AIC key quotes Flashcards
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Birling: ‘I’m talking as a hard-headed ________________________ … There isn’t a chance of ______.’
‘I’m talking as a hard-headed practical man of business … There isn’t a chance of war.’
What is the Titanic, according to Birling?
‘unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’
Birling: ‘There’s a fair chance that I might ____________________________________.’
‘There’s a fair chance that I might find my way onto the next Honours list’
Birling: ‘A man has to ________________ - has to look after _____________, and his _________ … community and all that __________.’
‘A man has to make his own way - has to look after himself, and his family … community and all that nonsense.’
What can Birling not accept?
‘I can’t accept any responsibility’
What is Birling’s duty?
‘It’s my duty to keep the labour costs down.’
Why did Birling sack Eva Smith?
‘She’d had a lot to say - far too much - so she had to go.’
What did Birling ask the Inspector?
‘How do you get on with our Chief Constable, Colonel Roberts?’
Birling: ‘I’ve got to _________________ as soon as I can.’
‘I’ve got to cover this up as soon as I can.’
Birling: ‘Probably a _______ or some sort of _____.’
‘Probably a socialist or some sort of crank.’
Mrs Birling: ‘When you’re married, you’ll realise that ________________________ sometimes have to spend nearly all _________________________.’
‘When you’re married, you’ll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time on their business.’
Mrs Birling: ‘I’m very sorry. But I think she _____________.’
‘I’m very sorry. But I think she only had herself to blame.’
Mrs Birling: ‘Unlike the other three, I did ___________________.’
‘Unlike the other three, I did nothing I’m ashamed of.’
What did Mrs Birling tell the Inspector to do?
‘Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility.’
Mrs Birling: ‘She was claiming _____________________________________________________________________________.’
‘She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd for a girl in her position.’
Mrs Birling: ‘I accept no _____ at all.’ Who does she blame instead?
- ‘I accept no blame at all.’
- ‘I blame the young man who was the father of the child.’
What is Mrs Birling triumphant about?
‘I was the only one of you who didn’t give in to him.’
Sheila: ‘I’ve been so _____ tonight. Oh I wish _______________.’
‘I’ve been so happy tonight. Oh I wish you hadn’t told me.’
Sheila: ‘These girls aren’t __________. They’re ________.’
‘These girls aren’t cheap labour. They’re people.’
Sheila: ‘Why - you fool - _________. Of course _________.’
‘Why - you fool - he knows. Of course he knows.’
What does she tell Gerald?
‘You and I aren’t the same people who sat down to dinner here.’
Sheila: ‘Mother, I think it was ________________.’
‘Mother, I think it was cruel and vile.’
Sheila: ‘Between us we _______________________.’
‘Between us we drove that girl to suicide.’
What state was Eric in?
‘I was in that state where a chap easily gets nasty.’
How is Eric shown as irresponsible and childlike?
- ‘I didn’t even remember - that’s the hellish thing.’
- ‘She didn’t want me to marry her … In a way, she treated me as if I were a kid.’
- ‘She was pretty and a good sport.’
How is it shown that Eric has a troubled relationship with his parents at the end?
- ‘…you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble.’
- ‘my child - your own grandchild - you killed them both - damn you, damn you.’
How does Gerald suck up to Birling?
‘I know we’d have done the same thing.’
What does Gerald tell Sheila not to do?
‘For God’s sake - don’t say anything to the Inspector.’
How does Gerald ‘shield’ Sheila?
‘I think Miss Birling ought to be excused any more of this questioning.’
How is it shown that Gerald wasn’t in love with Eva?
- ‘I didn’t feel about her as she felt about me.’
- ‘She told be she’d been happier than she’d ever been before.’
How is it shown that Gerald tries to go back to normal at the end?
‘Everything’s all right now, Sheila. What about this ring?’
How does Goole use blunt language at the start?
‘Burnt her inside out … she was in great agony.’
What was Goole’s reaction to Birling’s capitalist views?
‘It’s better to ask for the Earth than take it.’
How does Goole stand up for Eva’s existence?
‘There are a lot of young women living that existence in every city and big town in this country.’
Goole: ‘Public men, Mr Birling, have _________________________________________.’
‘Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges.’
Goole: ‘She needed not only _____________________ … you slammed the door in her face.’
‘She needed not only advice, sympathy friendliness … you slammed the door in her face.’
Goole: ‘Each of you _________________________________________________________. Never forget it.’
‘… each of you helped to kill her. Remember that. Never forget it.’
