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Characters Flashcards

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Inspector guilt quote

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“You see, we have to share something. If there’s nothing else, we’ll have to share our guilt.”

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Inspector responsibility quote

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“Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities, as well as privileges.”

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Inspector collective responsibility quote

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“There are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us.”

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Birling captialism quote

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“Working together for lower costs and higher prices”

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Birling narcissistic quote

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“I can’t accept any responsibility. It would be very awkward”

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Birling self-centred quote

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“But coming like that, bang on top of our little celebration”

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Mrs birling tells sheila off quote

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“Really, the things you girls pick up these days”

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Mrs birling denial quote

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“Simply a piece of gross impertinence … naturally that prejudiced me against her case”

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Mrs birling responsibility quote

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“Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility”

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Gerald denial quote

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“I don’t come into this suicide business”

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Gerald blame quote

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“She didn’t blame me at all. I wish to God she had now”

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Gerald focusses on marriage quote

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“Everything’s all right now Sheila. What about this ring?”

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Sheila lack of responsibility quote

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“But she was very pretty and looked as if she could take care of herself. I couldn’t be sorry father”

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Sheila takes responsibility quote

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

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Sheila feels sorry quote

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“Mother, she’s just died a horrible death, don’t forget”

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Eric compassionate quote

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“I don’t see why she should have been sacked .. I’d have let her stay”

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Eric lashes out at Birling

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“Because you’re not the sort of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble, that’s why”

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Eric responsibility quote

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“It’s what happened to the girl and what we did to her that matters”

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Birling dramatic irony

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“We’re in for a time of steadily increasing prosperity”
“When you marry, you’ll be marrying at a good time”
“I say there isn’t a chance of war”

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Sheila describes Gerald

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“Stupid” “guilty” “fool”

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Mrs birling lacks sympathy

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“I’m glad to hear it”
“Triumphantly (stage direction)” implies she thinks she has won

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Inspector final speech responsibility

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

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Birling is an insecure social climber

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“You may have done better for yourself socially”

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Birling lack of responsibility

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Describes the idea of community as “nonsense”

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Birling looks down on the younger generation

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Sarcastic quote “famous younger generation” “can’t take a joke”

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Eric justifies being drunk

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“I was in that state where a chap easily turns nasty”

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Eric realises that she is dead quote

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“You killed her and the child she’d have had too”

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Eric knows that his parents think nothing is wrong

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“You’re beginning to pretend now that nothing’s really happened at all. And I can’t see it like that. The girl’s still dead, isn’t she?”

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Gerald is a snob quote

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“We’re respectable citizens and not dangerous animals”

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Gerald describes another prominent member of society

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“Old Joe Meggarty, half-drunk and goggle-eyed, had wedged her into a corner with that obscene fat carcass of his”

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Gerald speaks like he was the hero

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Says that Eva was “intensely grateful”

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Inspector Goole describes Eva

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“A nice little promising life there, I thought, and a nasty mess somebody’s made of it”

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Inspector describes Eva’s situation

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“She was here alone, friendless, almost penniless, desperate. She needed not only money, but advice, sympathy, friendliness.”

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Inspector gives the Birlings advice

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“We are members of one body.”
“If men will not learn their lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish.”

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Sheila stands up for the girls

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“Those girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people.”

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Sheila shirks responsibility

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“How could I know what would happen afterwards?”

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Sheila takes responsibility

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“I’m to blame and I’m desperately sorry”

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Mrs Birling opposes society’s view of women (in a bad way)

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“A rather cold woman”
“Her husband’s social superior”

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Mrs Birling looks down her nose at Eva

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“Girls of that class”

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Mrs Birling is loyal - she sticks up for Eric

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“He’s only a boy … it isn’t time”

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