Key Quotations Flashcards
Drink (Inspector)
“He needs a drink now just to see him through”
Massiveness (Inspector)
A man of massiveness, Solidity and Purposefulness
Enquiry (Inspector)
“One person and one line of enquiry at a time”
Responsible (Inspector)
“We are responsible for each other”
Portentous (Arthur Birling)
“A Heavy looking rather portentous man”
Own (Arthur Birling)
“A man has to make his own way”
Cover (Arthur Birling)
“I’ve got to cover this up as soon as I can”
Cold (Sybil Birling)
“A rather cold Women”
Social (Sybil Birling)
“Her husband’s social superior”
Girl’s (Sybil Birling)
“Girl’s of that class”
Disgusting (Sybil Birling of Gerald)
“It’s disgusting to me”
Pleased (Sheila)
“Very pleased with life and rather excited”
Summer (Sheila)
“Last summer when you never came near me”
People (Sheila)
“These girls aren’t cheap labour, they’re people”
Responsible (Sheila)
“really responsible”
Frightens (Sheila)
“it frightens me the way you talk”
Half (Eric)
“Half shy, half assertive”
Drink (Eric)
“He does drink pretty hard”
Shouldn’t (Eric)
“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages”
Alright (Eric)
“We did her in alright”
Young (Gerald)
Easy, well bred, young man about town
Clever (Birling of Gerald)
“That was clever of you Gerald”
Sorry (Gerald)
“Sorry for her”
Protecting (Gerald)
“Protecting himself”
Pretty (Eva Smith)
“Very pretty and country bred”
Far (Eva Smith)
“Far too much to say so she had to go”
