Top Grade Analysis of Arthur Birling in An Inspector Calls Mr Salles

[@Zetheria]

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[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

@@Zetheria Thank you and well done! Keep it up in year 11

[@kotryna5979]

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[@jesseschan-yt9um]

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[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

That is so cool - I'm glad the subject is becoming interesting for you - hopefully that will last for life, no matter what you take at A level or as a degree.

[@edenschannel101]

I got a 4 in my last Literature mock and now I'm working at a high grade 7. Thank youuuuu

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This is brilliant.can't wait to include this as I can link it to themes.your extremely clever.

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[@kericannur7110]

My first Macbeth paper I got a 5. I watched your KZbin video for my next exam and got an 8. I got a 7 in my last aic and hope this video helps improve it. thank you so much!!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Good luck!!

[@kericannur7110]

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[@joshuamungeam2]

its 00:46 i have my lit gcse in 8 hours. this is my soul source of revision

[@lindawebbsroad8342]

Do you recommend these as some of the 5 quotes to be memorized for Birlings character, that can be tied in with theme etc?

[@princessb3663]

omg wish i had access to this video last year would’ve got top mark analaysis love this‼️🙌🏻

[@hannahdenim5697]

Thank you so much for this! I have an exam on Mr Birling tomorrow and I now have many more ideas for context

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Best of luck!

[@hannahdenim5697]

Thank you so much!!

[@reginaampofo8479]

I am only using your videos to revise because why should I use other resources when you have everything we need thanks mr salles you are really helping us sooo much☺️☺️

[@wardswordonsport1348]

mr salles THANK YOU!!!!!!!! i was sitting on a 6 before my mocks in january and i got an 8 and my revision consised of watching your videos taking notes then writing essays THANK YOU

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Awesome, well done

[@MatthewHolman-b2w]

Saving my English grades in my mocks next week best videos there is

[@Mia-xg1wm]

I was getting 7s before watching your videos and now I’m getting straight 9s all credit to u boss

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Well done!

[@Sanjayk10]

Thanks for uploading! Love all your videos

[@hecticentertainment]

Will all this be enough to answer nearly any question on Mr Birling (or any themes to do with Mr Birling) aka If I learn everything in this vid, will I be set to answer any question or theme to do with Mr Birling ? Thanks

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Probably

[@hecticentertainment]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish , thanks for you comment. Is this the same for the other "TOP GRADE ANALYSIS OF [CHARACTER]" Thanks and your vids are sooooo useful

[@michaelblaine7618]

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[@anxbvx3591]

Hi Mr Salles! Just wanted to say thanks for uploading these videos, especially as it’s on An Inspector Calls. I feel I’ve most improved on this play thanks to your videos. I’ve already posted a recent essay I did on your giveaway video and I would’ve never believed I could have managed to produce that a year ago. Now I’ve just got to maintain it for my actual GCSE exams this year. But really, thank you. 🙏 Speaking of, have you announced all your giveaway winners??

[@junaidmiah834]

ive probably wrote ur whole transcript down cuz the explanation was really good so thanks

[@rzyhzn]

I absolutely loved these top grade analysis for inspector calls characater and it has taught me more than i have in class. Could you please make similar chacter analysis videos for macbeth please.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

I have loads already!

[@libertyprice263]

this is the best revision material i have ever used

[@off6079]

Please do more videos on a Christmas carol

[@alr_alr_alr]

I'll be back here when I get at least a 8 in English Lit mock, I'm working relatively close, but I flopped my recent mock. This next Lit mock will be mine!!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Great attitude! I look forward to your grades

[@user-gi3yr1gl7j]

sir, the play was performed in 1946 in England- would you still recommend us talking about how the play was used for the labour party? even though by the time the play was performed in England the party had already won?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes, at the time of writing he didn’t know it couldn’t be put on in London, and didn’t know or expect labour to win

[@vionarudkoley]

Thank you so much for this informative video, very helpful for my March mock revision!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Best of luck!

[@CrabCruncher78]

Thanks a lot Mr Salles! this helped me get an 8 in my essay! cheers mate.

[@stevenanderson5811]

mr salles look man i thank you so much i got a grade 5 cause of you man

[@redsprinkle]

this is really good stuff! my exam is tomorrow, thanks for the help :)

[@FireFitt]

Extremely Helpful, Thanks

[@pard00747]

I completely understand WHY Priestley wrote in favour of the Labour Party for the 1945 general election, but the play was first performed in Soviet Union in 1945, not England. On top of that the play was first performed in England- AFTER the election of 45- in 46. This shows that the timelines just don’t add up for Priestleys intended purpose of supporting the Labour Party in the election, thus making it less useful when analysing the context of the play; it has no affect for building support for labour in the British audience.

[@pard00747]

However I can acknowledge the support if the Labour Party as a more socialist party in general, I just think for the ‘45 election specifically it doesn’t add up

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Very thoughtful, but you are forgetting why he had to move production to Moscow - London theatres were shut, which he had not anticipated when writing he play

[@pard00747]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish completely forgot that! Makes way more sense now. Just a pity that the timings didn’t work out for Priestley I suppose

[@aryanpathak6476]

hi Mr Salles i was wondering if you could check my question 5 paper 1 answer on your last video.Thanks.

[@ethereal7738]

great video!!! thank youuu!!!!

[@mayakleinberg6013]

at 8:19 I'm a bit confused because if the Labour Party was using the same capitalist language as Birling showing that they profited from war. then why is Priestley in favour of Labour who are capitalist? and also didn't you say he's encouraging people to vote socialist

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

The Labour party is using that langauge to criticise capitalists, and Priestley is doing the same.

[@Adam-ne2qo]

12:15 "sonk" haha

[@willor8050]

Hi 10E2!! I was first to watch this before u lol

[@sakura_arts1456]

I have an assessment on mr Birling tomorrow and I have no idea how to memorise all of the quotes 😭🤚 Shes making us write 5 paragraphs!! 💔

[@FireFitt]

NICE VIDEO

[@wake5991]

love you

[@PandadetuGivesYouBamboo]

12:15 :)

[@mrsfopped]

Is this going give me top grades in English eduqas same as other english boards/

[@termile510]

Hi Mr Salles just wanted to ask whether you have seen my mock description on your last video, and if you haven't, please check it out. I would love a giveaway!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Well, as you are the second viewer to prompt me - you can be my second winner! Email me at [e-mail] to tell me which guide you want and the address you would like it posted to. Talk this through with your parents - I can post it to your school if preferable.

[@termile510]

Hello Sir, thanks for letting me be the second giveaway! If you could please reply on my description, give it a grade and let me know what I could do to improve, that would be immensly helpful, as I have summative exams starting tommorow! Btw, I've sent you an email, so please view it!

[@termile510]

(copied and pasted from previous video you made) The sky was a violent battlefront; gargantuan monstrosities of dull clouds defensively blocking out the Sun's glorious beams of light. Wind whipped around the icy wasteland, viciously attacking away at the traveller, just as an archer's arrow penetrates through tranquil, empty air. The ice encrusted mountain barely stood. Ithad been easily defeated by the harsh atmospheric cold, the erratic nature of the clouds, and the exhausting passing of time ; all of these attributed to the wearing away of the mountain, chipping away at small chunks of it as the inseparable days and nights came and went. He was cold. He still wore the crimson hoodie his wife had knitted for him before embarking on his mountainous trek. In his large backpack, he had kept a few photograph of his beloved family and friends to remind him of what he was here to accomplish. Pellets of sleet spat down on him from the sullen sky - it was as if they were condenscendingly mocking and jeering him. The very ground on which the traveler walked on was unforgivingly glacial, providing him neither stable footing nor comfort. Yet despite nothing falling into his favour, he carried on trudging through the dense foliage of snow. Yes, he was cold and empty, but the sheer determination he had burnt away any icicles of doubt he may have had lingering in his mind. Unseen to the traveller was a meandering ridge of snow, on the brink of unstability from the adverse weather. The winter's Devil had one last treacherous trick up his crafty sleeve. Rain pattered across the desolate wasteland, already grieving his tragic death. Larger, more ominous clouds materialised suddenly, killing off any chance that the sun would come out victorious. They peered peered down, like spectators watching a man being ruthlessly beaten by another twice his size. He had no time to react when it happened. Snowballs big as boulders struck brutally at his chest, knocking him flat on the granite-hard ground. A fiery burn had erupted in raging flames where he was hit. "Arrgh", he screeched, clutching uselessly at his frail chest. Barely a few seconds past by when a sudden deluge of ice, snow and dirt broke free from the mountain face. It powelled through, aided by the steep gradient of the mountain and the lubrication from water. Smack! Swash! The impeding avalanche lunged forward towards the traveller. He was sent hurtling down the slippery slope along with the avalanche, gradually slowing down with every blow his body took from the jagged, angular boulders. When he finally did stop, he was a broken toy. The traveller laid there sprawled, defeated by the cruel hands of nature, just like the mountain he had hoped to conquer.

[@melt7461]

@@termile510 nice

[@kahkah1986]

In fairness, Mr Birling is not all bad. He offers Eva a good job, which she refuses on idealistic grounds, but that means he is forced to sack her, it wasn't his first choice. Being a known strike leader like that would make someone virtually unemployable in a manufacturing setting anyway; Eva doesn't sufficiently consider this when she makes her decision. Plus, while he is harsh with his servant, there is no suggestion of creepiness or sexual abuse, which there is with other men like Gerald, Eric or the Alderman. He may have been unfaithful to his wife, but she doesn't know either way, which was the accepted good taste of the Victorian era, but which is of course distasteful to modern sensibilities.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

How times have changed! It is true, that he is in some ways the least bad. Alternatively, none of the exploitation by others would have occured had he simply decided to pay decent wages.

[@Rihanna1234-h3d]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish wasn’t stanley baldwin a conservative leader ?