inspector calls Flashcards
the ironic mr birling quote in Act 1 s 1 about the titanic- ironic;
“absolutely unsinkable”
Act 1, Mr birling not caring about suicide:
“a wretched girls suicide. Eh, inspector?”
mr birling not caring about firing Eva smith (Act 1)
“I can’t accept any responsibility”
Gerald foreshadowing the family’s issues:
“we’re respectable citizens and not criminals.”
metaphorical language by sheila Act 2 about killing themselves:
“No, he’s giving us the rope - so we’ll hang ourselves.”
Gerald about Eva smith in the pub:
“altogether out of place down there”
Inspector socialist quote to mr birling:
‘public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges’
Sheila being sorry full at the end:
‘I’m not being. If you want to know, it’s your two who are being childish - trying not to face the facts’
Sheila changes from chid to adult ( 2 quotes)
“mummy” >”mother”
Eric on father:
you’re not the kind of father a chap would go to when he’s in trouble
sheila caring about the workers>
But these girls aren’t cheap labour- they’re people.
Eric rapist quote:
she was pretty and a good sport-”
mrs Birling capitalist/dismissive quote
you know, my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago and that he’s still a magistrate’
inspector violent quote
“fire and blood and anguish
