Mr Birling Flashcards
‘Heavy looking, rather portentous man’
Act 1 describes mr birling
“I speak as a hard headed business man”
Act 1 Mr birling thinks he knows everything because he has his own business
“The Germans don’t want war”
Act 1 what Mr birling thinks about the Germans, dramatic irony
“I say there isn’t a chance of war”
Act 1 what Mr birling thinks about war, dramatic irony
“You’ve a lot to learn yet”
Act 1 Mr Birling thinks he knows everything and Eric knows nothing and he thinks he is superior to Eric
“Unsinkable absolutely unsinkable”
Act one dramatic irony, Mr birling thinks the opposite to what actually happened
“Yes my dear, I know - I’m talking too much”
Act 1 Mr Birling is used to being nagged by his wife, but he still overrules what she says even though she is his social superior
“A man has to make his own way”
Act 1 shows that Mr Birling has capitalist views
“Community and all that nonsence”
Act 1 mr birling doesn’t like socialism and has capitalist views
“Wretched girls suicide”
Act 1 Mr birling is very unsympathetic to the girls suicide
