Context Flashcards

1
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Year The Play Was Set

A

1912

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2
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The first time the play was performed

A

1945

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3
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Who are the 7 main characters ?

A

Mr Birling
Mrs Birling
Sheila Birling
Eric Birling
Gerald Croft
Inspector Goole
Eva Smith

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4
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Authors Name

A

J.B Priestly

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5
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Where is the play set ?

A

Brumley (fictional industrial city)

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6
Q

Capitalism

A

People believe they should only look after themselves and all they care about is money. They control the country not the government.

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7
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Socialism

A

People look after eachother.
Business are owned by the workers.
Spread wealth between eachother evenly.

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8
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Plot

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Eva Smith commits suicide
Inspector visits the Birlings and Gerald
They think about what they have done and how horrible they were too Eva
Some take responsibility
The Inspector leaves and they believe he was playing a prank “never saw the same photo”
They get a phone call that a young girl has ended her life

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