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26 Cards in this Set
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what are the 8 main themes?
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Class
Love Employment Adaptability Responsibility Time Age Gender |
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why is class important in the play?
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to convey the importance of social responsibility - look after each other no matter the class
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compare class system in 1912 and 1945
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1912 - people with most money had most power, so working class families had little support - charities like Sybil's were the only option often
1945 - still had classes, but fairer - war brought people together - ideas like socialism because popular (social responsibility) - labour party won election which focused on helping lower class |
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what is socialism?
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the idea that people and power should be shared more equally (Priestly is socialist)
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what is capitalism?
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the idea that business should be run by private people and not by the state, therefore meaning there are a class of people who own the businesses (upper class) and a class of people who work for business (lower class)
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what is Mr Birling's attitude to love?
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he doesn't indicate he believes in it much, it seems mostly about money and business to him - an economic ladder
maybe the reason Sybil is cold is because of her loveless marriage |
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what is Sheila's attitude to love?
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she starts of excited and in love with Gerald but by the end, she realises she doesn't really know him - reconsiders her love for him
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what is the situation with love and eva?
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she loved Gerald but he said it was physical attraction (so does eric "I wasn't in love with her"). Do they not want to fall in love with her because of her class?
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what's the inspector's attitude to love?
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different form of love in the form of care
Birling's find this hard to understand - they do charity but its without care |
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how does Mr Birling show his arrogance through ridiculing Eric?
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he makes out Eric pretends to know it all because he has had a private education, but its really the older generation that pretend to be knowledgeable when they aren't
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Mr birling is stubborn and won't adapt/learn but he does listen to one person - who is it and why?
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Gerald because he's from the upper class
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which three people's arrogance prevents them from changing?
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Sybil, Birling and Gerald
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which characters are far more influenced by the inspector?
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Eric and Sheila - they turn their backs on their parents because they wouldn't adapt
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how does Sheila transform from the start of the play to the end?
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starts... playful, selfish and obedient
ends... aware, sensitive and mature |
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why don't the older generation change?
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they're happy being in denial and not knowing about working class problems - if it doesn't directly impact on them, they don't want to know
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give three examples of the older generation rejecting any 'bad' topics
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prostitution - "I see no point in mentioning the subject" - birling
womanising - "you don't mean Alderman Meggarty?" - mrs birling (its well known) drinking - "it isn't true" about Eric's alcoholism - mrs birling |
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"several hundred young women"
what does this quote suggest about Eva? |
Birling remembers Eva despite having a lot of employees - she must have been unusual or stood out
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what did the working rights of 1912 mean for Eva?
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she couldn't negotiate a strike and had no power over her being sacked because there were no trade unions. She also had no financial support or advice to fall back on after being sacked
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What was Mr Birling's opinion over the strike and who agreed and who disagreed?
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He wanted "to keep labour costs down" and saw no issue with sacking the "four or five ring-leaders" because he had little empathy for the lives they live
Gerald agrees but Sheila and Eric don't |
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what does Mr Birling feel his responsibility is?
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to make as much money as possible, no matter how it effects other people
responsible to provide for the family - yet Eric doesn't not see him as a father he can turn to |
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what does Mrs Birling feel her responsibility is?
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the Women's Charity Organisation but only helps those that 'deserve' her help
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what 4 things show the tension of the Birling's?
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1. Sybil correcting social mistakes ("squiffy")
2. Eric laughs randomly, acts strangely 3. Gerald and Sheila about last summer 4. Sybil's lack of understanding of her children 5. different attitudes (e.g. responsibility) 6. Sheila and Arthur over marriage/money |
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play setting and play written
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set in 1912 - just before WW1
written in 1945 - Just after WW2 |
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compare role of women in 1912 and 1945
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1912 - genders weren't equal - women can't vote - upper/middle class relied on their husbands to protect and provide
1945 - women could vote (had more power) and war help women gain independence |
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expectations of middle/upper class men in 1912
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work to support family
protect women - wife and daughter |
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expectations of middle/upper class women in 1912
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marry a man with money so they didn't have tow work
have: parties, friends, children staff did: washing, cooking, cleaning (Edna) |
