english literature

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  • arthur birling quote
    a man has to make his own way—has to look after himself—and his family, too, of course.
  • sheila quote
    No, that’s no use. You not only knew her but you knew her very well. Otherwise, you wouldn’t look so guilty about it.
  • sheilas quote
    I don’t dislike you as I did half an hour ago, Gerald. In fact, in some odd way, I rather respect you more than I’ve ever done before.
  • a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own
  • but these girls arent cheap labour theyre people to
  • if we were responsible for everything that happened to everybody we have anything to do with , it would be very awkward wouldnt it
  • first the girl herself secondary blame the young man who was the father of the child he shoud be made example of
  • i wasnt in love with her or anything -but i liked her-she was pretty and a good sport
  • we are members of one body we are responsible for eachother
  • one eva smith has gone but theyre are milliions of eva smiths all intertwined with our lives if men will not learn that lesson then they will be taught it through fire blood and anguish
  • when your marrired you will realsie that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend all their time and energy on their busniness
  • clothes mean something quiet different to a women
  • the point is you havent learnt anything
  • girls of that class
  • unsinkable absolutley unskinable
  • famous younger generation
  • were respectable citizens not criminals
  • context:
    socilamism vs capalism
  • edwarddian era
    context
  • preistley is afemnist
  • themes
    age, class. responsility, gender]
  • look like the innocent flower but be the serpent beneath it
    metaphor of concealment,hidden identity, confusion
    allusion to animal imagery , The symbolism here shows that Lady Macbeth wishes her husband to appear well-meaning and gentle to hide his deceit. The symbol also has connotations of temptation and lost innocence through the serpent’s link to the biblical story of Adam and Eve.
  • fair is foul and foul is fair
    presents the idea that this is a frightening, mysterious world where the supernatural hold power , introduces motif of appearance versus reality . The message of the witches is fair to Macbeth, but foul to Banquo.