AIC Quotes Flashcards
Sheila showing she is childish
“Yes go on mummy” act 1
Mr Birling pretending he knows what is going on in the world when he doesn’t-shows his ignorance
“Fiddlesticks! The Germans don’t want war. Nobody wants war” act 1
Inspector taking in the bigger picture and how we need to think of our actions. Eva Smith is just an example.
“Millions & millions & millions of Eva Smiths & John Smiths still left with us” act 3
Mr Birling showing how he only cares about his reputation after hearing there had been no deaths
“No scandal” act 3
Sheila takes on board what the inspector said and feels the guilt and is remorseful for her actions
“Well, he inspected us alright” act 3
Main message of play taking responsibility for our actions
“We are members of one body”
“We are responsible for each other” act 3
Said by the inspector and Sheila-serves a reminder that morality is not determined by class or wealth, and that we should treat everyone with respect-Sheila saying it after the inspector shows she takes on board what he has said.
“Fire blood and anguish” act 3
Mr Birling showing he is more concerned about covering up the scandal than thinking how he has drove a girl to suicide
“I’ve got to cover this up” act 3
Whenever Eva is mentioned it is about her looks as opposed to her personality-only sees her for her looks not personality-class discrimination-Only uses Eva for his sexual pleasure
“She was pretty” act 3
Mrs Birling showing how she doesn’t know her children presenting her as cold and not a motherly figure
“You’re not that type-you don’t get drunk” act 3
Mrs Birling making assumptions about the girls class shows class discrimination and basic attitudes of people at the time
“As if a girl of that class would ever refuse money!”act 2
Sheila goes from being childish to being a mature character showing her development as a result of the inspection
“Mother”
Gerald foreshadowing they are all guilty
“After all,y’know, we’re respectable civilians and not criminals” act 1
description of the inspector
“Impression of Massiveness, solidity and purposefulness”
“Speaks carefully,weightily”
“Dressed in a plain darkish suit of the period”
Description of Mr Birling
“Heavy looking”
“Rather portentous man”
“Provincial in his speech”
“In his middle fifties”
Mrs Birling description
“A rather cold woman”
Gerald description
“Attractive chap about thirty”
“Well bred young man about town”
Sheila description
“Pretty girl in her early twenties”
“Rather excited”
Eric description
“Half shy, half assertive”
Sheila questioning parents
You don’t seemed to have learnt anything
“It’s you two being who are being childish”
Sheila collective responsibility
Between us we drove that girl to suicide
Eric anger towards his parents
“Damn you, damn you”
“You don’t understand anything”
