edwardian society

    Cards (4)

    • The play is set in 1912 - in Edwardian England, which is quite similar to Victorian England
    • Factory owners could pay workers whatever they wanted - they became really rich and they had lots of power (Mr Birling)
    • "Deserving poor" = most poor people were the deserving poor - they worked hard but didn't get paid well
    • Yet most rich people believed the poor were mainly "undeserving poor"