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who is arthur birling
the head of the birling family, “hard headed business man“
who is sybil birling
mr birlings wife, prominent member of a local omens charity
who is sheila birling
mr and mrs birlings daughter, engaged to gerald croft and provides hope for future generations
who is eric birling
son of mr and mrs birling, had an affair with eva smith and made her pregnant
who is gerald croft
eva smiths to be fiance, used daisy renton as his mistress for 6 months, shows the selfish upper class
who is inspector goole
the police inspector that starts the story, acts as priestleys voice to communicate socialist values
who is eva smith/ daisy renton
the main character that eventually kills herself due to acts the family has done
how does the play begin
in the dining room, starts with an engagement party for sheila and gerald, mr birling has talks with gerald for more business and does a speech
how does mr birling suggest a business merge in act 1
he says “perhaps we may look forward to a time where crofts and birlings are no longer competing but are working together for lower costs and higher prices“
what does arthur birlings speeech in act 1 consist of
talking about the future, currently in a time of “steadily increasing prosperity“, “nobody wants war“ and “war is impossible“, titanic is “unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable“
why does arthur birlings speech in act 1 consist of a lot of dramatic irony
to paint the picture that mr birling is very naïve and arrogant as he thinks everything is rainbows and unicorns, paints the photo that the upper class are ignorant to reality (audience know that the titanic sunk and the germans attacked places constantly)
what quote demonstrates the ignorance of the upper class to the wider society
“a man has to make his own way- has to look after himself- and his family too“
what interrupts mr birlings speeches
the door bell rings as the inspector enters, pivotal moment that begins the idea that the inspector will have power and authority over mr birling unlike anyone else
what is the inspector described as
he “need not be a big man, but he creates at once an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness”
who does the inspector first interrogate
mr birling, asks about sheila working at his factory
why did sheila get fired at mr birlings workplace
she lead a group of women asking for a payrise, she was denied it
what did mr birling say about eva smith
“she’d had a lot to say- far too much- she had to go“ and “ If you don't come down sharply on some of these people, they'd soon be asking for the earth“
how does mr birling objectify eva smith and be patriachal
when remembering who she was, he says she was a “good-looking girl“ and when asking for a pay rise he fired her as she had “a lot to say- far too much“
what does sheila birling say after finding out what her father did
“these girls aren’t cheap labour, they’re people“
who is interrogated second
sheila, she got eva fired when she was working at milwards because she was jealous that a dress looked better on eva than herself
how does sheila react to the interrogation
she bursts into tears and is awfully affected, she feels guilty and takes blame
what did eva do after getting fired from milwards
change her name to Daisy Renton, after being told this in the dining room, geralds ears prick up
what does gerald confess to after people discover eva changes her name to daisy renton
he confesses to sheila to having a romantic relationship with daisy last summer when he was ‘busy‘ and pleads her to keep it from the inspector
how does sheila react to geralds confession to her
she acts very mature and doesnt let it bother her greatley, she laughs when he says she cant tell the inspector as she knows he already knows, this scene shows a change in her attitude towards everything as she grows up
how does act 2 begin
gerald and sheila go back and forth with the inspector present, she demands to stay while he confesses
what does geralds confession reveal
he met daisy in the palace bar trying to save her from joe meggarty,
what does gerald say about the palace bar
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