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An inspector calls - Quotes Flashcards

1
Q

Gerald
I H T H-E, D-F W
M H H F A W

A

I hate those hard-eyed, dough faced women

Made her happy for a while

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Eric

(I) M G

A

(Involuntarily) My God!

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Mrs Birling

G O T C

A

Girls of that class

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Sheila

B T G A C L - T P

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But these girls aren’t cheap labour they’re people

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Inspector

W A M O O B, W A R F E O

A

We are members of one body we are responsible for each other

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Mr Birling

W T D D Y W T G U T C L T

A

Why the devil do you want to go upsetting the child like that?

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Eric
W S T T F H W?
I H L H S

A

Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages?

I’d have let her stay

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Sheila

I S W A A N P N

A

I suppose we are all nice people now

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9
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Inspector

Y U T P Y H T P T G

A

You used the power you had to punish the girl

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10
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Sheila - meeting of Eva
F T
P - V P
S I R R?

A

furious temper
Plain - rather pretty
so i’m really responsible?

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Mrs Birling

W R! A M! I M S W A L S T!

A

well really! alderman meggarty! i must say we are learning something tonight!

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Mr Birling

T F Y G W K I A

A

The famous younger generation who know it all

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inspector

P M, M B, H R A W A P

A

Public men, Mr Birling, Have responsibilities as well as privilages

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Sheila

W N T S P W S D T D

A

We’re not the same people who sat down to dinner

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15
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Gerald
F G S - D S A T T I
Sheila
(L R H) W Y F H K

A

For gods sake- don’t say anything to the inspector

(laughing rather histerically) well you fool he knows

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16
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Birling
H A L T S - F T M - S S H T G
Gerald
Y C H D A E

A

Had a lot to say - far too much - so she had to go

you couldn’t have done anything else

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Mr Birling

I Y D C D (O S P) T S B A F T E

A

If you don’t come down (on some people) they’ll soon be asking for the earth

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Mrs Birling - stage direction

A R C W A H H S S

A

A rather cold women and her husbands social superior

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Mr Birling

A M H T F H O W - H T L A H

A

A man has to find his own way - has to look after himself

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Eric

T G D A W A H T K H

A

that girls dead and we all helped to kill her

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eric

I W I T S W A C E T N

A

i was in that state when a cap easily turns nasty

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inspector

O E S H G B T A M A M O E S A J S S W U

A

one eva smith had gone but there are millions and millions of eva smiths and john smiths still with us

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birling
G D W W
E T L A N T G B W

A

germans don’t want war

everything to lose and nothing to gain by war

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sheila - stage directions

A P G - R P W L

A

a pretty girl - rather pleased with life

25
Q

sheila

T P I, Y D S T H L A

A

the point is, you don’t seem to have learnt anything

26
Q

sheila

y m t t b u a k o w b u a t g

A

you mustn’t try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl

27
Q

sheila

b t g a c l t a p

A

but these girls aren’t cheap labour they’re people

28
Q

birling to eric

y a l t l y. a i t a a h h p m o b

A

you’ve a lot to learn yet. and i talk as a hard headed practical man of business

29
Q

inspector

e o y h t k h

A

everyone of you helped to kill her

30
Q

birling

s, y m t a l t

A

sybil, you must take a little tonight

31
Q

sheila

(h s h p) y t w y s

A

(half serious half playful) yeah thats what you say

32
Q

sheila

n n r i w m o f . i e y d t t y a o t

A

no not really it was my own fault. i expect you’ve done things that you’re ashamed of too

33
Q

mr birling

c a a t n

A

community and all that nonsense

34
Q

eric

I l e t a c a

A

i left ‘em talking about clothes again

35
Q

stage directions as the inspector enters
p and i
b and h

A

pale and intimate

brighter and harder

36
Q

sheila

w d y m b s t? y t a i w w r - (b c i)

A

what do you mean by saying that? you talk as if i were responsible - (birling cutting in)

37
Q

mr birling

t w t p a g h j d o h w t t i

A

that was the police a girl has just died on her way to the infirmary

38
Q

mrs birling

m w i w t d

A

men with important work to do

39
Q

sheila

s! i j t i c h t a t g

A

sorry! its just that i can’t help thinking about that girl

40
Q

mr birling

i i m d t k l c d

A

it is my duty to keep labour costs low

41
Q

inspector

w d l a. w a m o o b/ w a r f e o

A

we don’t live alone. we are members of one body we are responsible for each other

42
Q 
birlings opinion of socialism
c 
a m u t
c a a t n
h t l a h
A

cranks
all mixed up together
community and all that nonsense
has to look after himself

43
Q

mr birling

i w w a r f e t h t e - t w b r a

A

if we were all responsible for everything that happened to everyone - that would be rather awkward

44
Q

mr birling

i h h a m t r y i t y e i k

A

i have half a mind to report you. i’ve told you everything i know

45
Q

birling - straight after inspector enters
t w g s
i c a a r

A

that wretched girl’s suicide

i can’t accept any responsibility

46
Q

mrs birling

s h o h t b

A

she has only herself to blame

47
Q

gerald

w r c a n c

A

we’re respectable citizens and not criminals

48
Q

inspector

i b t a f t e t t i

A

its better to ask for the earth than to take it

49
Q

mr birling

i g t c t u a s a i c

A

ive got to cover this up as soon as i can

50
Q

sheila

w r m s t s p

A

we really must stop these silly pretences

51
Q

briling

i s a a h h b m

A

a speak as a hard headed business man

52
Q

stage directions of birlings

p w t

A

pleased with themselves

53
Q

mrs birling

a i a g o t s w e r m

A

as is a girl of that sort would ever refuse money

54
Q

eric

s r h f t p d s

A

she recognised her from the photo didn’t she?

55
Q

briling
w c a b a n l c b w t - w l c a h p
gerald
h h

A

when croft and birling are no longer competing but working together for lower costs and higher prices

here here

56
Q

mr birling

u a u

A

unsinkable absolutely unsinkable

57
Q

eric
h c h k h o i o t h o. i c i t l
birling
s b a f t e

A

he could have kept her on instead of throwing her out. i call it tough love

she’d be asking for the earth

58
Q

birling

o i - a t i o t c - a p p

A

our interests - and the interests of the capital - are properly protected

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