Gerald Croft - Quotes Flashcards
Act One: A phrase to describe Gerald
‘Well-bred, young-man-about-town’
Act One: Gerald tries to sound posh and upper class
‘Absolutely first class’
Act One: Gerald seems to be slightly shady, especially to Sheila
‘Except for all last summer, when you never came near me’ (Sheila)
Act One: Gerald sucks up to Mr. Birling by agreeing with whatever he says
‘I believe you’re right, sir’
Act One: Gerald initially cannot believe that they have done anything wrong
‘We’re respectable citizens and not criminals’
Act One: Gerald tries to calm Sheila down by getting her to listen to him
‘Now listen, darling-‘
Act One: Gerald is sure that he has done nothing wrong that is anything to do with Eva Smith’s suicide
‘I don’t come into this suicide business’
Act One: Gerald tries to conceal information from IG, not realising that he already knows everything
‘So - for God’s sake - don’t say anything to the inspector’
Act Two: Gerald tries to be polite about the fact he used prostitutes whilst going out with Sheila
‘Women of the town-‘
Act Two: Gerald tries to make what he has been doing behind Sheila’s back sound less like he has been cheating on her
‘I didn’t install her there so that I could make love to her’ ‘It wasn’t disgusting’
Act Two: Gerald felt sorry for a young woman - this is controversial especially in front of the Birling’s
‘I was sorry for her’
Act Two: Gerald tries to make himself feel better and take the blame off himself slightly
‘She didn’t blame me at all’
Act Three: Gerald thinks that because he has decided IG wasn’t real, none of what they did actually happened
‘We’ve no proof it was the same photograph and therefore no proof it was the same girl’
