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* [[Adults Are Useless]]: Mr and Mrs Birling could be kindly described as idiots. Only the younger generation realise the significance of the Inspector's message and try to be nicer people because of it. Eric also says he didn't ask for his father's help after {{spoiler|he got "Daisy Renton" pregnant}} on the grounds that "You're not the kind of father a chap could go to when he's in trouble, that's why." |
* [[Adults Are Useless]]: Mr and Mrs Birling could be kindly described as idiots. Only the younger generation realise the significance of the Inspector's message and try to be nicer people because of it. Eric also says he didn't ask for his father's help after {{spoiler|he got "Daisy Renton" pregnant}} on the grounds that "You're not the kind of father a chap could go to when he's in trouble, that's why." |
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* [[Age Appropriate Angst]]: Sheila and Eric's distress is just dismissed as a result of their youth. |
* [[Age Appropriate Angst]]: Sheila and Eric's distress is just dismissed as a result of their youth. |
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* [[Rich in Dollars, Poor In Sense]]: Most of the family qualify, but |
* [[Rich in Dollars, Poor In Sense]]: Most of the family qualify, but |
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* [[Scenery Porn]]: The mid-1990s revival received a lot of attention for its lighting and scenic design, which featured a self-deconstructing house for the Birlings. |
* [[Scenery Porn]]: The mid-1990s revival received a lot of attention for its lighting and scenic design, which featured a self-deconstructing house for the Birlings. |
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* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: |
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Eric for "Daisy Renton". |
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* [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]]: Gerald and Sheila in the opening act. -- [[It Gets Worse|but not for long]]. |
* [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]]: Gerald and Sheila in the opening act. -- [[It Gets Worse|but not for long]]. |
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* [[Spot of Tea]]: In the Daldry production, which (since 1992) is the one generally staged, the Inspector is seen interacting silently with various characters outside of the family. This includes politely accepting a cup of tea off Edna. In the original play, although it's not clear whether he's [[The Teetotaller|a teetotaller]], he emphatically refuses Birling's offer of a drink. |
* [[Spot of Tea]]: In the Daldry production, which (since 1992) is the one generally staged, the Inspector is seen interacting silently with various characters outside of the family. This includes politely accepting a cup of tea off Edna. In the original play, although it's not clear whether he's [[The Teetotaller|a teetotaller]], he emphatically refuses Birling's offer of a drink. |
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