Mr Birling - An Inspector Calls Flashcards
Who’s Mr Birling children
Sheila And Eric
Who is Mr Birling
He’s a wealthy buisness man
What does Mr Birling do for a living
He’s owns a factory called Birling and company
Where is Mr Birling factory
Brumley
What is Mr Birling view of an individual ( male )
Individual has responsibilities to himself and family
Is Mr Birling a capitalist, socialist
Capitalist
Exploit workers for profit !
Capitalist ( Mr Birling )
Mr Birling is _______ and _______ with his views on the world
Misguided and Wrong
Stage directions
Explosively. Angrily. Sharply. Very sharply. Furious
I cant accept any responsibility.
Shows his lack of care for others. Only cares about his reputation.
Business and public appeal over friends and family.
It’s one of the happiest nights of my life… your engagement to Shelia means a tremendous lot to me.
Sheila’s Fiancé is Gerald who is soon to be owner of a bigger better business crofts limited, this means his daughter getting married to him will make sure he has no bigger better company’s as a problem. “tremendous” shows how much it means to him.
It’s my duty to keep labour costs Down.
Shows his capitalist mind set
I’ve got to cover this up as soon as I can.
Shows capitalism as he cares about business and reputation over someone killing them selves.
(Jovially) But the whole things different now
He exclaims this after he found out that the inspector may not of been a real inspector as a sign of relief for his public appeal
