Mr Birling
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- Created on: 30-04-16 16:05
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- Response to Inspector
- Initially easily irritated by Inspector "touch of impatience"
- Nervous when inspector is around as he isn’t in control and cant dictate what is going to happen
- Mr Birling
- Key Messages /Themes
- At the end of the play Mr Birling does not learn his lesson and doesn't take responsibility for his part in Eva's death
- Mr Birlings views are completely capitalist and he doesn't believe in socialism " a man has to make his own way"
- . He believes that socialist ideas that stress the importance of the community are "nonsense
- Key Messages /Themes
- He wants to protect Birling and Co.
- He wants to protect himself and his family
- He cannot see that he did anything wrong when he fired Eva-looking after business interests
- He wants to protect himself and his family
- Shared Responsiblity
- Older Generation (Mr + Mrs B) wont change their ways and take no responsibility
- Priestly's use of the character
- Dramatic Irony
- Mr B is confident that there will not be a war.The audience knows there will be a war,
- Mr Birling
- Key Messages /Themes
- At the end of the play Mr Birling does not learn his lesson and doesn't take responsibility for his part in Eva's death
- Mr Birlings views are completely capitalist and he doesn't believe in socialism " a man has to make his own way"
- . He believes that socialist ideas that stress the importance of the community are "nonsense
- Key Messages /Themes
- Dramatic Irony
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