Inspector Calls Key Quotes

Question 1

Mrs Birling 1

Answer 1

” I dont believe it, I won’t believe it”
- Refuses to believe the truth and wants it to be her way
- Doesn’t want to be blamed
- Social class takes power

Question 2

Mrs Birling 2

Answer 2

” You have no power to change my mind”
- She cannot be changed
- Talking about her higher class
- Believes class takes over opinion

Question 3

Mrs Birling 3

Answer 3

“Girls of that class”
- Disticition between her and Eva
- Saying she has much more power
- Gender although she is a women critasizing a women there is also exploitaion

Question 4

Mr Birling 1

Answer 4

“Unsinkable, absolutley unsinkable”
- Dramatic irony
- Shows clear aragonce
- Repetion to show confidence
- The wealth and materialism and power of birling brain washed him into thinking he is always correct

Question 5

Mr Birling 2

Answer 5

“Mixed up and all that nonsence”
- Ridicules idea of working together
- Bees and insects shows no ability to think for our sevles
- J.B Preistly showing that aragonce of higher classes in that time

Question 6

Mr Birling 3

Answer 6

“I cant accept responsibility”
- Generations Old vs young
- Ability to look after people is a disability

Question 7

Shelia 1

Answer 7

“I’ll never, never do it to anybody again”
- shows regret of younger generation and how they will change
- Social responsibility of Sheila and how she needs to encourage change

Question 8

Shelia 2

Answer 8

“Its you two who are being childish”
-Saying parents are young and have lost control
- Shows how sheila has grown and matured
- Generations Young vs Old

Question 9

Eric 1

Answer 9

“The girls dead, we all killed her”
- Also accepts responsibilty
- Pronoun we shows how it was everyones fault
- All played a part
- Social responsibility as he has so much power and is shown using it

Question 10

Gerald

Answer 10

“It may have all been nonsence”
- Begins to change
- Trys to get out of problem, business and class
- Exploitation of his classes to get out of responsibilty

Question 11

Inspector 1

Answer 11

“A chain of events”
- All connected in the inspectors eye
- Context of socialist idea
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Question 12

Inspector 2

Answer 12

“Don’t stammer and yammer at me again”
- Showing he is unconventional for edwardian era, classes
- Dosen’t care about classes

Question 13

Eric 2

Answer 13

“In a state when a chap turns nasty”
- Euphamism for rape
- Shows little thought
- Exploitation of gender