an inspector calls (more detailed) Flashcards
when was the play set
1912 in edwardian britain. before the 2 world wars when deep inequality existed between working class people and those above them
how much of the population was working class
80% in 1912
what movement is sheila a symbol of being in
the suffragettes - achieived the right to vote by using violent protest
ignorant
someone who is not very well informed about the world
prejudiced
disliking a group of people for no reason(mr birling)
dismissive
speaking about something like it isnt even worth thinking about (mr + mrs birling)
naive
not knowing much about the world- like a child (shiela)
what structure does the play have
cyclical structure - the end of the play is very similar to the start (starts with a working class girl commiting suicide, ends with a possibility that another girl has commited suicide)
why does priestley use a cyclical structure
to show that very little has really changed during the play. If capitalists do not change their attitudes, girls like eva smith will continue to live hopeless lives
what is dramatic irony
when the audience knows something that a character doesn’t- for example, the titanic sank and that world war 1 started
Mr birling-
“__________, absolutely ___________. the ________ dont want ___”
unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable, the germans don’t want war
mr birling_
“for ______ _____ and ______ _______”
for lower costs and higher prices
mr biring_
“a ___ has to ____ after ________ and his ___”
a man has to look after himself and his own
mr birling
“________ younger __________ who _____ it all”
famous younger generation who know it all
mrs birling
“ a rather ____ _______, her _______ social ________”
a rather cold woman, her husbands social superior
