Plot Summary-Act One Flashcards
how is the scene set in act one
with an over-the-top dinner at the Birlings, the family are dressed for dinner and the room is highly decorated
what does the scene-setting tell us as readers
that the birlings are an upper-middle-class family
what is the celebratory dinner for
Shiela’s engagement
what are Birlings two main speeches about in act 1
about how happy he is about the engagement for his own gain in business, about how happy he is in life and his confidence that war won’t happen
why does Lady croft disapprove of the engagement
as Gerald is marrying socially below him
what is Mr Birling’s immediate reaction to the death of Eva Smith
tries to assert his authority over the Inspector regarding the death
what connection did Mr B have to Eva
fired her from his factory because she led a protest regarding a pay rise
what connection did Sheila have to Eva
got her fired from Milwards because she laughed at how she looked in a dress
what was Gerald’s reaction to the name Daisy Renton
startled
what did Eva Smith change her name to
Daisy Renton
what does Shiela do to Gerald when the Inspector leaves the room
begins to interrogate him about Daisy
what was the connection between Gerald and Eva
Gerald was romantically involved with Eva during the summer he was ignoring shiela
