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AIC plot
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- 1Act 1 How does Priestley present them Birlings as the 'perfect' middle class family?-father-business man
-mother-works hard to keep up family reputation
-son works in family business
-daughter marrying son of competitor- could improve business, could potentially merge. - 2Act 1 how does priestley show hints of conflict from the onset?-the crofts-more established-makes birling feel anxious.
-gerald says he was busy with work-shiela not satisfied- "yes, that's what you say"
-bid difference between what was expected of men and women. - 3Act1- Birling's lecture on war and business What opinions does Birling present that the audience of 1946 know are wrong?-conflict between workers and bosses will come to nothing-many strikes between 1912-1945
-tech progress will continue- titanic as an example "unsinkable, abolutely unsinkable".
-eric asks whether there will be another war-arthur says no way- 2 years later ww1. - 4Act 1- birling sacked eva smith Why did workers go on strike? what made Birling want to sack the 'ring-leaders' of the strike? How does this reflect Birling's ideas of social responsibilty?-they wanted a pay rise
-wanted to protect profits, avoid another strike.
-birling sees employees as cheap labour- wants opposite to social responsiblity- maximum profit. - 5Act 1- Sheila got her sacked Why did Sheila get Eva sacked from Milwards? how does priestly portray sheila as a forgivable character in this scene?-insecurity and jealousy made her think eva was laughing at her.
-she said that she "felt rotten about it at the time"-her reaction shows she knew she behaved badly, shes grown up a bit since then. - 6Act 1- sheila and eric are sympathetic what hypocrisy does eric identify with eva being sacked from birling and co.? Why does sheila stay when she is asked to leave by her parents?-eva sacked for asking for higher wages- birtling company "try for the highest possible prices"
-believes its her responsiblity to hear whole story and find out what happened- parents think young women should be protected, breaking away from traditional views. - 7Act 1- gerald confesses to sheila why does gerald suggest that his affair with daisy should be kept secret? what does the inspector do when he enters the room again to confirm his controll?-doesnt want to cause scandal
-one word question "well?"-shows he expects something from them. - 8Act 2- sheila breaks off engagement what is one of the main reasons sheila breaks off engagement? How does Birling try and defend Gerald?-Gerald lied-less than an hour ago he said that he was busy with work over the summer-could have confessed months ago
- by saying "you must understand a lot of young men-" he implies that lots of young men have mistresses. - 9Act 2- Sybil refuses last chance to help Why did sybil persuade the committee to turn down Eva/Daisy's request? Why wouldnt Eva/daisy marry the father or take any more money from him?-Eva said her name was Birling-sybil thought this was a "piece of gross impertinence"-that she would link her own scandal to the birlings.
she changed her story from her husband leaving her to not being married.
-he was a "youngster-silly and wild and drinking too much"-the money was stolen-he didnt love her - 10Act 2- sybil wont take responsibility who does sybil hold responsible for Eva/Daisy's situation? what does she think should happen to the person she holds responsible? how is sybils claims ironic?-the father of the child (eric)
-inspector should punish the man "very severely" before making him "confess in public his responsibilities"
-she wants to minimise scandal for the family yet the audience and some of the other characters (e.g sheila) are beginning to realise it's eric who is the father. - 11Act 2- Eric walks in-turing point eric is forced into a public confession How is Eric described when he returns? How does Act 2 end?-"extremely pale and distressed"
-cliff hanger-audience wondering whether he was the "drunken young idler" - 12Act 3- Eric confesses How did eric mistreat Eva smith? what is used to highlight erics immaturity?-eric force eva to have sex with him-got her pregnant- threatened to cause a "row" if she didnt let him in.
-eric's language- calls eva "a good sport" and "pretty"-this sounds insenstive given how he mistreated her - 13Act 3- the inspector has his say sum up how each character played their part What points does the inspector raise in his final speech?-arthur-sacked Eva
Sheila-got her turned out of 2nd job
Gerald-kept her as his mistress and made her happy for a while
eric-"used her" because he was drunk"
sybil-refused her a "pitiable little bit of organised charity".
-"millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths"
-Everyone is "intertwined" and members of one body"-everyone shares "hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness" as everyone is
affected.
-if they don't learn they will be taught through "fire and blood and anguish"-foreshadowing future world wars - 14Act 3- inspector might not have been real How do the older generation see this revelation? do sheila and eric agree with their parents views?-sybil and arthur agree this makes "all the difference"
-sheila and eric disagree- "he was our police inspector all right"- doesn't matter that it was fake, if it was the truth. - 15Act 3- geralds return splits the family further who discovers that there was no inspector Goole on the force? what does gerard go on to point out that heightens the idea of it being a hoax? how does the tone/atmosphere change amongst the older generation?-gerald returns- found theres no inspector goole- birling calls the station to confirm this.
-gerald points out that the photographs might have all been different. gerald calls hospital- confirms there was no suicide.
-gerald, mr and mrs birling joke on-atmosphere as it was at the start. - 16Act 3- a phone call...a girl has died, and an inspector will call- at the beginning- inspector arrives just after birling says "a man has to mind his own business"
- at the end-phone rings just after birling laughed at "the famous younger generation who know it all"- birling hasn't learnt his lesson
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