everything is perfect Mr Birling is a bit too anxious to impress Gerald Eric seems rather nervous and Sheila playfully rebukes Gerald for not having come near her the previous summer there is a happy lighthearted atmosphere ID: 744182
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ActPlot1aThe Birling family are holding a dinner party to celebrate the engagement of Sheila to Gerald Croft, the son and heir of Mr Birling's rival in business. Although there are a few signs that not everything is perfect (Mr Birling is a bit too anxious to impress Gerald, Eric seems rather nervous and Sheila playfully rebukes Gerald for not having come near her the previous summer) there is a happy, light-hearted atmosphere.When the ladies leave the men to their port, Mr Birling has a 'man to man' chat with Gerald and Eric, advising them that a man needs to look after himself and his own family and not worry about the wider community. As he is telling them this, the door bell rings. Inspector Goole enters, an impressive, serious man whom none of them has heard of.1bInspector Goole announces that he has come to investigate the suicide of a young working-class girl who died that afternoon. Her name was Eva Smith. After seeing a photograph of her, Birling admits that she used to be one of his employees: he discharged her when she became one of the ring-leaders of a strike asking for slightly higher wages. Birling justifies sacking her by saying he paid his workers the usual rates; he cannot see that he has any responsibility for what happened to her afterwards.1cWhen Sheila enters, the Inspector reveals that he would also like to question her about Eva Smith's death. He tells Sheila that Eva's next job was at a big shop called Milwards, but that she was sacked after a customer complained about her. When she too is shown a photograph of the girl, Sheila is very affected. She admits that it was her fault that Eva was sacked: when Sheila had gone in to try on a dress that didn't suit her, she had caught Eva smirking to another shop assistant - in her anger, Sheila had told the manager that if Eva wasn't fired, Mrs Birling would close their account. Sheila is hugely guilty and feels responsible for Eva's death.When the Inspector then states that Eva, in despair, changed her name to Daisy Renton, Gerald Croft's involuntary reaction reveals that he knew her too. When the act ends, the audience is poised to find out what part Gerald had to play in her death
CharacterMr Arthur BirlingA manufacturer .Mrs Sybil Birling Wife of Birling – a higher social class than her husband.Shelia BirlingThe daughter of the Birlings, engaged to Gerald, she is at first spoiled but quickly is aware of her social responsibility.Eric BirlingThe son of the Birlings, a drinker, he is Gerald CroftInspector GooleEva Smith/ Daisy RentonThe woman at the heart of the investigation of the play but who is not in the drama.EdnaThe servant of the Birlings.
Vocabulary
Themes
Key Skills
Use and presentation of quotations
Memorise
three quotations each fortnight.
Choose
quotations which relate to the themes and the characters. Choose quotations which allow detailed analysis.
Introduce – colon – quotation marks
Language analysis
Explore the connotations of words and phrases. Find links between words and phrases. Explain effect on reader. Relate analysis to the question and the wider meaning of the sentence/text.
Analysis of form and structure of text
Structure: consider the order that the reader
learns information.
Form: first person/third person. Split narrative. Epistolary narrative.
Using a critical and academic
style
Use formal, standard English at all times. Avoid repetition.
Plan your response: try to have a clear line
of argument.
Interpreting
ideas and themes
Know all the key themes. Relate
your analysis of language, structure, form and character to these themes. Make links between different characters and different parts of the novel related to a particular theme.
Producing a personal response
What themes or ideas do you think are most relevant or interesting in the novel?
Can you make links between ideas in the novel or to other ideas from your studies?
(Part b of the question only)
Close analysis of an extract
Be focused and detailed: say a lot about a little. Explain
the effects of words and phrases on the reader: link this to the themes. Mention language, form and structure: try to link them together.
Using subject specific terminology
Use if you understand:
metaphor, simile, symbolism, pathetic fallacy, first person, third person, irony, foreshadowing
Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronounSlide2
CharacterDr Henry JekyllA doctor and experimental scientist who is both wealthy and respectable.Mr Edward HydeA small, violent and unpleasant-looking man; an unrepentant criminal.Gabriel UttersonA calm and rational lawyer and friend of Jekyll.Dr Hastie LanyonA conventional and respectable doctor and former friend of Jekyll.Richard EnfieldA distant relative of Utterson and well-known man about town.PooleJekyll’s manservant.Sir Danvers CarewA distinguished gentlemen who is beaten to death by Hyde.Mr GuestUtterson’s secretary and handwriting expert.
Vocabularyaberrationabhorrentallegoryallusionanxietyatavismconsciousnessdebaseddegeneratedepraveddualityduplicityepistolaryethicseugenicsferalgenremetamorphosisperversionprofessionalrespectabilityrestraintsavage
subconscioussuppressionsupernaturalunorthodoxVictorianThemesThe duality of human nature - hypocrisyScience and the unexplainedThe supernaturalReputation - villainyRationalitySettings – urban terror – Victorian EnglandSecrecy and silence
Key SkillsUse and presentation of quotationsMemorise three quotations each fortnight.Choose quotations which relate to the themes and the characters. Choose quotations which allow detailed analysis.Introduce – colon – quotation marksLanguage analysisExplore the connotations of words and phrases. Find links between words and phrases. Explain effect on reader. Relate analysis to the question and the wider meaning of the sentence/text.
Analysis of form and structure of text
Structure: consider the order that the reader
learns information.
Form: first person/third person. Split narrative. Epistolary narrative.
Using a critical and academic
style
Use formal, standard English at all times. Avoid repetition.
Plan your response: try to have a clear line
of argument.
Interpreting
ideas and themes
Know all the key themes. Relate
your analysis of language, structure, form and character to these themes. Make links between different characters and different parts of the novel related to a particular theme.
Producing a personal response
What themes or ideas do you think are most relevant or interesting in the novel?
Can you make links between ideas in the novel or to other ideas from your studies?
(Part b of the question only)
Close analysis of an extract
Be focused and detailed: say a lot about a little. Explain
the effects of words and phrases on the reader: link this to the themes. Mention language, form and structure: try to link them together.
Using subject specific terminology
Use if you understand:
metaphor, simile, symbolism, pathetic fallacy, first person, third person, irony, foreshadowing
Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun