Name three historical events that Mr. Birling is wrong about. - Could one of them be seen as a metaphor?
WWI & WWII, The Great Depression, Strikes ('labour trouble'), The Titanic being 'unsinkable'
Priestly uses Mr. Birling's incorrect predictions to show what about the character?
That he thinks he knows it all but doesn't really have a clue about the world and society. He's a charlatan.
Priestly references historical events that happen after when the play is set. This means the audience know what will happen but the characters do not. What is this technique called?
Dramatic Irony
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