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15 Cards in this Set
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How does mr birling dehumanize socialists and the working class? |
'Mixed up together like bees in a hive' |
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Where do we see the idiocy of mr birling? |
'The germans dont want war. Nobody wants war.' |
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What does mr birling refer to socialists as?... |
'Cranks' & 'scaremongers' |
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What does Birling say to deflect blame to Eric? |
'As if your nothing to do with us' |
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Where does Birling try to use status to free himself from a difficult situation? |
'This is Gerald Croft...' |
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Where can we see that Birling demands attention? |
The repeated use of - and the stage direction [he holds them for a moment] |
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Where can we see that Mrs Birling has no remorse for her actions? |
'I did nothing I'm ashamed of ' |
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How is Mrs Birling compared to Birling at the beginning of the play? |
She is described as his 'social superior' |
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Where can we see Mrs Birling abusing her power? |
'I used my influence ' |
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How does Mrs birling see herself morally as superior bc of her class and show disgust to lower classes? |
'Girls of that sort would never refuse money' |
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List traits of Mrs Birling |
Traditional, upper class, polite, hypocritical, conservative and centred around her husband. |
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Which characters in the play could be described as 'progressive' |
Eric and Sheila |
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Where can we see the egotistical side to Mrs Birling? |
'I felt [the inspector was fake] all the time' |
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What does Birling say to distance himself from the working class? |
He refers to them as 'they' |
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How can we see Birling is stubbornly capitalist? |
'Community and all that nonsense' dramatic irony as this is placed next to rash claims |
