mr birling Flashcards
what word does Mr birling use to refer to socialists in act one?
‘cranks’
name a quote which represents Mr Birlings lack of recognition towards Eric
‘You’re just the kind of son-in-law I always wanted’
name a quote which shows Mr Birlings thoughts on community
‘you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense’
what does this quote show about Mr Birling ‘nothing to do with you Sheila now run along’
It shows how Mr Birling does not respect his children or women
what does the quote ‘the Germans don’t want war’ show about Mr Birling
he is foolish and blind as the audience knows that Germany did go to war twice after this
why is Mr Birling happy about Sheila and Gerald’s engagement
because Gerald’s family is a higher class than the Birlings and Mr Birling can gain financially and socially
when was the first viewing of the play? why is this important?
- The cyclical ending of the play mirrors the 2 world wars and shows that humanity is doomed to repeat its mistakes if it does not learn from them.
how does Mr Birling refer to Eva Smith after being informed of her suicide?
‘wretched’
name one quote which shows Mr Birlings foolishness and irony?
‘The Germans don’t want war’
How does Mr Birling react to Eric’s drinking problem?
he does not acknowledge it
how could Mr Birling be summarised throughout the play?
inability to accept responsibility, misogynistic, greedy capitalist business man, egotistical, god complex
