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3 key quotes for Shelia

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  1. but theses girls aren’t cheap labour there people - shows her change in character becoming more moral and responsible
  2. he’s giving us the rope so we will hang ourselves- she sharp and blunt
  3. look mummy isn’t it a beauty- shows her childish attitude at first
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the inspector is used to voice who’s opinion

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j.b priestly

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quotes on the inspector

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  1. we don’t live alone we are all members of one body
  2. its better to ask for the earth than take it
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quotes for eric

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  1. i was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty- this shows he acholic behaviour
  2. the fact remains that i did what i did - he is critising his parents for pretending that nothing happened
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key quotes on Mrs birling

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  1. as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money - when talking about Eva smith and saying that all girls like her would never refuse money
  2. when your married your realise
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key quotes on Mr birling

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  1. “there’s a very good chance of a knighthood” - shows his hubristic behaviour
  2. he describes himself as a “hard headed man of business”
  3. there be a public scandal - unless were lucky - shows he not sorry for his actions he only worried about what those actions will do to his reputation
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key quotes for Gerald

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  1. “its a favourite haunt of women of the town “
  2. ” you couldn’t of done anything else “ - supports Mr birling decision to sack Eva smith to try and get on his good side
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what technique does priestly use to mock mr birling when he makes staments about the titanic not going to sink and ww1 not going to happen

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dramatic irony - the audience know something the actors don’t

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what is a quote that shows social class in the play

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“public scandal “ shows mr birling obsession with keeping his social class

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quote that shows young and old

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old - Mrs birling uses language like “ that class !” when talking about Eva smith as a younger generation
young - where looked down on in the play and tried to challenge their parents authority by calling them out on their bad deeds using quotes like “ these women aren’t cheap labour their people “ eve challenging her father opinions

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quote that shows men and women

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the women are protected in the play by the men like being sent of to the drawing room mr birling uses the quote “ unpleasant and disturbing things “ when trying to protect Shelia

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