eng lit
darkness
ambituon and moral corruption
lady macbeth
downfall of macbeth through manipulation and deciet
blood and daggers
represents guilt and the aftermath of the regicide
d1
stars hide your faces let not light see my black
d2
vauliting ambition which o'erleaps itself
d3
let nights black agents to their preys
lm1
lookth like the innocent flower but be a serpent undert
lm2
like the poor cat ithadage
lm3
a little water clears us of this deed
bd
is this a dagger which i see before me
bd2
will all great neptunes ocean wash my deeds from hands
c1
ambition in jacobean era was seen as a threat to social order if one chased personal gain over social and divine loyalty will lead to chaos
c2
story can be seen as a retelling of adam and eve. adam being destroyed by eve
c3
king james used to write many novels about witches. it can be said that their influence on macbeth promotes his beliefs and exposes dnagers of witchcraft
i did nothing im ashamed of
mrs b
as if a girl of that sort woukd ever refuse money
mrs b
we are members of one body
inspector
i cant accept any responsibility
mrs b
i think she only had herself to blame
mrs
she was alone friendless almost penniless
inspector
i behaved badly too. i know i did.
sheila
public men mr burling have responsibility as well as privalleges
goole
she had a lot to say far too much. she had to go.
mr birling
aic c 1
Setting: 1912 (Edwardian Era)
• Big divide between rich and poor.
• Upper class = wealth + privilege.
• Working class = poverty, no welfare, few rights.
aic c 2
Women’s Rights
• Women expected to marry and obey men.
• Working-class women = exploited workers.
• No right to vote yet (until 1918/1928).
• Priestley shows women’s vulnerability through Eva.
aic c 3
Written in 1945 (Post–WWII Context)
• Britain recovering from war, wanted social change.
• Rise of socialism and welfare state (Labour victory 1945).
• People valued unity, equality, responsibility
aic c 4
Generation Gap
• Old (Mr & Mrs Birling) = stubborn, selfish.
• Young (Sheila & Eric) = change, remorse, hope.
• Suggests future progress lies with the younger generation
aic c 5
Priestley’s Message
• Priestley = socialist, wanted a fairer society.
• Uses the Inspector to teach moral and social responsibility.
• Criticises selfishness and class inequality