Act 2 Quotes Flashcards
Sheila’s metaphorical quote on how the inspector will knock down their guard.
‘You mustn’t try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl. If you do, then the inspector will just break it down’
Mrs Birling trying to use her husbands social class and authority to intimidate the inspector.
‘My husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago and that he’s still a magistrate’
Sheila using a metaphor to show how the inspector is their trigger.
‘No, he’s giving us the rope - so that we’ll hang ourselves’
Quote about Alderman Meggarty
‘Had wedged her into a corner with that obscene fat carcass of his’
Shiela saying how her and Gerald don’t know each other anymore
‘You and I aren’t the same people who say down to dinner here’
The inspector’s quote on responsibility.
‘Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges’
A rule of three emphasising the struggles of Eva’s life.
She was here alone, friendless, almost penniless, desperate.
Mrs Birling being stereotypical about the lower class, specifically Eva.
‘As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money’!
Mrs Birling saying all the stuff that should happen to the father of the child (Eric).
‘Then that’s all the more reason he shouldn’t escape’
