new AIC Flashcards by William Howard

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Anadiplosis

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short sighted

myopic

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Mr Birling being made to look stupid through dramatic irony

unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable!

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dramatic irony for Mr Birling as war was “inevitable”

fiddlesticks!

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Mr Birling trying to seem upper class referring to Geralds fathers alcohol taste

same port your father gets

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Gerald excusing the time he was away from Shiela the previous summer

awfully busy at work

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Mrs Birling in disgust at the language sheila is using

the things you girls pick up these days

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Mr Birling bringing everything back to his ideal capitalistic views

for lower costs and higher prices

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Mrs Birling embracing typical gender roles and separating the men to deal with traditionally masculine affairs

leave you men

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Mr Birling believes that he is deep in the world of business and uunderstands taking risks

hard headed businessman

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casual racism from Mr Birling about the Balkans

half-civilised folk in the balkans

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repetition of this from Mr Birling emphasises his core capitalistic views (also repeated a third time)

hard-headed practical man of business

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more casual racism about russias progress

except Russia…behindhand naturally

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Birling using any possible thing to bring it back to his own achievement

might have done better for yourself socially…knighthood

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foreshadowing of all the problems to come with the family

nice, well-behaved family

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the fact that they both laugh is foreshadowing of what is to come from the inspector

keep out of trouble for the next few months—they both laugh

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Birling remarking how clothes are a status symbol for women

clothes mean something quite different to a woman

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foreshadowing as Birling later discovers what Gerald has been up to

you dont know what some of these boys get up to nowdays

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very capitalist and anti-socialist, no selflessness, self centred from Birling

a man has to make his own way

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Birling is very dismissive of the working and lower class people

some of these cranks talk

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Birling doesnt like the idea of social responsibility

you’d think everybody has to look after everbody else

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Birling talking in a monosyllabic form reflecting his simple view on lower class people

Don’t know him. Does he want to see me?

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Gerald jokingly remarking about why the Inspector called, eventually becomes true

Unless Eric’s been up to something…would be awkward wouldn’t it

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the Inspecctor metaphorically fills the room with his presence

not a big man…impression of massiveness

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inspector vividly describes Eva's death

she was in great agony

Birling tries to dismiss thier party as modest

we've been modestly celebrating

Birling thinks nothing is out of the ordinary

nothing mysterious or scandalous

Mr Birling refuses to accept responsibility for Evas death after Inspector first mentions

i cant accept any responsibilty

Inspector's about asking for permission

better to ask for the earth than to take it

Eric disagreeing with his father about wage striking

shouldn't they try for higher wages

hinting that sheila had a hand in her death by describing Eva's beauty

she had been pretty, very pretty

stage directions hinting all the people have a hand in it

Gerald, then at Eric, then at Sheila

the four of them are clueless about what is about to happen

bewildered and perturbed glances

Sheila disagreeing with her father about the identity of his employees

these girls aren't cheap labour, they're people!

the inspector alluding to the fact that Eva was fired not of her own accord

nothing wrong with...her work

Birling infanticising his daughter

upsetting the child

ironic as the inspector reveals they are in fact not respectable

we're respectable citizens and not criminals

unlike her father, sheila is far more remorseful of her actions compared to her father

I'll never, never do it again

Sheila accepts what shes done and says that he might as well fess up

i thought i didnt half an hour ago

the inspector acknowledging that sheila feels remorse

she feels responsible

Mrs birling is extremely classist and misogynist about Eva Smith

girls of that class

Mrs birling infantising Eric and being naive about his drinking habit

he's only a boy

even Gerald realises Eric drinks too much

I have gathered he does drink pretty hard

Sheila is the first to realise that they all resulted in Sheilas death

probably between us we killed her

Mrs Birling is extremely naive about taboo subjects such as Alderman Meggarty being a womaniser

we are learning something tonight

Mrs birling shocked that Gerald keeps "Daisy" as his Mistress despite clear sign of such happenings

What?

Gerald, despite being unfaithful to Sheila, did not rape Eva

I didn't ask for anything in return

Sheila is very able to admit that Eva's loss was partially her fault, she accepts responsibility

it was I

direct adress to Mr Birling about how he has to be responsible for his actions

Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilites as well as privileges

Sheila taking further responsibility and disagreeing with her fathers indignant tone

we've no excuse

Mrs Birling is taken aback by Eva's rudeness, reflects Mrs Birlings upper class status

gross impertinence

Mrs Birling saying that Eva Smith's suicide was all her fault

she only had herself to blame

Mrs Birling repetitively refers to "I" and says shes not ashamed

I did nothing I'm ashamed of

Mrs Birling sets up Eric to be grilled for what hes done

go and look for the father of the child, it's his responsibility

Sheila is appalled at the actions of her mother

with feeling...cruel and vile

Mrs Birling explicitly takes no responsibility for her actions

I accept no blame for it at all

Mrs Birling repeats how she takes no responsibility and inadvertedly blames Eric

I blame the...father of the child

Inspector lists all the things that he is going to do to Eric before Mrs Birling realises

make an example of the young man eh?

words used in stage directions to show how distresses Mr and Mrs Birling are when they realise Eric is involved

thunderstruck, agitated

Erics description when he enters after Mr and Mrs Birling realise. Contrasts his entrance description

extremely pale and distressed

Eric immediately having a go at his mother as soon as he starts to be blamed

bitterly... you havent made this any easier for me

Mrs Birling is completetly naive to erics drinking habits after she finds out

you dont get drunk

Eric himself horrifies his family by downing whisky

the drink shows his familiarity with heavy drinking

Eric blames his actions on his drunkeness and doesnt accept full responsibility

I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty

Eric hates his actions that her did that night when he raped Eva but doesnt remember

I didnt even remember, thats the hellish thing

Mrs Birling is dumbfounded at finding out that Eric raped Eva

how could you?

Eric panicked knowing that Eva was pregnant

I was in a hell of a state

Eric doesnt accept that he stole the £50, hints at his lack of responsibility

not really

Eric is nearly at breaking point hence all the pauses and he is angry at his mother for all her misdeeds

your own grandchild-you killed them both

the inspector hints that they are all equally culpable

each of you helped to kill her

could be taken that Birling is giving a bribe or that he wishes to have Eva not dead to not harm his reputation

I'd give thousands, yes thousands

repetition of Millions shows how large social responsibilty is

there are millions and millions and millions

inspector is showing how Eva's death represents all people and people have a duty to fulfill their social responsibility

Eva Smiths and John Smiths

biblical reference of how everyone should help one another

we are members of one body

syndetic list used to represent hell if people dont accept their resposibility

they will be taught in fire and blood and anguish

Eric is indignant and is angry that Mrs Birling is quick to fully blame Eric

Ill bet i am

Eric points the finger of blame at both his parents as well

both of you

Sheila saying that despite the Inscpector potentially being a fraud, he still interrogated them and the admitted their acts

he inspected us all right

Sheila is the first to question if he was a real inspector

was he really a police inspector

Birling is only concerned with the effect of Eva on his public image, not his actual moral conscience

makes all the difference

Birling now finds out it was a scam and celebrates

we've been had

despite the fraud, Eric acknowledges his actions and feels bad

the fact remains that i did what i did

Eric using irony to highlight that Birling is in the wrong

nice cosy talk

Birling is quick to accept theories that he isn't culpable

eagerly

Birling toasts the same way her started the play, it is cyclical

has a drink now, and raises his glass

Gerald, Mr and Mrs Birling are all ecstatic when they find that Eva's death was a lie

smiling

cyclical as the inspector first says that Eva has died and the play ends with a call saying the same thing

a girl has just died