Mr Birling Flashcards
What was Mr Birlings stage direction and why?
“Rather portentous man (…) fairly easy manners but rather provincial in his speeches”
To show the audience the common attitudes of a capitalist
What is Mr Birling referring himself to in terms of business and why?
“A hard headed practical man of business”
To show his greed and showing his little care for the working class
What described the titanic?
“Unsinkable, absolutely Unsinkable”
Use dramatic irony to show capitalists to be stupid and their views to be incorrect as the audience would know what happend to the titanic
What dramatic irony does priestly use though Mr Birling?
“Forgotten all these capital vs labour (…) all these silly war scares”
Shows him as an unlikeable character and makes him look untrustworthy to the audience
What does he say in regards to Eva’s death?
“Nothing whatsoever to do with the wretched girls suicide”
Shows his stubbornness and keeping himself away from prosecution to preserve his social image showing his selfish desires
What does Mr Birling say about the pay strikes?
“If you don’t come down sharply (…) be asking for the earth”
Further shows his ruthless capitalistic ideas
