My Quotes Act 1 Flashcards
Who has the first words?
Mr B
Mrs B telling Sheila how they will get used to the men working all day
Explain
“Just as I had. Isn’t that so Arthur”
Shows she is happy to be a house wife
Slang
Explain
“Your squiffy”
Mrs birling then says that a girl of her clas shouldn’t be using words like that
Showing that Gerald’s mother isn’t important to him?
“Sir George and - er - Lady Croft”
Showin ghow Sheila is materialistic?
“Now i really feel engaged”
After getting the ring
Mr B describing himself
“Hard-headed businessman”
Mr B reaction to war?
“Fiddelsticks!” “nobody wants war”
“silly little war scares”
Mr B opinion on the Titanic?
“Unsinkable, absolutky unsinkable”
The titanic may be a representation of captalism
Showing Mr B incopetance
Whilst speaking to Gerld ghere are a lot of dashes
”-“
Showing how the women are sterytipval women
“I left ‘em talking about clothes again”
Erik
Mr B opinion in family and the world?
“A man has to make his own way - has to look after himself, and his family, too of course”
What is happening when the Instpector arrives?
The dorbell interupta Mr B’s captalist speach
Line delivered by a lower clas girl?
Explain
“An Inspector’s called” - Edna
Shows her potential power as she can announce the title fo the play
Mr B showing how he doesn’t care about the girl?
(Rather impatiently) yes, yes horribe business”
Description of Eva Smith
“Good looking girl”
Description by Mr Birling
Mr B on why he was moraly right to fire Eva Smith?
“It’s a free country”
Mr B thinks he is merciful?
“Well, we forgave them, we let them all come back” - except the ring leaders
Inspector’s opinion on taking the world?
“It’s betterbto ask for the world than to take it”
What does the Inspector not do?
Explain
“I don’t play golf”
Shows that he isn’t of a high class
How old was Eva Smith?
24
Mr B looking out for Sheila showing that he sees Sheila as inferior
“Yes, and i’m trying to settle this sensibly for you”
Sheila famous line?
“But these girls arn’t cheap labour. They’re people”
How the Inspector works?
“Of you’re easy with me, I’m easy with you”
What are the Birling family?
And
Inspectors responce?
“We’re respectable citizens and not dangerous criminals” - Gerald
“Sometimes there isn’t as much difference as you think”
