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What type of family are the Birlings?

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Wealthy upper class family who enjoy the luxuries and social superiorty they have

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Quotes suggesting Mr Birling is arrogant

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“I’m talking as a hard-headed, practical man of business”
“There isnt a chance of war”
“Titanic… absolutely unsinkable”

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What does Mr Birling’s arrogance result in for the reader?

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We lose trust in him from early on

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What does Priestly exhibit Mr Birling as?

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The living embodiment of the capitalist ideology

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Mr Birling wears formal clothes

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Reflection of capitalism

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“Heavy looking” -Mr B

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Greed

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“Rather portentious looking” -Mr B

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Tries hard to impress people

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Pompous meaning

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Self absorbed

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“She’ll make you (Gerald) very happy” - Mr B

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Values Sheila on her capacity to further the family company

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What does Mr B value more than his own daughters happiness and engagement?

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“Lower costs and higher prices”

Prospect of increased profit

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“Id give thousands- yes, thousands” -Mr B

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Wouldnt pay eva a few extra shillings but attempts to bribe inspector

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What does Mrs B being “social superior” reveal?

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She came from a higher class family than Mr B and he hasn’t always been rich upper class

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“Community and all that nonsense”

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Mr B very anti socialist and only cares about himself and his own wealth/status

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“Girls of that class” - Mrs B

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Thinks she is socially and morally superior

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How does Mrs B cold and uncaring nature lead to her downfall?

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She unkowingly condemns her own son

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“Arthur you’re not supposed to say such things” - Mrs B

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Thinks she is socially superior

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“I dont know anything about this girl” - mrs b

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Lying to cover her own back

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“We’ve done a great deal of useful work in helping deserving cases” - mrs b

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Facade to make her look good

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“Gross impertinence” - mrs b

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Eva tried to use her name

Classic snob

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“She had only herself to blame” - mrs b

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Unsympathetic/cold

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“As if a girl of that sort would refuse money” - mrs b

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Attitude to lower class

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“I accept no blame for it at all” - mrs b

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Responsibility

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“Working together - for lower costs and higher prices” - mr b

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Selfish capitalist

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“There isn’t a chance of war” - mr b

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Naive
Ironic
Dismissive

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“I might find my way onto the next honours list” - mr b

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Arrogance

Showing off

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“As long as we behave ourselves” + dont “start a scandal” - mr b

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Foreshadowing

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“Man has to look after himself” - mr b

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Shows capitalism

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“I cant accept any responsibility” - mr b

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Responsibility

29
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“Ive got to cover this up as soon as i can” - mr b

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Only thinks about their reputation

30
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How did eric treat eva smith?

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It is SUGGESTED that he raped her

Abused his power as upper class

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“The fact remains that i did what i did” - eric

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Ashamed and accepts responsibility

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“Not quite at ease” - stage about eric

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Clearly uncomfortable

33
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“He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out” - eric

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Willing to speak up

Not as capitalist as father

34
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“In a way she treated me as if i were a kid” - eric

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Patronised

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“Just you keep out of this” - to eric

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Patronised - not treated his age

36
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“It isnt if you cant go and work somewhere else”

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Empathetic

37
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“Your not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble” - eric

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Mr B isnt a good father

Feels unsupported

38
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“I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty” - eric

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Suggets he was abusive to her

39
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“Now i really feel engaged” - sheila

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Materialistic

40
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“I think it was a mean thing to do” - sheila

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Willing to speak up

41
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“These girls arent cheap labour they’re people” - sheila

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Socially aware

42
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“Now i feel a lot worse” - sheila

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Guilty

43
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It doesnt much matter who it was who made us confess” - sheila

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Learned her lesson

44
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“You and i arent the same people who sat down to dinner here” - sheila

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Matures through play

45
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“I wish you hadnt told me” - sheila

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Self centred

46
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“Mummy” “daddy”

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Young and naive

47
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“Mother” - sheila

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Matures

48
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“I was sorry for her” - gerald

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Good intentions

49
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“Just the kind of son in law i always wanted” - mr b to gerald

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Favoured by birling

50
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“I did keep a girl last summer” - gerald

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Unfaithful

51
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“I hate those hard eyed dough faced women” - gerald

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Disrepect to lower classes

52
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“Im not going until i know all that happened” - inspector

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Forceful

53
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“We are members of one body” - inspector

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Priestly’s voice

Socialism

54
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“Theres no inspector goole on the police”

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Enigmatic

55
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“Dont stammer and yammer at me again man” - inspector

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Not intimidated by class

56
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“Each of you helped to kill her” - inspector

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Accusatory

57
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“We are members of one body” - inspector

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Socialist

58
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“We are responsible for each other” - inspector

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Responsibility

59
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“They will be taught in fire blood and anguish”

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Links to bible and christianity

GCSE - Inspector Calls (3 decks)

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