LIT1 - AIC - Full quote bank Flashcards
Give the stage directions used to describe the Inspector:
-need not be a big man
-he creates at once an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness
-plain darkish suit
Give 3 Inspector quotes from Act 1:
-burnt her insides out, of course
-better to ask for the earth than to take it
-nice little promising life…nasty mess
Give 3 Inspector quotes from Act 2:
-(massively) Public men…have responsibilities as well as privileges
-(very deliberately) this girl was going to have a child
-I shall do my duty (looks at watch)
Give 2 Inspector quotes from Act 3:
Not from his final speech
-(taking charge, masterfully) Stop! //they are suddenly quiet, staring at him//
-you can’t even say “I’m sorry, Eva Smith”
Give 3 quotes from the Inspector’s final speech:
-their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness
-We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other
-if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish
Name the stage directions that were used to describe Mr Birling:
-heavy looking
-rather portentous
-rather provincial
Give 3 quotes from Mr Birling in Act 1:
-just a knighthood, of course
-(rather impatiently) Yes, yes. Horrid business
-if you don’t come down sharply on some of these people, they’d soon be asking for the earth
Give 2 quotes from Mr Birling in Act 2:
-I’m not defending him. But you must understand…
-he was in one of his excitable queer moods, and even though we don’t need him here–
Give 5 quotes from Mr Birling in Act 3:
-you’ve been spoilt
(inspector leaves)
-a socialist or some sort of crank
-downright public scandal
-(triumphantly)…just a lot of moonshine
-they can’t even take a joke
Give the stage directions used to describe Sybil:
-rather cold woman
-her husband’s social superior
Give 2 quotes from Sybil in Act 1:
-when you’re married…you’ll have to get used to that, just as I had
-the things you girls pick up these days
Give 5 quotes from Sybil in Act 2:
-I don’t know what you’re talking about, Sheila
-absurd business
-she had only herself to blame
-claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd for a girl in her position
-he ought to be dealt with very severely
Give 4 quotes from Sybil in Act 3:
-But I didn’t know it was you…you don’t get drunk
-(shocked) You stole money?
-(Mrs Birling has collapsed into a chair)
-in the morning they’ll be as amused as we are
Give the stage directions that are used to describe Gerald:
-attractive chap…rather too manly to be a dandy
-easy well-bred young man about town
Name 4 things Gerald says in Act 1:
-(politely) Absolutely first class
-They’d be all broke - if I know them
-we’re respectable citizens and not criminals
-why should I have known her?
Name 4 quotes from Gerald in Act 2:
-[I: protected from unpleasant and disturbing things?] If possible - yes
-(breaks off) My God!…she’s dead
-nothing less than a cry for help
-nearly any man would’ve done
Give 3 quotes from Gerald in Act 3:
-(slowly) That man wasn’t a police officer
-[Sheila: crimes and idiocies] That’s alright, I don’t want to
-Everything’s all right now, Sheila
What are the stage directions used to describe Eric?
not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive
What 2 things does Eric say in Act 1?
-(involuntarily) My God!
-Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages?
Name 3 quotes from Eric in Act 3 before the Inspector leaves:
-in that state when a chap easily turns nasty…threatened to make a row
-you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble
-(nearly at breaking point)…you killed them both
Quote 2 things Eric says after the Inspector leaves:
-(shouting) The girl’s dead and we all helped to kill her - and that’s what matters
-You lot may be letting yourselves out nicely, but I can’t
Give the stage directions used to describe Sheila:
-pretty girl
-very pleased with life and rather excited
Quote 4 things Sheila says in Act 1:
-(puts ring on admiringly) Now I really feel engaged
-these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people
-it was my own fault
-(she looks at him almost in triumph. He looks crushed)
Give 2 quotes from Sheila in Act 2:
-you mustn’t try to build up a kind of wall…Inspector will break it down
-{I: going to have a child] (horrified) Oh - horrible - horrible!
Name 2 things Sheila says in Act 3:
-(bitterly) I suppose we’re all nice people now
-between us we drove that girl to commit suicide
Give some quotes that refer to Eva throughout the play:
Act 1
-She wanted to end her life. She felt she couldn’t go on any longer
-no work, no money coming in…lonely…desperate
Act 2
-she lies with a burnt-out inside on a slab
Act 3
-You refused her even the pitiable little bit of organised charity you had in your power to grant her.
