Arthur Birling Flashcards
We may look forward to the time when …… and ……… are no longer ………. but are ……… …….. - for ….. costs and …… prices
We may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together - for lower costs and higher prices
shows his true intentions for Sheila’s marriage- business- capitalism personfiied- sacrifices his daughter for business.
ALT- egomoniacal = tries to make his daughters day all about himself
like …. in a …. … and all that ……..
It’s my …. to keep …… c…. d…
like bees in a hive … and all that nonsense
similie used to trivialise socialism, hinting at the greed and power that Birling craves as he wants to monopolise and control his industry. alternatively dehumanises socialists and thinks of them as irrelevant
It’s my duty to keep labour costs down
noun duty emphasises dedication to capitalism
some …. of …..
some sort of crank
tries to condemn socialism and reassert is ‘portentous’ character by degrading the inspector who has exposed him, he alternatively degrades the inspector as IG’s ‘massiveness’ degrades him and makes hiim threatened. vague language makes inspector seem unimportant.
………. (speech)
provincial
shows he’s of a lower vlass orginally, self made money. Insecure has to brag about his knighthood to hide insecurities. unrefined ettiquette
I can’t ……. any r…………
There is ….. …… for what … I did
+ STATIC
I can’t accept any reponsibility
There’s every excuse for what … I did
- diverts blame, no morality, shifts blame onto younger generation- typical of the older generation- no change
- STATIC CHARACTER- doesn’t change and accept that he started the ‘chain’ of events that lead to ES death.
- dismissive of IG
- cyclical nature of AB- lack of change. Priestley does it to manipulate the audience into a socialistic way of thinking and his way
relationship with Eric (4) + evidence
- lack of familial connection- Eric ‘not quite at ease’ at home in stage direction
- Eric opposes his father ‘Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages’ - highlights old vs young and the blatant exploitation of AB- shows his disgust.
- Bad father: ‘not the type of father a chap would go to when he’s in trouble’
- Controlling: ‘you keep quiet Eric’ - also tells Sheila to run along
dramatic irony (2) + effect
the Germans don’t want war
Titanic … unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable
shows that his views are wrong and incorrect to portray him as foolish and his way of thinking as wrong and unlikeable. oppose capitalist notions. dismissive excalamtions- drives young middle class to use power and cause change
‘happiest …… of my …. … your engagement … means a …………. lot to ..’
happiest nights of my life …. your engagement to Sheila means a tremendous lot to me
self absorbed nature, tries to make their engagement about him- ego-moniacal description; everything links back to him. alternatively, makes decisions that only benefit him- capitalistic ways.
‘we play …. together’
we play golf together
tries to sway IG’s investigation as he ‘[warns]’ the Inspector of his close friendship with the chief constable and alternatively shows he believes should place him above the law and social justice.
Self absorbed
(……..) But the whole thing’s ………. now
(jovially) But the whole thing’s different now
After inspector is gone and they discover there is no Goole in Act 3, Birling is happy and his conscience is guilt free showing the lack of integirty in his character as he does not care about the sadistic nature of his family as there is no legal consequence. Stage direction of jovially also proposes the fact that Birling is joyous as his reputation is saved. ignore lower class
quote to embed but no really analyse
h…-h…… b………‘
hard-headed business man
S….. . run …..
Sheila. run along
shows how he treats women in his own family as personal property that he can boss around. totally bosses women around
F…. P…. … where did you get F…. P…. from’
Fifty pounds … where did you get 50 pounds from
no personal connection with family, values money over his own son, stingy capitalist.
I consider this …….
I consider this officious
AB to IG during questioning.
Officious shows how this is unimportant that one of his old employees has died.
thinks that he is above the law.
