Eric Birling Flashcards
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Stage Directions Quotes
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“not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive.”
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Act 1 Quotes
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“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices.”
“He could have kept her [Eva Smith] on instead of throwing her out.”
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Act 2 Quotes
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Act 3 Quotes
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“Because you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble – that’s why.”
Eric to mother: “(nearly at breaking point) Then – you killed her… your own grandchild – you killed them both – damn you, damn you –“
“I don’t care, let him know”
“(shouting) And I say the girl’s dead and we all helped to kill her – and that’s what matters -“
