An Inspector Calls Flashcards
‘You’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we’re all mixed up together like bees in a hive-community and all that nonsense’
Said by Mr Birling
Act 1
Presents him as a capitalist
Older generation
‘Still, I can’t accept any responsibility. If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we’d had anything to do with, it would be very awkward, wouldn’t it ?’
Said by Mr Birling
Act 1
Themes: responsibility
Doesn’t care about others
‘Absolutely unsinkable …’
Said my Mr Birling
Act 1
Dramatic irony is that the titanic does sink
‘There’s not gonna be another war… the Germans don’t want war’
Said by Mr Birling
Act 1
Dramatic irony is that there was another war ( WWII )
‘There you are! Proof positive. The whole story’s just a lot of moonshine. Nothing but an elaborate sell ! ‘
Said by Mr Birling Act 3 Theme: responsibility Doesn't learn from his mistakes Doesn't care
‘But these girls aren’t cheap labour- they’re people’
Said by Shelia
Act 1
Shows her sympathy and caring side
‘It’s the only time I’ve ever done anything like that, and I’ll never do it again to anybody’
Said by Shelia
Act 1
Shows her taking responsibility and learning from her mistakes
‘I know I’m to blame- and I’m desperately sorry’
Said by Shelia
Act 2
Accepting her responsibility
Shows a transformation / change
‘I’m not a child, don’t forget. I’ve a right to know’
Said by Shelia to Birling
Standing up to her father which daughters didn’t do back in that time
Act 2
‘I tell you- whoever that inspector was, it was anything but a joke. You knew it then. You began to learn something. And now you’ve stopped. You r already to go on in the same old ways’
Said by Shelia to her parents ( MR + MRS Birling )
Anger / frustration
Theme: responsibility
Act 3
‘I don’t know -really. Suddenly I felt I just had to laugh’
Said by Eric
Act 1
Shows he’s immature
‘I left’em talking about clothes again. You’d think a girl had never any clothes before she gets married. Women are potty about em’
Said by Eric
Rude
Shows no respect
Act 1
‘Then -you killed her. She came to you to protect me 1 and you turned her away - yes, and you killed her’ and the child she’d have had too’
Said by Eric
Angry at his mum ( Mrs Birling )
Act 2
‘My god - I’m not likely to forget’
Act 3
Said by Eric to Mrs B
Unhappy
‘Well, I don’t blame you. But don’t forget I’m ashamed of you aswell- yes both of you’
Act 3
Said by Eric to his parents
Shows he’s matured and learnt to accept responsibility
