A strategic illustration of this is the arrival of the Inspector instantaneously‚ subsequent to Mr Birling notifying Gerald about his imminent knighthood and regards of how ‘a man has to look after himself and his own.’ The Inspector‚ the true mouth piece of Priestly adds a dramatic tone. The character is directed with the use of pace and tension and presents each idea
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females being treated differently to Males. The Birlings and Gerald Croft are both of a higher class with Edna‚ the maid‚ and Eva Smith being lower class women. As Edna is the maid you would think that she is of low importance to the play but this is not the case as she is the only one in the play of the same social class as Eva Smith and knows what it
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it‚ it is quite obvious that he is there not to find the “main culprit” but instead he is there to make the Birling’s see through somebodies eyes of the Lower “class” and feel some “responsibility”. Each and every one of them‚ Mr Birling‚ Sheila‚ Gerald‚ Mrs Birling and Eric‚ all played a part in Eva’s death and the inspector wants them to realise this and accept responsibility. Mr Birling holds the big responsibility of starting the whole thing‚ and he was the first to turn Eva away. Eva Smith
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SUMMARY-THE ENCHANTED CASTLE Gerald‚ Jimmy and Kathleen were at school in a little town in the west of England-the boys at one school and the girl at another. They used to see each other on Saturdays and Sundays at the house of a kind maiden lady named Miss Hervey. As the holidays were fast approaching‚ they decided to go home instead of being at the house of Miss Hervey. After a lot of letters and telegrams‚ it was arranged that the boys would go and stay at their sister Kathleen’s school where
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Make notes on linguistic techniques and look our for comedic elements. Make note on theme and character. A Woman Of No Importance Themes: The author Wilde criticises the victorian upper class in a variety of different ways. They are usually throughout the first two acts in the abundance of witty dialogue the protagonists engage in. Lady Caroline displays her own ignorance when she dismisses ‘new woman’ Hester Worsley a somewhat pious woman who is independent and financially secure. She
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them handling it in different ways. As Gerald walks in it has come clear to us that the older generation are set in their ways and do not hesitate to even think about what the Inspector has told them‚ yet are stuck with their selfish ways. It is evident that Mr and Mrs Birling are embarrassed of Gerald finding out of what the Inspector has unearthed about what they have all done. ‘He put us all through it –‘ then Mr Birling cutting in ‘Sheila!’ Cutting
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Eyes Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s "If I Were A Man" is the story of Mollie Mathewson‚ physically and emotionally a true woman in all aspects. She is a good wife and a wonderful mother. Still‚ she strongly feels that she would rather be a man‚ whenever Gerald and her are getting in arguments. Suddenly she finds herself as her husband. His feelings and thoughts are obvious to her; she realizes how different her reality is from his. Mollie is thinking through Gerald’s brain and looks at the issue of their
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During the course of the play‚ a significant number of characters crimes that are mostly moral of form but on particularly rare occasions‚ a few commit crimes that are totally legal. Gerald’s quote is not exactly challenged at the time of the play that he makes the quote‚ but as the play goes on‚ nagging doubts start challenging the allegation. The whole of the Birling family‚ though however far-fetched‚ have seemingly contributed to the suicide of Eva Smith/Daisy Renton. J.R Priestly tries to lead
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role in the death and hopefully come to some conclusion as to who is the most to blame. Firstly we come to Mr Birling‚ the head of the family. He feels that he has to prove himself to others and does this by showing off. For example boasting to Gerald about how it’s been hinted to him that he will be knighted: “… there’s a fair chance that I might find my way into the next Honours List. Just a knighthood‚ of course.” A wealthy man who has worked his way up the social ladder and describes himself
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thoughts create emotions which drive behaviour‚ so with the focus on changing the thought process‚ emotional and behavioural changes can result (Gerald and Gerald‚ 2009). 5. Five
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