an inspector calls Flashcards
mr birling act 1
“a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own”
mr birling act 2
“a young unmarried girl is being dragged into this-“
mr birling act 3
“look inspector - i’d give thousands, yes thousands”
mrs birling act 1
“You know him Gerald -and you’re a man- you must know this isn’t true”
mrs birling act 2 / socialism vs capitalism
“girls of that class-“
mrs birling act 2
“i accept no blame for it at all”
mrs birling act 3
“he never even looked like one”
sheila act 1
“but these girls aren’t cheap labour, they’re people”
sheila act 2
“he’s giving us the rope - so that we’ll hang ourselves”
sheila act 3 / age divide quote 1
“you began to learn something. and now you’ve stopped
gerald croft act 1
“i don’t come into this suicide business”
gerald croft act 2
“she gave me a glance that was nothing less than a cry for help”
gerald croft act 3
“everything’s alright now sheila”
eric act 1
“why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? we try for the highest possible prices”
eric act 2
“you killed her”
eric act 3
“i was in that state where a chap easily turns nasty”
inspector goole act 1
“it’s better to ask for the earth than to take it”
inspector goole act 2
“public men, mr birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges”
inspector goole act 3
“they will be taught in fire and blood and anguish”
the lighting when the play begins
“pink and intimate”
the lighting when the inspector enters
“brighter and harder”
the sound representing the inspector’s entrance
“sharp ring of a front door bell”
capitalism quote 1 (mr birling)
“unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”
socialism quote (inspector goole)
“we are members of one body”
capitalism quote 2 (mr birling)
“for lower costs and higher prices”
class divides quote
“if you don’t come down hard on these people, they’ll soon be asking for the earth”
upper class quotes
“champagne glasses” “port”
age divide quote 2
“the famous younger generation who know it all. and they can’t even take a joke”
gender divide
“now just be quiet so your father can decide”
