Inspector Calls Quotes Flashcards

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Practical man of business

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“I’m talking as a hard-headed practical man of business”

Mr Birling

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The inevitability of war is nonsense

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‘you’ll hear some people say war is Inevitable … fiddlesticks!’

Mr Birling

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References the Titanic being unsinkable

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‘The Titanic – she sails next week…and unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable.’

Mr Birling

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A very good chance at a knighthood

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“I gather there’s a very good chance of a knighthood”

Mr Birling

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Every man for himself and his family

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“A man has to make his own way – has to look after himself – and his family too, of course”

Mr Birling

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Social superior

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“About fifty, a rather cold woman and her husband’s social superior”

Sybil Birling

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Girls of a certain class

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“girls of that class”

Sybil Birling

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Apologetic, but blames her

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‘I’m very sorry. But I think she only had herself to blame’

Sybil Birling

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Denial, they apparently know it

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“I’ve done nothing wrong – and you know it.”

Sybil Birling

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10
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Placing responsibility on the father

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“Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility.”

Sybil Birling

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Looks coming before how she feels.

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“A pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited”

Sheila

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Childish behaviour

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“Yes, go on, Mummy”

Sheila

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13
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Voice of the inspector coming out about labour

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“But these girls aren’t cheap labour- they’re people.”

Sheila

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14
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Regret and remorse for her actions

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“And if I could help her now, I would-”

Sheila

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Truly sorry for her actions and feels regretful, and will never do it again. Repition of ‘never’

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“I’ll never, never do it again to anybody…I feel now I can never go there again

Sheila

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16
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Unsure of what he wants to do with his life, shy but also assertive.

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“In his early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive”

Eric

17
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Another voice of the inspector, talking about highest possible prices.

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“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices

Eric

18
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You can’t work anywhere else

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“it isn’t as if you can go and work somewhere else.”

Eric

19
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Could of kept her instead, but tough luck

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“He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out. I call it tough luck.”

Eric

20
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Only liked her because of her looks

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“I wasn’t in love with her or anything- but I liked her- she was pretty and a good sport-”

Eric

21
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Backing up Birling when sacking Eva

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“You couldn’t have done anything else” (sacking Eva Smith)

Gerald

22
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Foreshadowing about criminals

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“After all, y’know, we’re respectable citizens and not criminals”

Gerald

23
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Justifying his actions as a cry for help

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‘[Daisy] gave me a glance that was nothing less than a cry for help”

Gerald

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She was happiest with him

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“She told me she’d been happier than she’d ever been before”

Gerald

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Trying to comfort Sheila, talks about material possessions
“Everything’s all right now Sheila. What about this ring?” Gerald
26
Better to ask than take
“it’s better to ask for the Earth than to take it” Inspector
27
Sharing our guilt
“If there’s nothing else we have to share our guilt” Inspector
28
Responsibilites and privleges are given to public men
“Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges” Inspector
29
Dying after several hours of agony
“...and died, after several hours of agony...” Inspector
30
She gave herself ridiculous names, and attempted to use her feelings to get an advantage
“She was giving herself ridiculous airs...claiming elaborate fine feelings...that were simply absurd in a girl in her position.” Sybil Birling
31
Idea that it was a drunken event, she was used like an animal, not a person.
“Just used her for the end of a stupid drunken evening, as if she was an animal, a thing, not a person.” Sheila
32
Obediance to her superiors.
“Yes Ma’am” Edna
33
Introducing the inspector
“Please, sir, an inspector’s called” Edna
34
Beginning of when the inspector comes, light changes
“All right, Edna. Show him in here. Give us some more light.” Mr Birling
35
The inspector questions Gerald, if he thinks women should be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things.
(To Gerald) “And you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things?” Inspector
36
Description of the Inspector
“Need not be a big man but he creates at once an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness.” Inspector
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Mr Birling talks about how he thinks people believe that they (society) should look out for eachother like bees, but Mr Birling believes its nonsense.
“you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up like bees in a hive – community and all that nonsense.” Mr Birling
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Mr Birling refers to business in a tragic/horrid event. Doesn't understand something
“(rather impatiently) Horrid business. But I don’t understand why you should come here.” Mr Birling