Responsibility Flashcards
(9 cards)
“ he certainly didn’t make me confess”
At three
Connotations of “ confess” has consideration of crime and by stating she hasn’t committed any unlawful acts she implies her lack of responsibility
Imperative verb “ make” hints at other reasons as to why she is so actively rejects responsibility. It’s a way of keeping a float in the power struggle between her and the inspector.
Mrs. Berlin’s choice of words subtly suggest that admitting responsibility would be conceding to the inspector opposing a threat to her status in the capitalistic hierarchy. She is safeguarding her position with the societal structure dictates by capitalistic ideologies.
“[Enter briskly and self-confident, quite out of key]
Act two Mrs. Burling her entry to act is conducted entirely under arrogance of her social superiority her show display of classrooms her character not fitting with the narrative of group and suicide. This could also connect emotional detachment as she maintains the same cold observant.
Adverb ”briskly” indicates that Mrs Berlin is unwilling to pause and contemplate the effects of her families, immortality and exploitation
“ but these girls aren’t cheap labour-the people”
Act one the connotation of girls exposes her father‘s exploitative capitalism girls cones innocence and suggesting Sheila now recognised how the upper-class views capitalistic on the disadvantage the poor this revelation and masterable for her sheltered past life feels her disgusting dehumanising behaviour of catalysts
Sheila recognises the responsibility of her and the fanny have done to either by viewing how her family views the poor and lower class of their capitalistic views
“[Rather wildly with laugh] no he’s giving us the rope-so that we’ll hang ourselves”
Act to the stage direction wildly with a laugh depicts Sheila’s scene reality with capitalistic idols and middle class etiquette she deliberates herself on these constraints embracing her on restrained nature without apology. Could suggest she finds capitalism absurd laughing at it society significance symbolism of rope has fibres that are all intertwined as symbolising how Sheila has recognise that everybody in society is intertwined this symbolising how Sheila has recognise that everybody in society is trying to their responsibilities each individual into the fabric of our community and society and not independent pieces
“ at leastI’m trying to tell the truth”
She feels so responsible she is shocked when she learns that she had a part to death and takes responsibility for her actions and tell the truth. Asserting her moral awareness suggesting that even though she was a main part in the mistreatment of Eva, she is now trying to take responsibility and be honest about what she did shows a shift in her character from someone who was initially defensive wouldn’t accept responsibility into her change in character and views .Gerald is being judgemental of her even though he has not yet taken responsibility for his own actions. shows juxtaposition of him reluctant to take any responsibility which contrast further to Sheila exception responsibility. Priestley‘s intentions is to critique social inequality and to be accountable of your actions and responsibility knowledge their actions
Were responsible for everything that happened to everybody. We have anything to do with that it would be very awkward wouldn’t it?
Mr. Burling does not feel socially responsible. He refuses to take any responsibility for Eva’s death and dismisses the idea that we should be responsible for each other and the notion that his actions might have negative consequences for others particularly for those in lower social classes like Eva implies the idea of being responsible for the consequences of his actions on others especially the less privileged is both ridiculous and inconvenient suggesting that such a situation would be awkward suggest a selfish concern with how uncomfortable it might be admit, admit responsibility indicating a lack of empathy and prioritisation of his own convenience over the well-being of others preceased intentions is not to just be about personal inconvenience. It’s about confronting a world where those empower should be held accountable for the actions.
“ responsible for everything that happened to everybody” reveals Mr Burling’s attitude toward the concept of social responsibility because he believes the wealthy himself shall not be held accountable for the problems of the poor although working class people as ever make his life a burden and difficult for him
I should think not Eric an absolute ashamed of you
This is Berlin does not feel socially responsible and will not take any responsibility for the death of Eli Smith even after she has been questioned by the inspector and telling Eric she is ashamed of him she shows that she has learnt nothing from the inspector’s investigation. The audience would know that she is in a position to be questioning the behaviour of anyone else given her and treatment of either sniff and lack social responsibility.” I am absolutely ashamed of you.” shows her inability to see her own role in the vent leading to the death she’s unwilling to accept any responsibility and her son admitting to his responsibility shows her failure self awareness and more awareness and doesn’t consider how far actions contribute to the circumstances lead to Eva‘s death. emphazizes mrs birlins lack of empathyunsympathetic views priestleys intentions of this is
It’s better to ask for the earth than to take it
And then spectacles lesson while questioning the Berlins inspector suggest that it is so irresponsible to be greedy to take things without permission this is a practice the privilege Berlin would be used to
How does pre-explore the theme of social responsibility in an inspector calls
Eva Smith dies because no one takes responsibility for their actions against her. Sheila and Eric develop a sense of social responsibility during the course of the Mr and Mrs Birling do not develop any sense of responsibility and I’ll need to look more inspector teachers a number of lessons about how we should be responsible for each other Priestley intentions uses the events of the plate to suggest that if we do not take responsibility for each other, the world would become a terrible place
