mr birling Flashcards
1
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words to describe mr birling
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- corrupt
- egocentric
- ostentatious
- pompous
2
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king arthur
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he’s named after king arthur
both characters hold power however they juxtapose each other as mr b is exploitive
3
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“nouveau riche”
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people who have recently acquired wealth, typically those perceived as ostentatious or lacking in good taste.
4
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what is mr birling apart of
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the 1912 ante-bellum social elite
5
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what is mr birling a microcosm for
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capitalism personified
6
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“lower costs -higher prices “
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- profit comes with a moral high cost
- not happy for sheila happy for himself
- selfish
7
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“and i’m talking as a hard-headed practice business man”
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-1945 politics and echoed how business owners cared about profit
an allusion to phrase by stanley baldwin
8
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“now Sheila I’m not defending him but you must understand a lot of young men”
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- women as commodities
- willing to sell his daughter for business
- priestley feminist message
9
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“give thousands yes thousands”
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- had the money to give eva in the first place
- insincere
- still about money not genuine remorse
10
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“unsinkable absolutely unsinkable”
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- symbolises other rich capitalists and makes them appear stupid also
- the titanic is a symbol for the upper class and they will sink as the titanic sank the audience is the ice berg and they are the ones that have the power to sink capitalist society
11
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“like bees in a hive”
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- sneers at the idea although it’s a very affective system
- pretentious
- reflects class
