Mr Birling

Mr Birling

"Rather portentous"
1. Suggests that he is important
  1. He may actually be important
  2. This may be the way he sees himself
    1. Due to his social class and wealth
"There isn't a chance of war"
1. War breaks out 2 years after the play is set
  1. 1914
2. His predictions are all wrong.
  1. Priestley does this to make him look stupid
    1. Audience do not trust him about anything
      1. War
        Annotations:
        regre
      2. Titanic
      3. Eva Smith
"A man has to mind his own business"
1. Very selfish
  1. Only cares about himself
2. Strongly disagrees with social responsibility
  1. Believes in every man for himself
  2. Audience holds a negative judgement against him
"Just a knighthood"
1. This is very important in the Crofts' eyes as well as his own
  1. Trying to impress the Crofts
    1. links to theme of Appearances
2. Higher status
  1. Moving up socially
"Provincial in his speech"
1. Has an accent
2. Isn't well-spoken
"Don't...start a scandal - eh?"
1. Foreshadows the things that are about to happen
"Titanic...absolutely unsinkable"
1. Titanic sinks
2. Dramatic Irony
3. self-assured
4. Foolish
5. Overconfident
6. Arrogant
"They both laugh"
1. They both take it as a joke and laugh it off
  1. But it may be more serious
"One of the happiest nights of my life"
1. Hyperbole
  1. His best interest at heart is money
    1. This marriage will bring him great profit to business
      1. Links to theme of Power and Greed
        Very selfish
        Only cares about money
        Only cares about climbing the social ladder
2. Irony
  1. Going to change
    1. Into one of the worst nights of his life

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