Literature Paper 1- An Inspector Calls Flashcards
1
Q
What are the key Mr Birling quotes?
A
- ‘I can’t accept any responsibility’
- ‘a man has to mind his own business and look after himself’
- ‘community and all that nonsense’
- ‘The Germans don’t want war’
- ‘the Titanic… absolutely unsinkable’
2
Q
What are the key Sheila quotes?
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- ‘Now I really feel engaged’
- ‘he knows. Of course he knows’
- ‘I behaved badly too. I know I did. I’m ashamed of it.’
- ‘Look Mummy, isn’t it a beauty’
- ‘No, he’s giving us the rope- so then we’ll hang ourselves’
3
Q
What are the key Inspector quotes?
A
- ‘pink and intimate’ to ‘brighter and harder’
- ‘they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish’
- ‘one person and one inquiry at a time’
- Described as having a ‘disconcerting habit of looking hard at the person’
- ‘burnt her insides out’
4
Q
What are the key Mrs Birling quotes?
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- ‘I thought I had done no more than my duty’
- ‘Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility.’
- ‘I did nothing that I’m ashamed of’
- ‘I think she only had herself to blame’
5
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What are the key Eric quotes?
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- ‘not a kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble.’
- ‘I don’t even remember- that’s the hellish thing.’
- ‘in that state when a chap easily turns nasty.’
- ‘It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters.’
6
Q
What are the key Gerald quotes?
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- ‘I don’t come into this suicide business.’
- ‘She didn’t blame me at all. I wish to God she had now.’
- ‘Everything’s alright now.’
