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They stayed together and he tells Sheila that he was in a relationship. Sheila admires his honesty, however. After a few weeks, Daisy knew that good times were coming to an end:
Oh-it's wonderful! Look- Mummy- isn't it a beauty? Oh - darling - : Language is fragmented and broken up, perhaps showing the gesture was unexpected as 'all last summer' Gerald never 'came near' Sheila. Fragments show level of excitement and inability to express her gratitude. I can't help thinking about this girl - destroying herself so horribly." Sheila is concerned and upset for Eva, despite not knowing her. Shows empathy. I gather there's a very good chance of knighthood" - Right from the start of the play, it is established that Birling is constantly thinking about his social class. He feels that attaining a knighthood would further progress him into the Gentry class.The pronoun 'you' implies that not only is Gerald in control of their relationship, but he also controls Sheila's mindset. The fact that she poses a convergent question (closed-ended question) connotes to the reader that she adheres to not only Gerald's preferences, but her outlook on life also revolves around her husband, and she obeys the way in which the ruling class should conduct themselves within society.
When the inspector arrives, the lights should get much more "brighter and stronger" to show that the inspector is here to expose the Birling's soon or later.... Whilst Eric's is siding with Eva Smith, it is still evident from his use of pronouns that he regards her as something separate to his family. There is a distinct difference between the use of 'they' to describe the lower class and 'we' to describe the business, he distances himself from her and still does not associate himself with the class, but only believes that as people they should have rights that allow them to have a voice and that he values her labour simply because 'she was a good worker', showing a more selfish and business like approach to whether letting her stay or not way as good idea. This is Eric's longest piece of dialogue so far, and this more knowledgeable and less conservative image of him differs from the more 'squiffy' Eric we saw earlier. This is one of the underlying layers of Eric coming out and campaigning for what he believes his moral, the inspector is a catalyst that has allowed Eric to have the 'activation energy' to contradict his father. Repetition of the word 'did'. Shows how the Inspector, and Priestly, can except past actions have occurred and you cannot change them now. However it is these actions that they 'did' that will allow them to reflect and change their moral viewpoint. The world is changing, what people 'did' believe in before the war has adapted, and whilst what they 'did' was wrong it could be excusable as originally these were the excepted actions and attributes of the upper class.There are millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us." - There are lots of others just like Eva Sheila needs the expensive symbol of the wedding ring to validate her engagement. This suggests that she is superficial, materialistic, concerned with appearance. In this case, the ring is not a confirmation that the engagement is one of love but the material nature of the ring confirms that it's a business deal. Previously, only has verbal promise of engagement to Gerald, however this means little to her, she requires material proof to physically identify their love, showing that she upholds the same selfish and materialistic views and capitalist attributes of her father. In the end after the inspector has left, Gerald play a main roll in trying to prove the inspector is fake, showing how although he is honest and sorry, he hasn't fully learned his lesson like the younger two:
dryly) I don't play golf."- Shutdown to Mr Birling. During Mr B's interrogation. Showing how he doesn't care for Mr B's higher rank in the social Hierarchy. Oh - how horrible! Was it an accident?" - Shows how sheltered she is, she couldn't imagine someone wanting to end their life as she hasn't experienced anything bad in her whole life. After this she tells the inspector that the one to blame is the father of the child (not knowing it is Eric): Does that satisfy you? So I refused." - asks a question and then answers it himself. Not interested in the views of others.
After this Eric offered her money, but she refused and she didn't want to marry him, Eric says: "She treated me - as if I were a kid" showing his immaturity. For lower costs and higher prices." - The change from "She'll make you happy" earlier on to business talk shows how he can't help himself. When it's Eric's turn to be questioned, we already know that Eric was the father or Eva's child. During the interrogation we find out that Eric had used Eva as a thing and even raped her, however, he is embarrassed in front of his family and uses euphemisms to excuse his behaviour:
Priestley revealing the ring itself serves as situational irony. A circle has no beginning or end and is therefore a symbol of infinity. It is endless, eternal, just the way love should be. It is a symbol of devotion and an agreement between two parties to love and cherish one another for the rest of their days; they will be committed to one another. Unbeknownst to the audience, this vow has already been broken due to Gerald's infidelity. As she finds out it is Eric who was "Silly and wild and drinking too much" (showing her disconnect from Eric), she starts to break down, possibly giving the reader some sympathy for her:hrough the stage directions, Priestley reveals that Eric was in his 'early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive'; the asyndetic list here creates the sense that he is overwhelming and overbearing (perhaps alluding to the self-righteous superiority that his bourgeois lifestyle has instilled in him). In addition to this impression is his 'half shy, half assertive' nature. The adjective 'shy' connotes apprehension and nervousness which juxtaposes the implications of dominance and confidence with the adjective 'assertive'. The contrast displays the inner turmoil Eric is experience as he is not 'at ease' with himself. Rather, Priestley portrays Eric as having a 'half' and not fully realised personality that even he himself hasn't fully accepted. Perhaps this represents how Eric feels abandoned within his affluent upbringing and he is starved of parental love; in life his parents have failed to respect or value him as their son. There is an overwhelming sense that his own father is disappointed in him and rather admires Gerald more than him: 'you're just the kind of son in law I always wanted'. Perhaps Priestley is portraying the harsh consequences when there is a deficit of parental love because in the bourgeois society parents cherish materialism and climbing up the social stratum and by doing so they neglect the emotional well-being of their children. Priestley may be subtly criticising this concept which corresponds with the capitalist regime and by doing so he compels the audience to value socialism. Sorry - I - well, I've suddenly realized - taken it in properly - that's she's dead." - Gerald liked and cared for Eva The verb 'wanted' creates a sense of ownership and entitlement- it is almost as though he has a right to make Sheila's decisions for her, as her husband to be. This has been done intentionally by Priestley to represent the way in which women were treated during Edwardian England- their sole purpose was to merely support their husbands, but never by necessarily offering their own opinion or advice.The fact that Gerald now has the ability to make decisions for Sheila perhaps implies that she has become nothing more than a possession that Gerald is free to manipulate as he pleases.
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