An inspector calls - Quotes Flashcards
Gerald
I H T H-E, D-F W
M H H F A W
I hate those hard-eyed, dough faced women
Made her happy for a while
Eric
(I) M G
(Involuntarily) My God!
Mrs Birling
G O T C
Girls of that class
Sheila
B T G A C L - T P
But these girls aren’t cheap labour they’re people
Inspector
W A M O O B, W A R F E O
We are members of one body we are responsible for each other
Mr Birling
W T D D Y W T G U T C L T
Why the devil do you want to go upsetting the child like that?
Eric
W S T T F H W?
I H L H S
Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages?
I’d have let her stay
Sheila
I S W A A N P N
I suppose we are all nice people now
Inspector
Y U T P Y H T P T G
You used the power you had to punish the girl
Sheila - meeting of Eva
F T
P - V P
S I R R?
furious temper
Plain - rather pretty
so i’m really responsible?
Mrs Birling
W R! A M! I M S W A L S T!
well really! alderman meggarty! i must say we are learning something tonight!
Mr Birling
T F Y G W K I A
The famous younger generation who know it all
inspector
P M, M B, H R A W A P
Public men, Mr Birling, Have responsibilities as well as privilages
Sheila
W N T S P W S D T D
We’re not the same people who sat down to dinner
Gerald
F G S - D S A T T I
Sheila
(L R H) W Y F H K
For gods sake- don’t say anything to the inspector
(laughing rather histerically) well you fool he knows
Birling
H A L T S - F T M - S S H T G
Gerald
Y C H D A E
Had a lot to say - far too much - so she had to go
you couldn’t have done anything else
Mr Birling
I Y D C D (O S P) T S B A F T E
If you don’t come down (on some people) they’ll soon be asking for the earth
Mrs Birling - stage direction
A R C W A H H S S
A rather cold women and her husbands social superior
Mr Birling
A M H T F H O W - H T L A H
A man has to find his own way - has to look after himself
Eric
T G D A W A H T K H
that girls dead and we all helped to kill her
eric
I W I T S W A C E T N
i was in that state when a cap easily turns nasty
inspector
O E S H G B T A M A M O E S A J S S W U
one eva smith had gone but there are millions and millions of eva smiths and john smiths still with us
birling
G D W W
E T L A N T G B W
germans don’t want war
everything to lose and nothing to gain by war
sheila - stage directions
A P G - R P W L
a pretty girl - rather pleased with life
sheila
T P I, Y D S T H L A
the point is, you don’t seem to have learnt anything
sheila
y m t t b u a k o w b u a t g
you mustn’t try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl
sheila
b t g a c l t a p
but these girls aren’t cheap labour they’re people
birling to eric
y a l t l y. a i t a a h h p m o b
you’ve a lot to learn yet. and i talk as a hard headed practical man of business
inspector
e o y h t k h
everyone of you helped to kill her
birling
s, y m t a l t
sybil, you must take a little tonight
sheila
(h s h p) y t w y s
(half serious half playful) yeah thats what you say
sheila
n n r i w m o f . i e y d t t y a o t
no not really it was my own fault. i expect you’ve done things that you’re ashamed of too
mr birling
c a a t n
community and all that nonsense
eric
I l e t a c a
i left ‘em talking about clothes again
stage directions as the inspector enters
p and i
b and h
pale and intimate
brighter and harder
sheila
w d y m b s t? y t a i w w r - (b c i)
what do you mean by saying that? you talk as if i were responsible - (birling cutting in)
mr birling
t w t p a g h j d o h w t t i
that was the police a girl has just died on her way to the infirmary
mrs birling
m w i w t d
men with important work to do
sheila
s! i j t i c h t a t g
sorry! its just that i can’t help thinking about that girl
mr birling
i i m d t k l c d
it is my duty to keep labour costs low
inspector
w d l a. w a m o o b/ w a r f e o
we don’t live alone. we are members of one body we are responsible for each other
birlings opinion of socialism c a m u t c a a t n h t l a h
cranks
all mixed up together
community and all that nonsense
has to look after himself
mr birling
i w w a r f e t h t e - t w b r a
if we were all responsible for everything that happened to everyone - that would be rather awkward
mr birling
i h h a m t r y i t y e i k
i have half a mind to report you. i’ve told you everything i know
birling - straight after inspector enters
t w g s
i c a a r
that wretched girl’s suicide
i can’t accept any responsibility
mrs birling
s h o h t b
she has only herself to blame
gerald
w r c a n c
we’re respectable citizens and not criminals
inspector
i b t a f t e t t i
its better to ask for the earth than to take it
mr birling
i g t c t u a s a i c
ive got to cover this up as soon as i can
sheila
w r m s t s p
we really must stop these silly pretences
briling
i s a a h h b m
a speak as a hard headed business man
stage directions of birlings
p w t
pleased with themselves
mrs birling
a i a g o t s w e r m
as is a girl of that sort would ever refuse money
eric
s r h f t p d s
she recognised her from the photo didn’t she?
briling
w c a b a n l c b w t - w l c a h p
gerald
h h
when croft and birling are no longer competing but working together for lower costs and higher prices
here here
mr birling
u a u
unsinkable absolutely unsinkable
eric
h c h k h o i o t h o. i c i t l
birling
s b a f t e
he could have kept her on instead of throwing her out. i call it tough love
she’d be asking for the earth
birling
o i - a t i o t c - a p p
our interests - and the interests of the capital - are properly protected
