5. Mistaken Identity A mistaken identity in the play could be the identity of Eva Smith who throughout her life claims to be Eva Smith‚ Daisy Renton and even Miss Birling. This idea of mistaken identity brought the family to believe that Eva Smith‚ Daisy Renton and Miss Birling were not the same girl as the Inspector only showed them the images of this girl one person at a time. Another mistaken identity could be that‚ when the Birling’s receive a call from the hospital‚ they automatically assumed
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and Mr. Birling’s beliefs respectively. In an Inspector Calls‚ Priestley uses a range of dramatic devices to keep his audience on-edge. A very effective dramatic device Priestley uses is cliffhangers. For example at the end of the play when Mr. Birling answers the phone and is told that the Inspector is in fact “a hoax”. Ending the play on a cliffhanger leaves the audience wanting to find out what happens next and keeps them thinking about the play and it’s moral meaning after they have seen/read
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they were fighting in the war. They fought for equality against autocracy. This is what the Labour Party was promising. This play was used to try and impregnate a socialist opinion‚ thereby making you a Labour supporter almost subliminally. Mrs Birling turned Eva Smith down. She would not allow Eva
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Unnecessarily Long English Homework Of Mice and Men (Awful book) Character Profiles: Lennie: A large‚ lumbering‚ childlike migrant worker. Due to his mild mental disability‚ Lennie completely depends upon George‚ his friend and traveling companion‚ for guidance and protection. The two men share a vision of a farm that they will own together‚ a vision that Lennie believes in wholeheartedly. Gentle and kind‚ Lennie nevertheless does not understand his own strength. His love of petting soft
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despite the numerous attempts from Birling to turn aside the points he is making. The Inspector is told to appear ‘purposeful.’ This shows where he explains to the Birlings and their ways of thinking. The Inspector transfers Priestley’s views and he shows the difference in social classes at the time. A gap‚ which he wants to diminish. He illustrates the reason for this in the play through the role of the Inspector‚ where he outlines the ways of each of the Birlings have influenced someone from a
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changed. This allowed him to put across important moral lessons which was successful in this play The staging of the opening scene in the play is crucial as it immediately allows the audience to recognise the self-importance and superiority of the Birling family. The house is said to be large and suburban and have heavily comfortable furniture .Birling’s are celebrating a special occasion and are ‘pleased with themselves’. The scenery and costume within the opening scene displays obvious wealth‚ luxury
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younger generation can change their views easily and how they are influenced by their parents who can’t change their views as easily. Eric starts the play as a capitalist but then changes to a socialist as he realises it is better whereas Mr and Mrs Birling don’t change. Priestley also wants to show that often situations are influenced and linked to other situations and how socialism is better than capitalism and this is shown at the end of the book by Eric and Sheila becoming better people because of
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character of Eva Smith is presented through‚ at first‚ the Inspector‚ and then‚ through each individual member of the Birling household. Although the audience does not once encounter Smith’s character‚ her character is developed through the information elicited from the family‚ and it is certainly arguable that overall‚ she is put forth as a victim to the selfishness of the Birling family. One significant facet of Smith’s character is the fact that her story holds the family accountable for their
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Explain how the character of Sheila is changed by the Inspector’s visit When the Inspector calls at the Birling household‚ all the family are affected by the revelations that were brought to light – especially the daughter Sheila. As a ‘pretty’ daughter‚ in her ‘mid 20s’‚ Sheila pays attention to everything that her parents say and accepts it quite happily. Due to her comfortable upbringing‚ Sheila is unfortunately rather spoiled and appears at some points in the play to be very superficial. This
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way they wanted to. These factory owners were more important in 1912 than they are now‚ as many industrialists got rich in the 1800s. For example‚ men like Arthur Birling may have come from a modest background but his new wealth helped him climb up the social ladder‚ gaining both a lot of power and respect. This meant Arthur Birling was foolish and ignorant at times‚ as he thought he knew better. For example‚ ‘The Titanic – she sails next week... and unsinkable absolutely unsinkable.’ This quotation
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