AIC act one Flashcards
what does Shiela say suggesting she is childish
“yes, go on mummy”
what does sybil say suggesting she takes a blind eye to lower classes
“Arthur, you’re not suppose to say such things”
what quote tells us Eric is a heavy drinker
“We’ll drink their health”
what does Mr birling say which suggests he prefers gerald over eric
“You’re just the kind of son-in-law I always wanted”
what does birling say which suggests he is always thinking about business
Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together - for lower costs and higher prices”
what quote shows Shiela is materialistic
“Look mummy - isn’t it a beauty?” (she kisses Gerald hastily)
what does birling repeatedly say in his speeches
“A hard headed practical man of business”
what incorrect statement does birling say that may interact with older audiences
“The germans don’t want to war”
“there isn’t a chance of war”
“unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable” titanic
what does birling say that contrasts with what the inspector says later in the book
“A man has to mind his own business and look after himself”
how does the inspector assert dominance before he enters the scene
(we hear the sharp ring of the door bell, birling stops to listern)
how does the inspector speak which makes him mysterious,
uses short sentences and answer such as “quite so”
“yes”
“there might be”
what does birling say to suggest he and Gerald are famous around town
“you know, crofts limited”
what does Eric say to suggest his fathers actions have affected his
repeats what birling said “dad, a man has to look after himself”
how does inspector goole describe Eva smith
“she was a lively good-looking girl”
what does the inspector say about taking stuff
“its better to ask for the world than to take it”
