Q4: “your engagement ... to me” "we may look ... higher prices"

Question 1

“your _____ to Sheila means a _____ lot to me”

“we may ____ ____ to the time when ____ and ____ are no ____ ____but are working together- for _____ ____ and ______ ______”

Answer 1

“your engagement to Sheila means a tremendous lot to me”

“we may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together- for lower costs and higher prices”

Question 2

who said it and when? who did they say it to? what is it about?

Answer 2

Act 1. Mr Birling having an intimate conversation with Gerald regarding how his marriage to Sheila will affect him.

Question 3

5 key points:

Answer 3

• egotistical nature; disregards any human connection between the couple and focuses on the collaboration between the two companies
• bitter tone, as he stipulates that the two companies will be “no longer competing” reflects his self serving nature
• encapsulates the capitalist agenda as everything is about profit and gain- further upholding the motto that ‘greed is good’
• Mr B’s inclination to climb the social ladder may be due to his working class background, that which he attempts to ‘eradicate’
• class stratification is the real antagonist of the play; everyone feels worthless and inadequate in a society where your social status is your only defining characteristic