Mr Birling Flashcards
Act 1 - shows he is untrustworthy, arrogant and pompous
2
‘titanic…unsinkable absolutely unsinkable’
‘I say there isn’t a chance of war’
Act 1 - shows his view of class
in speech about the engagement to him
‘you’re just the kind of son-in-law I’ve always wanted’
how he is described
how he constantly describes himself
‘rather portentous man…heavy looking’
‘hard headed business man’
Act 1 - his capitalistic views and place in society
‘a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and own family too - ‘
‘Lord Major’ / ‘knighthood’
his reaction to Eva’s death - insensitive
‘(rather impatiently) yes, yes. Horrid business. But I don’t understand why you come here Inspector’
Act 1 - shows how he views the lower class
‘it has nothing to do with the wretched girls suicide’
his aims for business
2
‘lower costs higher prices’
‘its my duty to keep labour costs down’
older generations views regarding responsibility
4
‘I can’t accept any responsibility’
‘I don’t see where i come into this’
‘it makes all the difference’
‘leave this to us’
socialism vs capitalism - Birling’s view
2
‘community and all that nonsense…like bees in a hive’
‘probably a socialist or some sort of crank’
