inspector calls Flashcards
'’it’s exactly the same port as your father gets’’
Mr.Birling trying to impress Gerald
'’what an expression Sheila, really the things you girls pick up these days’’
When Sheila says to Eric ‘you’re squiffy’ Mrs Birlings response -
ignoring what she is saying, only concerned about they’re social appearance
'’the Germans don’t want war, everything to lose and nothing to gain by war’’
Mr. Birlings monologue at the beginning.
Priestley is undermining him as he is completely wrong.
'’Absolutely unsinkable’’
Dramatic irony.
Mr Birling talking about the titanic
'’A man has to mind his own business look after himself and his own’’
-Said by Mr Birling
'’an impression of massiveness, solidity and purpose’’
The inspector is powerful and stern.
'’and I’ve been so happy tonight. Oh I wish you hadn’t told me’’
-Said by Sheila
'’it’s about time you learnt to face a few responsibilities’’
Irony(Mr Birling to Eric)
'’but these girls aren’t cheap labour, they’re people’’
-Said by Sheila
Voicing Priestley’s socialist views
'’I wouldn’t know where to draw the line’’
The inspector talking about how the upper classes can also be criminals