gerald croft Flashcards
in aic,priestly presents gerald as a…
privledged upper class capitalist
• he is extremely significant
•knew eva most intimately
what does he symbolise ?
how the upper class are reluctant to give up their power and wealth for a more compassionate socialists future
introduced-
“easily we’ll bred young man about town”
conveys his ?
superiority and that his family come from nobility
G.C + mr.B have a similar attitude to business.
they are both…
(quote)
capitalists and both families have profited immens ely from the industrial revolution.
‘just the kind of son in
law’ birling wanted
the crofts family is??
bigger and they are richer and more comfortable with their status
what does sheila call his affair ?
‘disgusting’
and mocks him with the sarcastic comment “you were the wonderful fairy prince” implying that eva may have felt she had no choice but to become his mistress because he was her only means of support
gerald’s involvement with eva is based on a lust. he is attracted to eva
‘she was young,pretty + warm hearted’ and starts an affair with her despite his relationship with sheila
the fact gerald returns unchanged makes the audience less sympathetic towards him .
what does this reflect?
, ‘there isn’t any such inspector . we’ve been had.’
it reflects how the upper classes refuse to change
gerald has double standards when he he thinks a scandal has been avoided he wants to continue his ________, forgetting that he …
(quote)
engagement
forgetting that he abandoned daisy renton /ES
‘everything’s a right how sheila (holds up the ring)’
he’s a _______ character and cannot he neatly labelled ‘ ‘ or ‘ ‘.
complex
good
bad
the inspector says of gerald’s treatment of ED.
(q)
‘made her happy for a time’
his behaviour shows how …
ingrained these selfish attitudes were in the upper class, and how difficult it was to change them.
he represents the…
selfish attitudes of the upper class .
