Setting Flashcards
1
Q
‘Pink and intimate lighting’
What does this mean?
A
The birlings see the world through rose tinted glasses, as they don’t have to experience the suffering that the lower class does.
2
Q
How does the lighting change when the inspector arrives?
A
Becomes brighter and harder
Interrogation
Harsh revelation of the truth.
3
Q
‘ All 3 acts take place in the dining room of the birlings house.’
What is the importance of this?
A
Self absorption - think of nothing outside of their own lives.
Disconnected from the wider world
Create a claustrophobic mood, which is further emphasized when the lighting changes - like a police holding cell.
By never changing the setting, it helps Priestley focus on the main part of the play, the moral lesson.
