Mr Birling

Question 1

Mr B (AO2)
Lower and higher (adjectives/juxtaposition)
Working together (socialism) ironic

Answer 1

(AO1)
“Perhaps we may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together-for lower costs and higher prices.”
Class and wealth
Wealth and gender (engagement party)
Selfish

Question 2

Mr B (AO2)
Implies himself (business)
Actually implies cold and cruel

Answer 2

(AO1)
“I speak as a hard headed businessman”
Arrogant

Question 3

Mr B (AO2)
Dramatic irony
Arrogant (repetition)
Symbolic just like him and knighthood

Answer 3

“Unsinkable absolutely unsinkable”
(AO3)WW1

Question 4

Mr B (AO2)
Simile
Irony bees work together whereas he does not.

Answer 4

“You’d think everybody

Question 5

“Perhaps I ought to warn you that he’s an old friend of mine”

Answer 5

-Mr B bullies the Inspector through his status and authority in society
-He believes he was more important than an inspector

Question 6

“If you don’t come down on these people they’ll soon be asking for the world”

Answer 6

Mr B makes the workers demands seem unreasonable
Hyperbole