'An Inspector Calls' quotes - Eric & the Inspector Flashcards
1
Q
Eric
‘Not quite…’
A
‘Not quite at ease’
2
Q
Eric
‘You’re not the kind of…’
A
‘You’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble’
3
Q
Eric
‘I’m ashamed of…
A
‘I’m ashamed of you…both of you’ (to his parents)
4
Q
Eric
‘the girl’s dead…’
A
‘the girl’s dead and we all helped kill her’
5
Q
The Inspector
‘public men…’
A
‘public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities aswell as privileges’
6
Q
The Inspector
Says the younger generation are more ________
A
‘impressionable’
7
Q
The Inspector
‘We don’t live’
A
‘We don’t live alone. We are members of one body.’
8
Q
The Inspector
‘If men will not learn…’
A
‘If men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it, in fire, and blood, and anguish
