AIC 2.0 Flashcards
What quotes can be used for Eric? (8)
“What about war?”
“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages?”
“She was pretty and a good sport”
“I insisted on giving her enough money”
“You’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble”
‘Cutting in’
“The girl’s still dead, isn’t she?”
“We all helped to kill her”
What quotes can be used for Sybil? (7)
“Arthur, you’re not supposed to say such things”
“Absurd business”
“Girls of that class”
“She had only herself to blame”
“I used my influence to have it refused”
“It wasn’t I who had her turned out of her employment”
“I accept no blame for it at all”
What quotes can be used for the theme of responsibilty?
Inspector - “no, thank you, Mr Birling. I’m on duty”
Inspector - “lonely, half-starved, she was feeling desperate”
Inspector - “she feels responsible”
Mr Birling - “I can’t accept any responsibility”
Mr Birling - “it’s about time you learnt to face a few responsibilities”
Mrs Birling - “she had only herself to blame”
Mrs Birling - “I accept no blame for it at all”
Sheila - “it was my own fault”
Sheila - ‘with a little cry’
Gerald - “I knew her. Let’s leave it at that”
Eric - “you lot may be letting yourselves out nicely, but I can’t”
What quotes can be used for the theme of class?
Mr Birling - “these people”
Mr Birling - “unpleasant business”
Mr Birling - “you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else”
Mr Birling - “wretched girl’s suicide”
Mrs Birling - “girls of that class”
Mrs Birling - “absurd business”
Mrs Birling - “I used my influence to have it refused”
Sheila - “but I insisted”
Sheila - “this girl”
Sheila - “but these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”
Gerald - “the girl”
Gerald - “what I’d allowed her”
Eric - “why shouldn’t they try for higher wages”
What quotes could be used for Mr Birling? (10)
“lower costs and higher prices”
“unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”
‘with a touch of impatience’
“wretched girl’s suicide”
“these people”
“you’ve been spoilt”
“I’d give thousands”
‘laughing’
What quotes can be used for Sheila? (8)
“mummy”
“and I’ve been so happy tonight”
“but these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”
‘with a little cry’
“I’d persuade mother to close our account with them”
“if I could help her now, I would”
“don’t interfere, please, father”
“it frightens me the way you talk”
What quotes can be used for Gerald? (8)
‘well-bred’
“I knew her. Let’s leave it at that”
“this suicide business”
“don’t say anything to the Inspector”
“I made the people at the county find some food for her”
“I’m rather more - upset - by this business than I appear to be”
“we’ve been had”
“everything’s all right now, Sheila”
What quotes can be used for the Inspector? (8)
“I’m on duty”
“she was in great agony”
“I can’t agree with you there”
“you can imagine how she felt”
“you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things?”
“we’ll have to share our guilt”
“remember what you did”
“we are responsible for each other”
What quotes can be used for the theme of gender? (8)
Inspector - “and you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things?”
Mr Birling - “good looking girl”
Mrs Birling - “you’ll have to get used to that”
Mrs Birling - “and you’re a man”
Sheila - “you be careful or I’ll start weeping”
Sheila - “for your benefit”
Gerald - “darling”
Eric - “I left ‘em talking about clothes again”
What quotes can be used for the theme of age? (6)
Inspector - “we often do on the young ones. They’re more impressionable”
Mr Birling - “young people”
Mr Birling - “just keep quiet, Eric, and don’t get excited”
Mr Birling - “child”
Mr Birling - “any more of that and you leave this room”
Mrs Birling - “you girls”
Mrs Birling - “be careful with it”
Sheila - “mummy”
