One way to learn from this video is to write down the 13 quotes on a double-sided page while leaving space around it. Wait at least 15 minutes after watching the video, then in a different colour, try to jot down what you remember about each quote.
Raisonneur - a character in a play, novel, or the like who voices the central theme, philosophy, or point of view of the work. In simple terms, it’s the author’s voice. Eg. Inspector Goole acts as Priestley’s raissoneur
@@_joonu_Well.. Daisy is symbolic for daisies on a graveyard, foreboding her death, cleansing out her sole, symbolic in Greek for motherhood and losing an unborn child. Renton is symbolic for prostitute, renting like a slave as a working class woman, rented to all the Birling as they all have temporarily mistreated her etc. I have made a video of it on my channel. ;)
could you argue that sheila, as a member of the younger generation is only momentarily socialist and proxy to the inspectors values because she is impressionable, she adopts those views only because she is simply told to be? she asks the inspector “so am i really responsible?” and after getting the confirmation she begins adopting these socialist values and takes on the role of the inspector. i’m not sure if this is relevant though
It gives me confidence to see that the idea I came up with on my own, in my first reading of the play (that Birling is taught a lesson by the ghostly inspector, like Scrooge) is actually a grade 9 idea- I just disregarded it as bit of a random inference but now I might end up using it in my essay :)
I introduced an aspect of Edna literally welcoming socialism into the play, so it was amazing to see this come up as a grade 9 idea here! Hope tomorrow goes well!
thanks sir! such a useful video. Also, i don't think that you 'waffling' is bad at all, u make really good points. Pls don't completely cut off ur long videos for short ones lol, but maybe more concise as people asked
Hi Mr Salles, Thanks to your help, I managed to full mark the AIC question we got in our mock! Your help is truly appreciated beyond belief. I was wondering, could you take a look at it and give me your own idea about it? The question is on how Priestly presents selfishness within the play. In "An Inspector Calls", Priestley conveys a didactic message to his audience of the evils of capitalism and the selfishness that fuels it. He portrays the effect of such a corrupt system on the ordinary people and provides an alternative through socialism. Priestley has shown selfishness to be a cause of death and despair due to the refusal of the socialist lesson. This can be seen right before the Inspector leaves in Act 3, where he delivers an important message to both the Birlings and the audience: We must all learn the socialist lesson and if we do not, we will learn it in "fire and blood and anguish". Here, Priestley uses the semantic fields of these nouns to conjure a clear image of the World Wars in the mind of his audience, which would have been very easy to depict as this was performed shortly after WWII. Priestley thus insinuates that war was a direct economic consequence of capitalism and the selfishness of powerful business owners, as war was a method of generating profit. In order to avoid another World War, Priestley shows that socialism must be implemented in society, and we must all care for one another. However, the Birlings do not learn the lesson as they celebrate, believing that Eva Smith never existed. This was disrupted by the telephone ringing again, which is symbolic of WWII - Just as the Inspector said, if people will not learn, they will learn through war. Hence, the Inspector acts as Priestley's omniscient mouthpiece to convey his didactic socialist message. We can also see how Priestley rejects capitalism and its selfishness through the construct of Mr Birling. In Act 1, we see that Mr Birling is trying to give a lesson to Gerald and Eric, of how "a man must look after his own business and family". As soon as this is said in the play, a doorbell rings, described as a "sharp trill". The use of the adjective "sharp" is meant to convey a very jarring noise, which represents Priestley's objection to such a statement. As Mr Birling is a microcosm of capitalism, we can see that Priestley is using the Inspector as a proxy to cut off and reject whatever message Mr Birling is conveying. This can also be seen through Mr Birling's previous statements, talking of how "the Kaizer doesn't want war" and referring to the Titanic as "unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable". The use of the adverb "absolutely" indicates how much Mr Birling believes in the power of the Titanic, which could here represent capitalism itself. However, as the audience would already know, two World Wars have occurred and the Titanic had sunk, which Priestley uses to show how Mr Birling and his capitalist ideals are rather idiotic. This shows how the playwright wishes to show how, whoever believes in this man is also stupid, and whatever he says is simply false, and thus how the selfishness of those who "look after their own" must be rejected. Priestley also uses his audience's belief in Christianity to convince them of his socialist message. This, again, is voiced by his proxy, the Inspector, when he talks of how "we are all members of one body". This is a direct reference to the communion, which many people in his audience would recognise as roughly 80% of them would be regular church-goers. Since he says this while delivering his socialist message, Priestley implies that socialism is a part of Christianity, and so even the most capitalist of people would accept his message as the message of the Bible, and would thus have to disagree with the capitalist message of the time as it was not in line with the Christian ideals. Any and all comments are appreciated, thanks! Also, please keep doing what you are doing Mr Salles, you are amazing and well-loved by this community :)
@@bmetlo3301 I just watch mr Salles's videos on Inspector calls - the themes videos and each character video - and make notes about each one. That's all you really need. I also almost always use the "fire, blood and anguish" quote, best quote in the entire play. I do love and relationship, which I... did not do the best in. I'm not the guy you should ask for help in poetry lmao. Hope this helps!
6:07 - cartels are illegal under the 1998 competition act, but there's no record of cartels being illegal (in the UK) in 1912 when the play is set (if someone can find proof i'll gladly use this argument on Wednesday). Nor in 1945 when the play was shown. However it is proven that he is against the issue
I feel like maybe the second Inspector is a metaphor for the second world war, that the Birlings, symbolic of capitalist society, will be trialed by Inspector and as they haven't learnt there lesson they will be met with an even greater trial and force of the second Inspector, in the form of WW2.
How was Mr Birling supposed to know that the titanic would sink? Everybody else thought it would sink yet my English teachers says it shows capitalists are naive and wrong in their beliefs.
when using these great quotes and beautiful explanations, can you try to describe what method is been used in the quotes and why so we steel some marks for Ao2
could you say that Edna opens the door for the inspector and lets him into the room she fully welcomes in and embraces the inspector as she too is subject to their capitalist vice?
Could we refer to how materialsim links to a capitilist mentality and the within the bible it touches on money is the 'root of all evil' relating to the corruption of money within aic?
Hi, this is unrelated, but could you try to suggest why Dickens uses the simile ' as if he loved the child' in A Christmas Carol. It gives off an ulterior motive vibe or inner-turmoil or conflict on how to feel about Tiny Tims state.
this is a weird theory but the main reason I think mr everything english has grown way faster than mr salles is because he is brown and more relatable to high population of ethnic minorities in the uk.But i do think mr salles is good its just that his videos are sometimes not as straight to the point but i like the structure of these new videos.The more straight to the point the better,thats why freesciencelessons is very famous,there is no waffle
One way to learn from this video is to write down the 13 quotes on a double-sided page while leaving space around it. Wait at least 15 minutes after watching the video, then in a different colour, try to jot down what you remember about each quote.
Great idea
Raisonneur - a character in a play, novel, or the like who voices the central theme, philosophy, or point of view of the work.
In simple terms, it’s the author’s voice. Eg. Inspector Goole acts as Priestley’s raissoneur
Thanks! Will defo use this in my essays!
I didn't know that!
@ John Johneon is it the same as a mouthpiece
@@diegobertora3470 yeah
That words too complicated.imma just say Priestleys mouthpiece
I love the symbolism in all the characters names. Especially Eva Smith and Daisy Renton.
the technique is called onomastic symbolism if you want to use it in any essays
whats the symbolism of Daisy Renton?
@@_joonu_Well.. Daisy is symbolic for daisies on a graveyard, foreboding her death, cleansing out her sole, symbolic in Greek for motherhood and losing an unborn child. Renton is symbolic for prostitute, renting like a slave as a working class woman, rented to all the Birling as they all have temporarily mistreated her etc. I have made a video of it on my channel. ;)
@@_joonu_ i think because a daisy is a common flower, so it symbolises how common situations like Eva's were in the Edwardian era.
@@samueljspeakman ty
could you argue that sheila, as a member of the younger generation is only momentarily socialist and proxy to the inspectors values because she is impressionable, she adopts those views only because she is simply told to be? she asks the inspector “so am i really responsible?” and after getting the confirmation she begins adopting these socialist values and takes on the role of the inspector. i’m not sure if this is relevant though
Yes, you could argue that
would it be worth talking about tho? seeing as its different to priestleys purpose
also, i’m so grateful for all your videos, literally a godsend, the points you come up with are very thought provoking :)
The word for a character that is the author’s spokesperson is Raisonneur
@@bennythomasgopuran2502 its good to talk about alternative interpretations
It gives me confidence to see that the idea I came up with on my own, in my first reading of the play (that Birling is taught a lesson by the ghostly inspector, like Scrooge) is actually a grade 9 idea- I just disregarded it as bit of a random inference but now I might end up using it in my essay :)
You should!
So much content out recently well done 😊👍
I introduced an aspect of Edna literally welcoming socialism into the play, so it was amazing to see this come up as a grade 9 idea here! Hope tomorrow goes well!
thanks sir! such a useful video. Also, i don't think that you 'waffling' is bad at all, u make really good points. Pls don't completely cut off ur long videos for short ones lol, but maybe more concise as people asked
Will do!
Great video, thank you, loved these ideas
Hi Mr Salles,
Thanks to your help, I managed to full mark the AIC question we got in our mock! Your help is truly appreciated beyond belief.
I was wondering, could you take a look at it and give me your own idea about it?
The question is on how Priestly presents selfishness within the play.
In "An Inspector Calls", Priestley conveys a didactic message to his audience of the evils of capitalism and the selfishness that fuels it. He portrays the effect of such a corrupt system on the ordinary people and provides an alternative through socialism.
Priestley has shown selfishness to be a cause of death and despair due to the refusal of the socialist lesson. This can be seen right before the Inspector leaves in Act 3, where he delivers an important message to both the Birlings and the audience: We must all learn the socialist lesson and if we do not, we will learn it in "fire and blood and anguish". Here, Priestley uses the semantic fields of these nouns to conjure a clear image of the World Wars in the mind of his audience, which would have been very easy to depict as this was performed shortly after WWII. Priestley thus insinuates that war was a direct economic consequence of capitalism and the selfishness of powerful business owners, as war was a method of generating profit. In order to avoid another World War, Priestley shows that socialism must be implemented in society, and we must all care for one another. However, the Birlings do not learn the lesson as they celebrate, believing that Eva Smith never existed. This was disrupted by the telephone ringing again, which is symbolic of WWII - Just as the Inspector said, if people will not learn, they will learn through war. Hence, the Inspector acts as Priestley's omniscient mouthpiece to convey his didactic socialist message.
We can also see how Priestley rejects capitalism and its selfishness through the construct of Mr Birling. In Act 1, we see that Mr Birling is trying to give a lesson to Gerald and Eric, of how "a man must look after his own business and family". As soon as this is said in the play, a doorbell rings, described as a "sharp trill". The use of the adjective "sharp" is meant to convey a very jarring noise, which represents Priestley's objection to such a statement. As Mr Birling is a microcosm of capitalism, we can see that Priestley is using the Inspector as a proxy to cut off and reject whatever message Mr Birling is conveying. This can also be seen through Mr Birling's previous statements, talking of how "the Kaizer doesn't want war" and referring to the Titanic as "unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable". The use of the adverb "absolutely" indicates how much Mr Birling believes in the power of the Titanic, which could here represent capitalism itself. However, as the audience would already know, two World Wars have occurred and the Titanic had sunk, which Priestley uses to show how Mr Birling and his capitalist ideals are rather idiotic. This shows how the playwright wishes to show how, whoever believes in this man is also stupid, and whatever he says is simply false, and thus how the selfishness of those who "look after their own" must be rejected.
Priestley also uses his audience's belief in Christianity to convince them of his socialist message. This, again, is voiced by his proxy, the Inspector, when he talks of how "we are all members of one body". This is a direct reference to the communion, which many people in his audience would recognise as roughly 80% of them would be regular church-goers. Since he says this while delivering his socialist message, Priestley implies that socialism is a part of Christianity, and so even the most capitalist of people would accept his message as the message of the Bible, and would thus have to disagree with the capitalist message of the time as it was not in line with the Christian ideals.
Any and all comments are appreciated, thanks! Also, please keep doing what you are doing Mr Salles, you are amazing and well-loved by this community :)
how do you revise for an inspector calls? also do u have any tips for the anthology if u do power and conflict
@@bmetlo3301 I just watch mr Salles's videos on Inspector calls - the themes videos and each character video - and make notes about each one. That's all you really need. I also almost always use the "fire, blood and anguish" quote, best quote in the entire play.
I do love and relationship, which I... did not do the best in. I'm not the guy you should ask for help in poetry lmao. Hope this helps!
6:07 - cartels are illegal under the 1998 competition act, but there's no record of cartels being illegal (in the UK) in 1912 when the play is set (if someone can find proof i'll gladly use this argument on Wednesday). Nor in 1945 when the play was shown. However it is proven that he is against the issue
yeah exactly you can't be sure if that law is relevant to the exact time, I wouldn't be confident writing about it.
Allusions are the best!
I feel like maybe the second Inspector is a metaphor for the second world war, that the Birlings, symbolic of capitalist society, will be trialed by Inspector and as they haven't learnt there lesson they will be met with an even greater trial and force of the second Inspector, in the form of WW2.
Excellent
Thank you very much sir!!! you are the best! I love an inspector calls :)
How was Mr Birling supposed to know that the titanic would sink? Everybody else thought it would sink yet my English teachers says it shows capitalists are naive and wrong in their beliefs.
when using these great quotes and beautiful explanations, can you try to describe what method is been used in the quotes and why so we steel some marks for Ao2
could you say that Edna opens the door for the inspector and lets him into the room she fully welcomes in and embraces the inspector as she too is subject to their capitalist vice?
Yes
Instead of the character question just do the second question which is always about society. How Priestley wants to change society?
6:47 nahh making me wanna leave and finish off breaking bad icl
Finish it after your exams, its an amazing show
For the quote these girls arent cheap labour theyre people can you use it no matter what the question focus is ?
Yes
Could we refer to how materialsim links to a capitilist mentality and the within the bible it touches on money is the 'root of all evil' relating to the corruption of money within aic?
Yes, good idea
thank youuu this was so helpful
Hi Mr Salles, just wondering approximately how many quotes you should put in an essay, and how many times you should analyse the language? Thanks
13 and 2
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish 13??
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglishHi sir, what are we supposed to write about if we only talk about language twice?
Hi, this is unrelated, but could you try to suggest why Dickens uses the simile ' as if he loved the child' in A Christmas Carol. It gives off an ulterior motive vibe or inner-turmoil or conflict on how to feel about Tiny Tims state.
thanks sir this really helps a lot
Mr. Salles please some last minute tips on of mice and men
It will always be a choice between doing a character or a theme right?
Hi please can u do one of these for Macbeth ?
Hi Sir, can you please quickly predict the RAJ question?
do you have any AIC predictions
Next weekend
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish ok thanks :]
yo what exam board do u do
@@jamsi1066 AQA
could someone explain the second meaning about the "what about this ring?" i dont fully get how its linked to the call
thankss
do you have any jane eyre predictions
Hi sir, do you have any Julius Caesar predictions?
you save me
Aic is my biggest weakness in English i dont understand it well 😭
this is a weird theory but the main reason I think mr everything english has grown way faster than mr salles is because he is brown and more relatable to high population of ethnic minorities in the uk.But i do think mr salles is good its just that his videos are sometimes not as straight to the point but i like the structure of these new videos.The more straight to the point the better,thats why freesciencelessons is very famous,there is no waffle
I’ll keep that in mind! Watch out for some new 3-4 minute videos
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish a good starting point would be to recreate the recreate the Poems videos but try to squish them down to 5 minutes each.
@@isfakrahaman4140 I thought I recognised the name - I shall!
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish to be honest, i prefer your teaching style it really helps me soak up different contextual ideas
could you do a video on kingship?
Already have one