You smiled. You knew exactly where to start: The seven deadly sins of the Birlings, the dramatic irony of 1912 vs 1945, and the ghostly Inspector who was never really there – but was never really gone.
“That was the infirmary,” he whispered. “A young woman just died on her way there – swallowed disinfectant. And a real inspector is on his way. To ask us some questions.” an inspector calls gcse revision
He walked out the door. And vanished.
The Inspector interrupted. “Eva Smith. She worked for you. Two years ago. You fired her for asking for a tiny raise. Six shillings a week.” You smiled
Goole leaned to your ear. “ Arthur represents capitalist greed. The play was written in 1945, but set in 1912. The audience knows two world wars and the Titanic sank. Birling’s ‘unsinkable’ confidence in ‘self-help’ is dramatic irony. Priestley wants you to see that ‘looking after yourself’ destroys others.” The Second Knock: The Chain of Events Sheila Birling, young and fashionable, froze. Her smile vanished. “Oh – it was me next, wasn’t it?” she whispered. “A young woman just died on her way