Gerald Croft Flashcards
stage directions: ‘easy well-…. young man-…..-….’
easy well-bred young man-about-town
likeable, confident impression
however idiomatic phrase foreshadows his promiscuity as he goes in search of companions.
’ I hate those ….-…. dough-….. …….’
I hate those hard-eyed dough-faced women
shows he is a micheton - an experienced user of prosititutes- who frequents them regularly as he knew that ES seemed ‘out of place’
‘she was ….. -soft ….. hair and big …. …. - [breaks off] .. G..!
she was pretty- soft brown hair and big dark eyes - [breaks off] My God!
abrupt break in speech after listing off her physical nature shows how Gerald was and still is only attracted physically to ES.
‘Joe ……. … had ……. her into a …….’
Joe Meggarty … had wedged her into a corner
condemns his actions and realises the cruelty of the upper class, yet does not differ from them, showing how much privilege he has.
caught between generations- warning if active change not taken.
knows inqueality but doesn’t want to change it- privilege.
……… busy at the ….. all that ….
awfully busy at the works all that time
content to lie about his affair. shows his morality is only in play when he wants it to be. Acts very disgusted by Meggarty but is unrepentant for what he did. This damning juxtaposition by Priestley conveys Gerald as being the exemplar for wwht was wrong with society- his actions don’t affect him.
agitated tone shows he is hiding something
awfully = foreshadow
on affair
‘I…… her’
‘in ……’
‘b……..’
Install her & in return & business
semantic field of business shows how Gerald views his relationships as transactions, not for the love creating an unempathetic character that audience disassociate from while also showing how he is corrupted by money- MATERIALIST.
I’d like to be ….. for a …..
I’d like to be alone for a while
Exit distances him from AB and SyB as eh is outwardly showing signs of grief.
BUT also hints at the fact he doesn’t want to be questioned and wants to hide rather than face the conssequences
W…. of the ….
Women of the town
euphemistic language to conceal his use of prostitutes
mysoginistic objectification of women portrays Gerald as hypocryitcal- he is just as bad for being a micheton
‘It wasn’t ……..’
It wasn’t digusting
offplays his affair by saying he helped ES
sexist
Inspector : ‘Y….. W….. ought to be protected against ……….. and ………… things.’
Gerald: ‘…’
Young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things
‘Yes’
Creates a dislike for Gerald due to Irony as he used ES- shows his classist attitudes. he does disturbing things to women
‘H…’
Hoax
first character to call it that which shows his embarrassment at the way he has been found out while also wanting to save his public perception like AB
Everything’s all ….. now, …..
Everything’s all right now, Sheila
direct address shows he is reassuring Sheila trying to win her back, highlighting his power that he thinks he has, make Sheila fall in love with him again because IG was fake. lack of responsibility and change like AB.
