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#Repost @i.senzapalco with @repostapp ・・・ Eleonora Trevisan è Sybil Birling E vi aspetta il 13 Maggio 2017 a Vill. Brollo (Solaro), alle 21:00. @ele_trevi89 @ale_negrini_photo #iSenzaPalco #UnIspettoreInCasaBirling #NonIlSolitoGiallo #NonMancate #attrice #actress #giallo #misteryplay #MrsBirling #SybilBirling #Birling #JBPriestley #photo #photography #alenegriniphoto #teatro #theater #theatre #recitare #recitareperpassione #13maggio (presso Alessandro Negrini Photo)
"… she’d impertinently made use of our name …" This is the fourth in a mini series of posts on morality and relationships in 'An Inspector Calls'.
Explore the ways in which Priestley presents Mrs Birling in ‘An Inspector Calls’. Model Paragraph
Mrs Birling is presented as having elitist views throughout the play. This is emphasised as Priestley employs euphemistic language when Mrs Birling arrogantly asserts, “As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!” To refer to Eva with this pejorative implies that Mrs Birling perceives Eva to be morally inferior to her given her lower social status. This elitist understanding of morality is ironic given that the audience is aware that Eva did in fact “refuse money” as she knew it was stolen – highlighting her strong moral compass. This derogatory comment also alludes to the notion that Mrs Birling lacks compassion for Eva’s vulnerable state and, in turn, is unable to empathise with her as she thinks “she only has herself to blame.” At this point, it is clear that Mrs Birling’s upper class and privileged position has led her to a feeling of distaste towards the lower classes. In referring to her as a “sort” of girl, we see that Mrs Birling is attempting to conceal her prejudice through the use of euphemism; it is clear that she does not want to describe exactly what she thinks of Eva and her situation as she believes this will taint her own reputation, but yet her preconceptions remain clear. Again, Priestley uses irony here as Mrs Birling believes that speaking plainly of Eva’s pregnancy is beneath a woman of her social calibre to articulate and yet she feels no sense of guilt for her own immoral actions. The use of an exclamatory sentence highlights her frustration and conviction; it illustrates the ingrained nature of her beliefs which infuriates both a 1945 and modern-day audience. Given the support of women during the war, the gender boundaries that defined life in 1912 were starting to erode by 1945 and, as such, the audience would be horrified to see such disrespectful and misogynistic views being expressed about women – particularly when coming from a woman.
