Mr Birling Flashcards
1
Q
‘Portentous’ + ‘Provincial’
A
provincial - narrow-minded, foreshadows his inability to accept responsibility.
portentous - makes him appear serious and significant
2
Q
‘Hard-headed’
A
implies he will not change
3
Q
‘lower costs, higher prices’
A
- capitalism and exploitation
- immoral
4
Q
‘unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable!’
A
- exclamatory sentence
- dramatic irony
- suggests he is foolish as the audience know that the titanic sank
5
Q
‘all mixes together like bees in a hive’
A
- shows as arrogant and selfish
- the simile shows that he views socialists as brainless animals
6
Q
‘all mixes together like bees in a hive’
A
- shows as arrogant and selfish
- the simile shows that he views socialists as brainless animals
7
Q
‘she had a lot to say - far too much - so she had to go’
A
- lacks sympathy or regret
- ruthless and has no sense of responsibility
8
Q
‘i can’t accept any responsibility’
A
- assertive
- dismissive
- irresponsible
9
Q
‘i can’t accept any responsibility’
A
- assertive
- dismissive
- irresponsible
10
Q
‘there’ll be a public scandal’
A
- only cares about public status
- repetitive
- selfish and self-absorbed
- only cares about reputation and money
