Character Quotes Flashcards

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Mr Birling: “I say there isn’t _ ______ __ ___”

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Mr Birling: “I say there isn’t a chance of war”

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Mr Birling: “____ _____ war scares”

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Mr Birling: “silly little war scares”

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Mr Birling: “ I speak as a ____-______ business man… -I say you can ignore all this ____ _________ talk”

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Mr Birling: “I speak as a hard-headed business man… - I say you can ignore all this silly pessimistic talk”

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Sheila Birling: “ Very ______ with life and _____ _______”

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Sheila Birling: “Very pleased with life and rather excited”

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Sheila Birling: “But these _____ aren’t cheap labour - _____ ______”

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Sheila Birling: “But these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”

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Sheila Birling: “He knows. Of course __ ______. and I hate to think ___ _____ __ _____ that we don’t know yet”

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Sheila Birling: “He knows. Of course he knows, and I hate to think how much he knows that we don’t know yet”

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Gerald: “She’d better ___ __ ___ ___ __ __ ____ at once”

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Gerald: “She’d better let me take her out of here at once”

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Gerald: “I asked her ________ ____ ______”

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Gerald: “I asked her questions about herself”

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Gerald: “you were the ________ _______ ____, ____ _____ ___ _____ __”

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Gerald: “you were the wonderful fairytale prince, you must have enjoyed it”

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Mrs Birling: “Girls __ ____ ____”

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Mrs Birling: “Girls of that class”

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Mrs Birling “It wasn’t I who ___ ___ _____ ___ __ ________”

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Mrs Birling “It wasn’t I who had her turned out of employment”

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Mrs Birling: “It was simply a peice of ____ ________ and naturally…_______ __ _____ ___ ___”

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Mrs Birling: “It was simply a price of gross impertinence and naturally…prejudiced me against her case”

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Eric: “Half shy - ___ _______”

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Eric: “Half shy - Half assertive”

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Eric: “I never ____ _______ that”

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Eric: “I never quite understood that”

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Eric: “Your _________ friends”

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Eric: “Your respectable friends”

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Inspector Goole: “There are _____ ___ ______ of Eva Smith’s and John Smith’s…left with us”

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Inspector Goole: “There are millions and millions of Eva Smith’s and John Smith’s…left with us”

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Inspector Goole: “If men do not learn that lesson… ___ ___ __ _____ __ __ ___ __ ___ ___ ______”

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Inspector Goole: “If men do not learn that lesson…they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish”

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Inspector Goole: “We are ____ ____ ___ ____. We are responsible for each other”

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Inspector Goole: “We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other”

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What does Mr Birling say in response to the chance of war?

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“I say there isn’t a chance of war”

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What does Mr Birling shrug of the war scares as?

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“silly little war scares”

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What does Mr Birling have to say about being bees in a hive?

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“as If we were mixed up together like bees in a hive”

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What is Sheila described as in the character descriptions?

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“very pleased with life and rather excited”

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What does Sheila say in response to Mr Birlings stance on the girls in his factory?

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“But these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”

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What does Sheila say in response to Gerald trying to hide the fact he had an affair with Daisy Renton from the inspector?

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“He knows. Of course he knows and I hate to think how much he knows that we don’t know yet”

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What does Gerald tell the cast he said to Eva Smith when meeting her in ‘the bar’?

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“She’d better let me take her out of here at once”

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What does Sheila remark at Gerald after he makes the speech of taking Eva Smith out of ‘the bar’?

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“you were the wonderful fairytale prince, you must have enjoyed it”

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How does Mrs Birling Describe girls like Eva Smith?

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“girls of that class”

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What does Mrs Birling snap at Mr Birling after her involvement with Eva Smith is revealed?

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“It wasn’t I who had her turned out of employment”

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How does Mrs Birling feel about Eva Smith using the name Mrs Birling to appeal at her charity?

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She believes it was “simply a price of gross impertinence” and “naturally prejucided” her “against her case”

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How is Eric Described in the character descriptions?

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“Half shy - Half assertive”

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What does Eric passive agressively say about his father’s friends that go to ‘the bar’?

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“your respectable friends”

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What does the inspector say about Eva Smith and others similar to her being left?

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“there are millions… of John’s Smith’s and Eva Smith’s… left with us”

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What does The Inspector say about the lesson of sharing in regards to the war?

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“If men do not learn that lesson…they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish”

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How does The Inspector Mirror Mr Birlings words in his speech at the end of the play?

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“We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other”