Social Class Flashcards

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If you don’t come down………….” - and who said it

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“……… Sharply on some of these people, they’d soon be asking for the earth” - Mr Birling

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“As if ……………… Refuse money!” - and who said it

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“As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!” - Mrs birling

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“Why shouldn’t they…………? We ………” - Eric

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” why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? We try for the best possible prices”

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“We play golf together sometimes up at the west brumley” - mr birling
What does the inspector reply?

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“(Dryly)I don’t play golf”

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“She was alone, ………, almost ……., desperate. She needed not only ………., ………., ……….., ………..” - the inspector

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“She was alone, friendless, almost penniless, desperate. She needed not only money, but advice, sympathy, friendliness”

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“Used her as if she was……..,………,……….” - the inspector

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“……. An animal, a thing, not a person” that Eric did this to Eva

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What do the higher class do with their power

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Abuse it aims exploit lower class

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What does priesley show about the lives of the lower class people

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That it was incredibly hard when the play was set for them

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Who is very conscious of their social status

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Mr birling

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