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how did eva smith die?
drank bleach
how where the old characters responsible
mr birling was only interested in money
mrs birling only helped people she fancied
eric feels his parents have
didnt give him enough love
how does mr birling see love…
a way to jump up the social ladder, this is what he way have done with sybil birling as she was higher in social class.
what are the similarities between eric and geralds treatment of daisy?
they both kept secrets…
they both felt miserable about it…
they both met her at the same bar…
daisy saw eric as…
immature,she treated him like a kid…
what did mr birling mention about the titanic?
“unsinkable absolutely unsinkable”…
girls of that class… what does he mean?
saying she’s poor and a girl of low class.
what did the inspector say to the birlings in act 3?
“each of you helped kill her”
what does the word “solid” suggest?
shows they are wealthy and can afford “good solid furniture of the period “ . Also shows they are very up to date at that time.
what time period was the play written?
1945
when was the play set?
1912
what era was it set in?
Edwardian era
“As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!”
Mr Burling is saying this because she is a girl of poor class and he thinks she will do anything for abit of mkney
” “girls of that class”
Mrs birling is trying to say she is a nobody because she is lower class than them
‘I’m very sorry. But I think she only had herself to blame’
She’s trying to blame her for her death because she had to turn to prostitution to provide
It’s bound to be unpleasnt and disturbing
even though your explanation is partially correct the main reason Gerald told Sheila not to hear the interview is that he didn’t want her to find out about his affair with daisy.
Why does The writter use social class to represent Eva smith
To show how people of that social class were threaten in that time perioud
Why did daisy change her name to Eva smith
Because smith is a common name and she though she would be able to get help of mrs birling
Who took more responsibility for Eva smith death? The young or older family member
The younger family members took more responsibility for her death.
What was mr birling she attitude like to the inspector and why?
Mr birling treat the inspector very badly and made it sound as he didn’t care one bit about the death of Eva smith
Who are the six main characters
The Birling family are Arthur, Sybil, Eric and Sheila. Gerald Croft, Sheila’s
What’s the main theme about in inspector calls
Responsibility
What prevents people from taking responsibility
Prejudice
What is theme number 2
Class
WHo isthe lower class character
Edna the maid
What did mrs birling see Eva smith as?
Cheap labour
What I said theme number 3?
gender
What didn’t Gerald see Eva as?
“Young fresh and charming”
What I said mr birling only priority?
Business
what did priestley use to create tension?
used cliffhangers
tells the birlings how she died and she died a painfull death,burnt her insides out.
