Plot - Act 1 Flashcards
Where does the play open?
In the Birlings dining room
What are the Birlings celebrating?
Sheila and Geralds engagement.
What are Mr Birlings speeches about in the dining room?
How the engagement will advance his business.
What a good time it is to get married.
Why is Mr Birling worried about Geralds mother?
He thinks she doesn’t approve of them, as they are a lower class.
What does Inspector Goole tell Mr Birling?
Eva Smith died after drinking disinfectant.
What does Mr Birling reveal to the Inspector?
He fired Eva from his factory for leading a group of women for a page rise.
Who agrees and who disagrees with Mr Birlings decision.
Gerald agrees
Eric and the Inspector disagree
What does Sheila reveal to the Inspector?
That she got Eva fired from Milwards as she thought Eva laughed at her.
What is Geralds reaction after the Inspector reveals she changed her name to Daisy Renton.
He looks startled and shocked.
What does Gerald reveal to Sheila at the end of Act 1?
That he had an affair with Daisy Renton, but he doesn’t want her to tell the Inspector.
