Gerald Croft Act 1 Flashcards
1
Q
“well- bred young man”
A
“well- bred” baiscally means posh and upperclass
Context: seen as the ideal man of the 20s as he was rich, has status and handsome
2
Q
“i was awfully busy at the works all that time”
A
Foreshadowing : she was really having an affair with eva/daisy
3
Q
“you couldn’t have done anything else”
A
HE IS THE LINK BETWEEN OLDER AND YOUNGER GENERATION
he agrees with arthusr capitalist methods aka he has a capitalist minset aswell and would’ve also fired eva
4
Q
“we’re respectable citizens not criminals”
A
because he is rich he belives that he could never be criminalised so try’s to charm his way out of the inspectors accusations
5
Q
“i knew her. let’s leave it at that”
A
tries to minimize his affair with eav that went on for 6 months
