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Act 1 Mr Birling: hard head
“hard headed businessman”
Repetition: arrogance and self-importance
Capitalist Ideology
Lack of empathy: indifferent to the struggles of his workers.
Act 1 Mr Birling: low, high
“but are working together- for lower costs and higher prices”
Said to Gerald at their engagement party
Should be excited for engagement- only cares about business
Juxtaposition
Exploiting working class for more profit
Act 1 Mr Birling: titanic
“unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”
Dramatic Irony
Symbolism: titanic sinking foreshadows fall of capitalism
Foolish
Unreliable character: can’t trust him now or later
Act 3