AIC characters Flashcards
how does priestly use Shiela
to show his audience how quickly you can change for the better
how does priestly use Eric with alcohol
priestly aligns Eric with alcohol to fore shadow the later revelations with Eva smith
Erics free and easy use of alcohol signifies the double standard in society for men and women.
how does priestly use the inspector
makes him so the audience focus on the message from the inspector rather than the character himself
how does Shiela mature over the play
Shiela cooly gives her ring back
learns the lesson from the inspector
starts to call parents father and mother
how does priestly present Shiela as inferior
right from the start Shiela isn’t treated equally.
Eric who is a Lot more immature isn’t treated more like an adult
uses Shiela to show women were inferior
how does priestly present Gerald and birling
gerald aligns himself with billings capitalist views and all his opinions by agreeing
he also sees a lot of stuff as business
how is Geralds attitude
at the start he aligns himself with billings ideas
in the middle we see him apologetic giving us a hope he can change
at the end he finds out the inspector is fake and aligns his opinions with birling again
how is Eric and responsibility presented
at the start, he was aligned with alcohol and referred yo as a kid
at the end, he learns the social responsibility lesson from the inspector and takes responsibility for his actions
how are Erics w=relations with his father
at the start Eric is constantly bought down by his father whenever he says something
at the end he opens up to his dad
how do we immediately see birling as capitalist
the use of port shows the wealth of mr birling and how port wouldn’t be used in the lower classes and which were also seen as levels of culture
how doe priestly present birling as a silly character
dramatic irony on billings views show his stupidity
how does priestly present sybil at the start of the play
bossy and controlling
how does priestly present sybil when the inspector arrives
argumentative and not so bossy to show the upper classes complacency when it comes to law
