AIC analysis Flashcards
The lighting should be pink and intimate until the Inspector arrives, and then it should be brighter and harder
to create atmosphere/tone, symbolic of the inspector interupting their luxuarious life style. also showshow IG shines a light on their capitalist behaviour.
Mr B
A heavy-looking, rather portentous man in his middle fifties with fairly easy manners but rather provincial in his speech
Characterisation
Shows he indulges because of his working class background and is less aware of social etiquette but looking to pass on his company.
Mrs B
His wife is about fifty, a rather cold woman and her husbands social superior
Characterisation
Marries below her social class, has capitalistic views and has no understanding out of her class, lacks empathy
Sheila
a pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and very excited
characterisation
shows society focuses on beauty, judged by appearence - not beautiful, younger views but no life purpose - protected by family
Gerald
an attractive chap about thirty, rather too manly to be a dandy but very much the easy well-bred young man-about town
characterisation
a privileged member of the aristocracy, younger but has older values, masciline and affirmative
Eric
in his early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive
characterisation
unsure of himself and finacially dependent but symbollic redemention but doesnt take responsibilty for actions towards eva but has socialist views
Mr B
The Germans don’t wants war. Nobody wants war..silly little war scares
Dramatic irony to undermine / humiliate Mr B, shows arrogance, confidence and undereducation
Mr B
The Titanic .. unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable
shows unreliability, and dislikability, he would’ve known people on board, confident - has no doubt
Mr B
a man has to look after himself .. the way some of these cranks talk
individualistic, capitalistic and selfish views, insulting socialists
Mr B
you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive
mocking socialistic idiologies, doesnt want to mix classes, being dissmissive and patronising
IG
an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness .. he speaks carefully, weightily and has a disconcerting habit of looking hard at the person
characterisation
he selects words for impact, has responsibility, uncomfortable. intense, relentless methodical questioning, has authoroitive presesnce
Mr B
It’s my duty to keep labour costs down
characteristation
beleives it’s his moral role of power to exploit his workers
Upper classes
IG
It’s better to ask for the earth than to take it
Shows how dissconnected the upper classes are, contrasts victims and upper classes and how Mr B is too occupied with wealth
metaphor
Upper classes
IG
(dryly) I don’t play golf
not impressed by Mr B connections with authority and arrogance, humiliating him
Eric
Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages
eric is socially aware, contrast Mr B
Old vs young
