Mr Birling Flashcards
“I’m talking as a hard-headed practical man of business”
“I’m talking as a hard-headed practical man of business”
‘The Titanic – she sails next week…and unsinkable, absolutely
unsinkable.’
Titanic symbolises his own family – believes they are untouchable until the Inspector arrives giving them a rude awakening.
‘you’ll hear some people say war is Inevitable … fiddlesticks!’
His language is also very dismissive when he says ‘Fiddlesticks!’ and ‘silly’ - he belittles other’s ideas.
“I gather there’s a very good chance of a knighthood”
“I gather there’s a very good chance of a knighthood”
“A man has to make his own way – has to look after himself – and his family too, of course”
“A man has to make his own way – has to look after himself – and his family too, of course”
“(rather impatiently) Horrid business. But I don’t understand why you should come here.”
“(rather impatiently) Horrid business. But I don’t understand why you should come here.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I was an alderman for years – and Lord Mayor two years ago – and I’m still on the Bench – so I know the Brumley police offers pretty well”
“I was an alderman for years – and Lord Mayor two years ago – and I’m still on the Bench – so I know the Brumley police offers pretty well”
“there’s every excuse for what your mother and I did”
“there’s every excuse for what your mother and I did”
“Probably a Socialist or some sort of crank”
“Probably a Socialist or some sort of crank”
“Now look at the pair of them- the famous younger generation who know it all. And they can’t even take a joke-”
“Now look at the pair of them- the famous younger generation who know it all. And they can’t even take a joke-”
