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09.04.18 Today I spent most of the day making biology quizlets and now I’m making some key quotes flashcards for English on these mini flash cards I got from muji yesterday 💗

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Eric Birling character profile (GCSE)

Character Summary:

Eric is first shown to be a well mannered young man, with a slightly odd, nervous demeanour. Throughout the play he becomes more assertive and confident, but also does come to terms with his past actions and his drinking habit. He is the perfect portrayal of your stereotypical, upper class boy; someone who thinks that the world should be handed to them on a silver platter, regardless of how reckless they are. One of his saving graces is that he is on the more remorseful half of the Birling family and firmly sides with the Inspector. His parents both seem to have no idea about the events that have taken place that link Eric so directly to Eva Smith or any of his habits. This shows his anonymity towards his family, and his general disinterest in his father’s world (i.e: not showing any interest in business and insulting his father’s business partners).

ACT ONE:

“Eric is in his early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive.”

“S: You’re squiffy. E: I’m not.”

“(Takes decanter and helps himself.)

“E:(eagerly) Yes, I remember- (but he checks himself.) B: Well, what do you remember?       E: (confused) Nothing.”

“You’ve had enough of that port, Eric.”

“He could. He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out. I call it tough luck.”

“And I don’t see why she should have been sacked just because she’d a bit more spirit than the others... I’d have let her stay.”

“(uneasily) I’m sorry- but you see- we were having a little party- and I’ve had a few drinks, including rather a lot of champagne- and I’ve got a headache- and as I’m only in the way here- I think I’d better turn in.”

ACT TWO:

“Secondly, I blame the young man who was the father of the child she was going to have... he didn’t belong to her class, and was some drunken young idler.”

“And if you’d take some steps to find this young man and then make sure that he’s compelled to confess in public his responsibility- instead of staying here asking quite unnecessary questions.”

“Eric enters, looking extremely pale and distressed. He meets their inquiring stares. Curtain falls quickly.)”

ACT THREE:

“You know, don’t you?”

“(bitterly) You haven’t made it any easier for me, have you, Mother?”

“I know- he’s your son and this is your house- but look at him. He needs a drink now just to see him through.”

“(Eric goes for a whiskey. His whole manner of handling the decanter and then the drink shows his familiarity with quick heavy drinking.)”

“well, I was in that state when a chap easily turns- and I threatened to make a row.”

“B:(harshly) So you had to go to bed with her?      E: Well, I’m not old enough to be married, aren’t I, and I’m not married, and I hate these fat old tarts round the town- the ones I see some of your respectable friends with-”

“She didn’t want me to marry her.”

“-and she’d no money left- so I insisted on giving her enough money to keep her going- until she refused to take any more-”

“You mean- you stole the money?”

“(nearly at breaking point) Then- you killed her. She came to you to protect me- and you turned her away- yes, and you killed her- and the child she’d have had too- my child- your own grandchild- you killed them both- damn you, damn you-”

“(almost threatening her) You don’t understand anything. You never even did.”

“Eric is brooding desperately.”

“(Eric laughs rather hysterically, pointing at him.)

“I’m ashamed of you as well- yes, both of you.”

“This girl’s still dead, isn’t she?”

“It’s still the same rotten story whether it’s been told to a police inspector or to somebody else... It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters.”

“(shouting) And I say the girl’s dead and we all helped to kill her- and that’s what matters-”

“(angrily) How can it? The girl’s dead isn’t she?”

“S: Fire and blood and anguish. And it frightens me the way you talk, and I can’t listen to any more of it. E: And I agree with Sheila. It frightens me too.”

Themes:

Guilt: He arguably holds the most guilt, but fully accepts his guilt and is truly sorry for his actions by the end of the play.

Family: Holds wildly different views to both his parents. His father sees him as a spoiled rich boy, who has never had to work for anything- and he sees his father as an old fashioned dinosaur, not accepting his obvious responsibility. Close to his sister, they share an easy playful banter and he was pleased that she was happy with Gerald. Hates his mother, believes that she pushed Eva over the edge; killing her and in turn his child.

Class: He is ostensibly rich and wealthy, and uses this to pressure Eva Smith into bed with him (possibly against her will). He does not share his mother’s view on class, as he empathises with the factory workers rather than his father.

Love: He loves his sister and has a good relationship with her. But he didn’t truly love Eva despite having sex with her. This idea of a romantic relationship could be from witnessing his parents loveless marriage.

Responsibility: Accepts his responsibility fully.

Dramatic Devices:

Direct Comparison Between Characters: Priestly uses direct comparison between characters to show generational and political differences. This is evident with the clear cut opposition between Eric and Mr Birling.

Exaggerated actions:Eric is often hysterical and wild, always pointing and gesticulating.

Change in demeanor towards other characters: Eric starts off stuttering and defensive towards Mr Birling but by the end he becomes offensive and opinionated. He keeps his friendly back-and-forth with Sheila, but instead they begin to talk about topics of substance.

Contextualisation:

Given how it is set in 1912, Eric represents the young men who would eventually go and fight and die in the first world war. It is a prime example of even if you are young, fit and rich, you are not exempt from war.

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"At first, I worried about if I should take part in the drama or not. I got advice from my manager hyungs and peers. The ultimate reason I decided to was because of the character Ki Bum. I heard the scriptwriter created the character with me in mind. It's a character that has a lot of me in it.” - Key, SHINee

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Sheila Birling character profile (GCSE)

Character Summary:

Sheila Birling is initially pretty, pleased and content with her life. She later changes from this to have a far greater understanding of what’s actually going on around her and she start’s to take responsibility for the things she’s done, therefore making her not quite as pleased with life as she had been previously. Sheila is instantly compassionate towards Eva’s plight. Whereas their parents show a very upper class attitude of 'every man for himself’. In the end Shelia ends up taking on a lot more of the blame than she should, and with this we get to see how guilty Shelia actually feels about what she’s done, so guilty that she thinks herself to be one of the prime reasons for Eva’s death, even though it is clear that she is far from being the biggest contributor to what drove Eva to do what she did.

ACT ONE:

“Sheila is a pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited.”

“E: (rather noisily) All the best! She’s got a nasty temper sometimes- but she’s not bad really. Good old Sheila!”

“(quiet and serious now) All right then. I drink to you, Gerald.  (For a moment they look at each other.)”

“Sorry! It’s just that I can’t help thinking about this girl- destroying herself so horribly- and I’ve been so happy tonight.”

“But these girls aren’t cheap labour- they’re people.”

“Milwards! We go there- in fact, I was there this afternoon- (archly to Gerald) for your benefit.”

“She looks at it closely, recognises it with a little cry, gives a half-stifled sob, and then runs out. The Inspector puts the photograph back into his pocket and stares speculatively after her.”

“I’d never go near the place again and I’d persuade mother to close our account with them.”

“Because I was in a furious temper.”

“I caught sight of this girl smiling at Miss Francis- as if to say: ‘Doesn’t she look awful’- and I was absolutely furious.”

“(She almost breaks down, but just controls herself). How could I know what would happen afterwards?... But she was very pretty and looked as if she could take care of herself. I couldn’t be sorry for her.”

“Were you seeing her last spring and summer, during that time when you hardly came near me and said you were so busy? Were you? (He does not reply but looks at her.) Yes, of course you were.”

“(laughs rather hysterically) Why- you fool- he knows. Of course he knows.”

ACT TWO:

“ I got that girl sacked from Milwards. And now you’ve made up your mind I must obviously be a selfish, vindictive creature.”

“-but I can’t believe- I won’t believe- it’s simply my fault that in the end she- she committed suicide. That would be too horrible-”

“We all started like that- so confident, so pleased with ourselves until he began asking us questions.”

“ You mustn’t try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl. If you do, then the Inspector will just break it down.”

“I don’t want to get poor Eric into trouble. He’s probably in enough trouble already. But we really must stop these silly pretences.”

“(rather wildly, with laugh) No, he’s giving us rope- so that we’ll hang ourselves.”

“he can hardly ever find time to come and see the girl he’s supposed to be in love with. I wouldn’t miss it for the worlds-”

“(with sharp sarcasm) Of course not. You were the wonderful Fairy Prince. You must have adored it, Gerald.”

“In fact in some odd way, I rather respect you more than I’ve ever done before.”

“And now at least you’ve been honest. And I believe what you told us about the way you helped her at first. Just out of pity. And it was my fault really that she was so desperate when you first met her.”

“I went and pushed her farther out, right into the street, just because I was angry and she was pretty. Gerald set her up as his mistress and then dropped her when it suited him. And now you’re pretending you don’t recognize her from that photograph.”

“(with feeling) Mother, I think it was cruel and vile.”

“(distressed) Now, Mother- don’t you see?”

“Mother- I begged you and begged you to stop-”

ACT THREE:

“(bitterly) I know. I had her turned out of a job. I started it.”

“I behaved badly too. I know I did. I’m ashamed of it. But now you’re beginning all over again to pretend that nothing much has happened-”

“(bitterly) I suppose we’re all nice people now.”

“It makes me feel a bit less ashamed of us. You’re just beginning to pretend all over again.”

“But that won’t bring Eva Smith back to life, will it?”

“The worst part is. But you’re forgetting one thing I still can’t forget. Everything we said had happened really had happened. If it didn’t end tragically, then that’s lucky for us. But it might have done.”

“Fire and blood and anguish. And it frightens me the way you talk, and I can’t listen to any more of it.”

Themes:

Guilt: Feels incredibly guilty for what she did, and is very sad about what happens to Eva Smith.

Family: At the beginning, she fits well into her family, but at the end of the play rejects her parents completely due to their callousness towards Eva.

Class: Is upper class and is marrying into aristocracy, but is compassionate towards those of the lower classes (like Eva Smith.)

Love: Was in love and engaged to Gerald, but breaks off the engagement.

Responsibility: Fully accepts her responsibility for what happens, possibly more than what she deserves.

Dramatic Devices:

Direct Comparison Between Characters: Sheila’s repentance and humility is contrasted with her parents denial.

Passionate/ Exaggerated Actions: She is often making extreme dramatic actions to serve for tension, i.e: giving Gerald back the ring.

Contextualisaton: She is the young idealistic woman who will end up going to work for the war effort in WW1.

The idealised version of what upper class people could be if they understood the struggles of the lower classes.

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Gerald Croft character profile (GCSE)

Character Summary:

At the very start we see Gerald as someone who is eager to impress Arthur Birling and is very assured of his social and financial standings. He arguably had the largest impact on Eva, as he did have a long standing affair with her. But after her death, Gerald sits on the fence with where he stands in the morality her death. He realises that he and the Birling family, all drove this girl to the point she was at, and even when it’s proven that there is no girl he is far more willing to accept that he was still in the wrong by doing what he did with Daisy Renton, even when there was no death involved.

But Gerald is the one that began the theory of it being a hoax, which could be down to personal denial of having anything to do with the death of a girl he loved.

ACT ONE:

“Gerald Croft is an attractive chap about thirty, rather too manly to be a dandy but very much the easy well-bred young man-about-town.”

“(smiling) Wouldn’t dream of it. In fact, I insist upon being one of the family now. I’ve been trying long enough, haven’t I? (As she does not reply, with more insistence) Haven’t I? You know I have.”

“(quietly) Thank you. And I drink to you- and hope I can make you as happy as you deserve to be.”

“B: She’d had a lot to say- far too much- so she had to go.

G: You couldn’t have done anything else.”

“Well, there’s nothing to settle as far as I’m concerned. I’ve never known an Eva Smith.”

“Shall I go to her?”

“Getting a bit heavy-handed, aren’t you, Inspector?”

“I: So first she changed her name to Daisy Renton-

G: (startled) What?”

“I’m sorry Sheila. But it was all over and done with, last summer. I hadn’t set eyes on the girl for at least six months. I don’t come into this suicide business.”

“(He looks crushed. The door slowly opens and the Inspector appears, looking steadily and searching at them.)”

ACT TWO:

“Mrs Birling, the Inspector knows all that. And I don’t think it’s a good idea to remind him-”

“I went down to the bar for a drink. It’s a favourite haunt of women of the town.”

“She was very pretty- soft brown hair and big dark eyes- (breaks off.) My God!”

“(distressed) Sorry- I- well, I’ve suddenly realised- taken it properly- that she’s dead-”

“Of course, I do. He’s a notorious womaniser as well as being one of the worst sots and rouges in Brumley-”

“(Carefully, to the Inspector) I want you to understand that I didn’t install her there so that I could make love to her.”

“It’s hard to say. I didn’t feel about her as she felt about me.”

“-and by that time Daisy knew it was coming to an end. So I broke it off definitely before I went.”

“She didn’t blame me at all. I wish to God she had now. Perhaps I’d feel better about it.”

ACT THREE:

“(Gerald appears, and Edna withdraws.)”

“That man wasn’t a police officer.”

“But the point is- this sergeant was dead certain they hadn’t any inspector at all like the chap who came here.”

“I did keep a girl last summer. I’ve admitted it. And I’m sorry, Sheila.”

“But how do you know it’s the same girl?”

“He might have showed you the photograph of any girl who applied to the committee. And how do we know she was really Eva Smith or Daisy Renton?”

“What girl? There were probably four or five different girls.”

“That’s right. You’ve got it. How do we know any girl killed herself today?”

“Everything’s all right now, Sheila. (Holds up the ring.) What about the ring?”

Themes:

Guilt: Acknowledges what he did to Eva Smith, but distances himself from blame. Instantly jumps onto the fact that the Inspector wasn’t a real Police Officer.

Family: Comes from a wealthy family, but wants unify with the Birlings and is eager to impress.  

Class: From a very upper class family, this is shown in his manner of speaking and tone of voice and actions towards Sheila.

Love: Loves Sheila, but initially accepts when she gives him the ring back. But later acts differently as he gleefully suggests getting reengaged.

Responsibility: Doesn’t feel as responsible as he feels he made her happy.

Dramatic Devices:

Introduces a twist: Adds a twist in the story by explaining that the Inspector isn’t a real inspector.

Changing alliances: Act 1: wants to impress Mr Birling, is in love with Sheila, feels awkward around the family.

Act 2: has to explain things to Sheila, is defended by Birling, and is looked down on by Mrs Birling.

Act 3: Is at ethical odds with Sheila, doesn’t believe the Inspector is real.

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Eva Smith character profile (GCSE)

Character Summary:

Although we never meet Eva Smith/ Daisy Renton but we hear a lot about her. She is shown as a victim: an ordinary working class girl, ruined by all the other characters abusing their power and social status- exposing Priestly’s anger at the class divide. Eva is meant to be extremely pretty and attractive, but with strong morals and an honest attitude. She stood up to Mr Birling and asked for higher wages; however, she had no hope against a man of Mr Birling’s status- he could easily replace her. She was willing to stand up against injustice and be a voice of the working class. Priestly uses her to represent any person we meet in our live. The focus of the play is not on her, but on the way each character behaves towards other people. Even if Eva Smith and Daisy Renton were not the same person, and even if the Inspector had shown each character a different photograph, it is not important thing is that they all still did what they did.

ACT ONE:

“Two hours ago a young woman died in the Infirmary. She’d been taken there this afternoon because she’d swallowed a lot of strong disinfectant. Burnt her inside out, of course”

“Like a lot of these young women who get into various kinds of trouble, she’d used more than one name. But her original name- her real name- was Eva Smith.”

“This young woman, Eva Smith, was a bit out of the ordinary.”

“Now- about this girl, Eva Smith. I remember her quite well now. She was a lively good-looking girl- country-bred, I fancy- and she’d been working in one of our machine shops for over a year.”

“And this girl, Eva Smith, was one of them. She’d had a lot to say- far too much- so she had to go.”

“But after that she stopped being Eva Smith. Perhaps she’d had enough of it.”

“living in lodgings, with no relatives to help her, few friends, lonely, half-starved, she was feeling desperate.”

“She was taken on in a shop- and a good shop too- Milwards.”

“That’s more or less what I was thinking earlier tonight, when I was in the Infirmary looking at what was left of Eva Smith. A nice little promising life there, I thought, and a nasty mess somebody’s made of it.”

“She was the right type for it, just as I was the wrong type. She was a very pretty girl too- with big dark eyes- and that didn’t make it any better.”

“If she’d been some miserable plain little creature, I don’t suppose, I’d have done it. But she was very pretty and looked as if she could take care of herself. I couldn’t be sorry for her.”

“So she changed her name to Daisy Renton-”

ACT TWO:

“A girl died tonight. A pretty, lively sort of girl, who never did anybody no harm. But she died in misery and agony- hating life-”

“then she stopped being Eva Smith, looking for a job, and became Daisy Renton, with other ideas.”

“But then I noticed a girl who looked quite different. She was very pretty- soft brown hair and big dark eyes.”

“She looked young and fresh and charming and altogether out of place down there.”

“She wanted to talk about herself- just because she felt I was interested and friendly- but at the same time she wanted to be Daisy Renton- and not Eva Smith.”

“She was giving herself elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd in a a girl in her position.”

“As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!”

ACT THREE:

“I wasn’t in love with her or anything- but I liked her- she was pretty and a good sport-”

“She didn’t want me to marry her. Said I didn’t love her- and all that. In a way, she treated me- as if I were a kid. Though I was nearly as old as she was.”

“This girl killed herself- and died a horrible death.”

“One Eva Smith has gone- but there are millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering, and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives, with what we think and say and do.”

“And I say the girl’s dead and we all helped to kill her- and that’s what matters-”

“But that won’t bring Eva Smith back to life, will it?”

Themes:

Guilt: Eva Smith has been shown to be a lovely person who doesn’t need to feel guilty for anything. However, she as a person of the lower classes, has more powerful people who should feel guilty for what they did to her.

Family: Has no family, both her parents are dead.

Class: She is poor, and of a lower class but gets involved with two men from the upper classes (Gerald and Eric).

Love: She fell in love with Gerald despite him not feeling the same way; and told Eric that she did not want to marry him because they did not love each other.

Responsibility: She is not responsible for any crimes, but others were responsible for what happened to each other.

Dramatic Devices:

Never actually appearing: Eva Smith never actually appears in the story and is only described by other characters. This emphasises the anonymity of the lower classes during Edwardian/Victorian times.

Contextualisation:

Eva Smith represents the lower classes that was mainly ignored in the early parts of the 20th century. They are beleaguered, down-trodden, and repressed; but for the most part were mostly forgotten.

J.B.Priestly held strong communist views and this is shown in the presentation of Eva’s character and what the other characters do to her.

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"At first, my agency asked me what I wanted to do about my name. Although a lot of people change their names, I thought I wanted to bring everything I've done as SHINee's Key with me. Everything I've worked on is as SHINee's Key, so I didn't think I had to change that. People who call me Kibum call me Kibum anyway. I didn't feel it meant a lot to change it, and I thought it would be better to use a name that many people know me by.” - Key, SHINee