An Inspetor Calls Flashcards

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1
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Gerald Croft:

“I ______ upon being ___ __ ___ ______ ___”

A

Gerald Croft:

“I insist upon being one of the family now”

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Eric:

“half ___ half ________”

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Eric:

“Half shh half assertive”

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Mr Arthur Birling:

“perhaps we may ____ _______ __ _ ____ where the ______ and ___ ________ are __ ______ _________”

A

Mr Arthur Birling:

“Perhaps we may look forward to a time when the Croft’s and the Birlings are no longer competing”

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4
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Sheila is engaged with who?

A

Gerald Croft

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Who in the Birling family is socially superior?

A

Mrs Birling

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6
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Who proposes to whom?

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Gerald proposes to Sheila

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Mrs Sybil Birling:

“_____________” for Mr Birling

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Mrs Sybil Birling:

“Reproachfully” for Mr Birling

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What is the two things Mr Birling incorrectly predicts?

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No wars in the future (the two world wars) and titanic being “unsinkable” (it sinks)

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Eric:

“Good ___ _____”

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Eric:

“Good old Sheila”

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Sheila:

“Half _______, half _______”

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Sheila:

“Half playful, half serious”

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Gerald Croft Act 2:

“Where ___ ___ get ___ idea ____ _ ____ ___?”

A

Gerald Croft Act 2:

“Where did you get the idea that I knew her?”

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11
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The girl was pregnant with whose child?

A

Eric (he was hinted at being the father)

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Why did Mrs Birling refuse to let the girl get help from the charity?

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Because she used the second name Birling as she was pregnant with Eric’s child

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13
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Gerald did not know Eva smith. Who did he know?

A

Daisy Renton

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14
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Gerald Croft Act 2:

“I want you __ know ____ _ _____ _______ her there __ _ _____ make ____ to ___”

A

Gerald Croft Act 2:

“I want you to know that I didn’t install her there so I could make love to her”

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Gerald Croft Act 2:

“I’m ______ more _____ by ____ _________ than _ ______ __ be”

A

Gerald Croft Act 2:

“I’m rather more upset by this business than I appear to be.”

16
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What did Gerald make Daisy Renton?

A

His mistress. He also had an affair with her

17
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Gerald’s behaviour can be analysed in a good way. How?

A

He can be interpreted as a “fairy prince” that saved Daisy Renton from alderman meggarty

18
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Geralds behaviour can be analysed in a bad way. How?

A

He can be presented as someone who took advantage of Daisy and used her.

19
Q

Mrs Sybil Birling Act 2:

“ __ Mrs _______ _____”

A

Mrs Sybil Birling Act 2:

“ I’m Mrs Birling y’know”

20
Q

Inspector:

“(______ ______, ___________)”

A

Inspector:

“(Taking charge, masterfully)”

21
Q

Eva smith changed her name to what?

A

Daisy Renton

22
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What does the name Eva Smith refer to?

A

Eva: Garden of Eden, Eve, Downfall of men/source of why woman suffer. Eve ate the apple

Smith: Working Class, to make something, most common surname in Britain = Anonymous

23
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Act 1: what are they celebrating?

A

Gerald’s and Sheila’s engagement

24
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Act 1: Who got who fired and why?

A

Sheila got Eva Smith fires for her apparent behaviour

25
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Eric(Act 2):

“You ______ ____ ____”

A

Eric(Act 2):

“You killed them both”

26
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Act 1:

Who and why did mr Birling fire?

A

He fired Eva Smith for wanting a pay rise

27
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Act 2:

How was Gerald involved?

A

He made Daisy Renton his mistress and had an affair

28
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Act 2:

Why didn’t Mrs Birling help Daisy Renton?

A

She used the name Mrs Birling

29
Q

What happens at the end?

A

They realise the inspector is fake but then they get a phone call about a girl who died a similar way and there is a police inspector going to their house.

30
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Mrs Sybil Birling Act 1:

“_____________” for __ _______

A

Mrs Sybil Birling Act 1:

“Reproachfully” for Mr Birling

31
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Inspector Act 2:

“Re______ful__”

A

Inspector Act 2:

“Reproachfully”

32
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Inspector Act 2:

“But there are… still… us”

A

Inspector Act 2:

“but there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us”

33
Q

Sheila Act 1:

“Now _ ______ ____ _______”

A

Sheila Act 1:

“Now I really feel engaged”

34
Q

Sheila Act 1:

“I’ll _____, _____ __ it _____ to _______”

A

Sheila Act 1:

“I’ll never, never do it again to anybody”

35
Q

Act 1:

What news did the inspector carry?

A

A girls had died shortly before reaching the infirmary as she drunk disinfectant