An Inspector calls Flashcards
Give a quote to show Mr Birlings pompous attitude
‘Just a knighthood of course’
Give a quote to show Mr Birlings selfish capitalist views
‘A man has to make his own way’
Give a quote to show Mr Birling foreshadowing erics bad behaviour
‘Yes, you don’t know what some of these boys get up to nowadays’
Give a quote to show Mr Birlings lack of responsibility
‘Still, I can;t accept any responsibility’
Give a quote to show Mr Birlings need to flaunt his son-in-law
‘Mr gerald croft-the son of sir george croft-you know, crofts limited’
Give a quote to show Mr Birlings focus on social class
‘There’ll be a public scandal’
Give a quote to show Mrs Birlings control
‘Arthur, you’re not supposed to say such things’
Give a quote to show Mrs Birlings distinguishing between classes
‘Girls of that class’
Give an ironic quote to show Mrs Birlings lack of responsibility
‘Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility’
Give a quote to show Mrs Birlings inability to accept no responsibility
‘I think she had only herself to blame’
Give a quote to show Mrs Birlings conviction that people are different due to their different classses
‘feelings and scrupules that were simply absurd in a girl in her position’
Give a quote to show Mrs Birlings remorselessnes of her part in Evas death
‘prejudiced me against her case’
Give a quote to show Shielas doubts of Gerald
‘yes-except for all last summer, when you never came near me’
Give a quote to show Shielas immaturity
‘you’re squiffy’
Give a quote to show Shielas materialistic nature
‘is it the one you wanted me to have?’
Give a quote to show Shielas socialist views
‘these girls aren’t cheap labour-they’re people’
Give a quote to show Shielas acceptance of responsibilty
‘So i’m really responsible?’
Give a quote to show Shielas integral side
‘At least i’m trying to tell the truth’
Give a quote to show Shiela adopting the Inspectors nature
‘well Gerald?’
Give a quote to show Shielas authority
‘Don’t interfere, please, Father;’
Give a quote to show Shielas foreshadowing the Inspector before Mrs Birling
‘I’m afraid you’ll say or do something that you’ll be sorry for afterwards’
Give a quote to show Gerald foreshadowing Erics immoral behaviour
‘Unless Erics been up to something. That would be awkward wouldn’t it?’
Give a quote to show Gerald’s ignorance
‘After all, y’know, we’re respectable citizens not criminals’
Give a quote to show Gerald looking for excuses to refuse blame
‘But how do you know it’s the same girl?’
Give a quote to show Eva’s mysterious nature
‘I couldn’t get any exact details from her past life’ (gerald)
Give a quote to show Eva’s bravery
‘She was-very gallant-about it’
Give a quote to show Erics immaturity
‘Suddenly i just felt i had to laugh’
Give a quote to show Eric disagreeing
with Mr Birlings choices
‘He could’ve kept her on instead of throwing her out’
Give a quote to show Erics socialist views
‘Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages?’
Give a quote to show Erics sympathy for Eva
(involuntary) ‘my god’
Give a quote to show Erics lack of desire to keep secrets
‘I stole some money, Gerald, you might as well know’
Give a quote to show Erics damadged relationship with his father
‘You’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble’
Give a quote to show the Inspector’s socialist view
‘It’s better to ask for the earth than to take it’
Give a quote to show the Inspector’s brutal accusations’
‘yes, but you can’t. she’s dead’
Give a quote to show the Inspector’s view that everyone was responsible
‘Each of you helped to kill her’
Give a quote to show the Inspector losing patience
‘Don’t stammer and yammer at me, man!’
Give a quote to show the Inspector’s message foreshadowing the world war
‘They’ll be taught it in fire and blood and anguish’
Give a quote to show the Sheilas shock on her family’s lack of morality
‘It frightens me the way you talk’
Give a quote to show the Mr Birlings naivety
‘unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’
Give a quote from the Inspector to show the age theme
‘We often do on the young ones. They’re more impressionable’
Give a quote to show the Inspector’s socialist message
‘We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other’
Give a quote to show the Inspector’s importance of his moral duty
‘Don’t worry Mrs Birling, I shall do my duty’
