to ask the earth than just take it The Inspector | tries to prove Mr. Birling's prev line wrong |
| What happened to her may have determined what happened to her afterwards, and what happened afterwards may have driven her to suicide Inspector | This shows how the inspector explains communism and equality to the Birlings |
| A chain of events Inspector | Shares his socialist views |
| It's my duty to ask questions Inspector | The inspector has power, presence and authority |
| No, Mother-Please! Sheila | Sheila realises the prophetic, omniscient powers of the inspector |
| You've made quite an impression on this child inspector Mrs. Birling | Mrs. B patronises Sheila dismissing her as an ingenuous juvenile |
| Now look here inspector- Mr. Birling | Mr.Birling finds the inspector insolent |
| I'd like to be alone for a while (goes on a walk) Gerald | Gerlad shows some solicitude for Eva/Daisy |
| I enjoyed it for a time-Any man would Gerald | Gerald admits his liason with the girl was adulatory and flattering for his ego |
| I'm loosing all patience with you people Inspector | Inspector chastises the unrelenting obstinate older generation |
| Sheila and I had better go to the drawing room and leave you men Mrs Birling | this quote is an example of how the era is patriarchal |
| it's a pity Sir George and Lady Croft can't be with us Mr Birling | this quote shows Gerald's family are wealthy Landowners and Mr Birling would like to befriend the family to climb higher up the social hierarchy ladder |
| we may look forward to a time when Croft's and Birling's are no longer in competition Mr Birling | this quote is a strong indication of Mr Birling's attitude towards capital; even though they are celebrating an engagement, he dominates the attention back to him and his money |
| ...lower costs and higher prices Mr Birling | interest in capital |
| the Titanic.... and every luxury - and unsinkable... Mr Birling | this quote shows Mr Birling's obsession with progress. this Is hubris and dramatic irony for the audience |
| if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive... a man has to look after himself Mr Birling | Mr B conveys his right-winged prospect in this quote. his anti-communistic attitude supports the fact that he is a self satisfied man |
| tell cook for me mr B | showing off with titles |
| a chain of events the inspector | this shows socialism as everyone connects. this is a dramatic foil in political beliefs. |
| she was a good looking girl Mr Birling | patriarchal society judged on looks |
| Mr Birling sacked her for wanting 25 shillings a week instead of 22 and 6 the inspector | the inspector is using triviality and repeating the facts to guilt trip him |
| young and impressionable inspector | younger generation learn their lesson and show compassion |
| you fool - he knows. of course he knows sheila | Sheila realises the inspectors omniscience |
| please sir, an inspector's called edna | turning point - Mr B had just made a speech about capitalism - inspector's a socialist - dramatic foils / juxtapose |
| we have to share something. if there's nothing else we'll share our guilt inspector | socialist |
| girls of that class - mrs B | older generation are unrelenting and sanctimonious - as she is making a show of being morally superior |
| he's giving us the rope - so we'll hang ourselves Sheila | Sheila brakes out of the cyclical structure of the play |
| the famous young generation who know it all mr B | although he is being sarcastic, Priestley shows that the only characters who listen to the inspector's message are the young generation |
| you have no power to make me change my mind I can except no blame for it all mrs B | unrelenting and is not willing to change or learn from her mistakes |
| woman are protected against 'unpleasant and disturbing things' | this is one stereotype for woman of this era |
| men are preoccupied with work and public affairs. men have different rules than woman - even mr B 'broke out and had a bit of fun sometimes' | gerald is allowed to sleep around before his marriage but Sheila is not. |
| a girl of that sort would never refuse money mr Birling | here Mr Birling is shocked to find out that Eva/Daisy would refuse money. Eva/Daisy here has broken out of the stereotypical acts of a woman |
| I understand a lot of things I didn't understand before Mr Birling | dramatic irony - failing to see the actual point |
| how did you know that eric | amazed by the inspector's omniscience |
| we are members of one body... if men will not learn that lesson they will be taught in fire, blood and anguish inspector | dramatic irony as the inspector and the audience know he is referring to the war where there is no matter for gender, class etc.. but the characters do not know this |
| he was our police inspector all right eric | he Inspected their consciences and taught the younger generation their lesson - he was their inspector as he made them put together pieces which all link up to her death |
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