My Quotes Act 3

Question 1

Sniches

Answer 1

Erik - “you little sneak”

Question 2

Mr B and Inspector’s conflict over Eriks Question?

Answer 2

Erik - “can i have a drink first”

Me B “no”

Inspector “yes

Erik gets his drink

Question 3

Erik using slang

Answer 3

“Squiffy”

Question 4

Erik describing himself when he was with Eva Smith

Answer 4

“Squiffy”
“I was in the state where a chap easily tuens nasty”

“I threatened to make a row”

Question 5

Mr B showing his authority over women

Answer 5

“You hurd what i said” - To Sheila telling her to take her mother to the drawing room

Question 6

Showing how Erik didn’t love Eva Smith

Answer 6

“I couldn’t remember her name or where she lived”
“I wasn’t in love with her or anything”
“She was pretty and a good sport”

Question 7

Why did Eva Smith not want to marry?

Answer 7

She (Eva Smith) “said I didn’t love her”

Question 8

How did Eva Smith treat Erik?

Answer 8

“as if I were a kid”

In some ways he was a kid

Question 9

How much money did Erik steal?

Answer 9

“Fifty pounds”

Question 10

Mrs B’s shock at what Erik did

Explain

Answer 10

“Erik you stole money?”

She doesn’t care about the rape of Eva Smith

Question 11

Mr B’s priorities

Answer 11

“I’v got to cover this up as soon as I can”

Question 12

Erik about Mr B

What is Mr B not?

Answer 12

“Your not the kind of farther a chap can go to when he’s in trouble”

Question 13

Showing that the lower class is morraly right

Answer 13

Erik - “she didn’t want to see me again” once she found out that it was stolen money

Question 14

Who does Erik blame for Eva Smith’s death?

Answer 14

“Then - you killed her”

Mrs B

Question 15

Stage directons of the Inspector

Answer 15

“[taking charge, masterfully]

He was stopping the infighting of the family

Question 16

Mr B is trying to bribe the Inspector?

Answer 16

Inspector - “You’re offering the money at the wrong time, Mr Birling”

Question 17

How much money would Mr B give to make this scandel go away?

Explain

Answer 17

“thousands - yes thousands”

Repetition shows how he thinks that this means a lot however it can’t make up for what he did

Remember that back then that was a lot

Question 18

How many Eva Smiths are there?

Answer 18

“Millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths”

Syndetic list

Question 19

Who is responsablefor who according to the insoector?

Explain

Answer 19

“We are all responsible for each other”

Contrasts with Mr B’s advice earlier

Question 20

How will men be taught their lesson?

Answer 20

“”Fire blood and anguish”

WW1
Syndetic list

Question 21

According to Mr B how is to blame for Eva Smith’s death?

Answer 21

“[To Erik] you’re the one to blame for this”

Question 22

What was Mr B sure he was going to get?

Answer 22

“I was certain for a knighthood”

Question 23

Sheila showing the audience that the older generations are a lost cause?

Answer 23

“You don’t seem to have learnt anything”

Question 24

Erik showing his assertivity

Answer 24

Quoting Mr B

Erik - “a man has to make his own way”

Question 25

What was the Inspector?

Answer 25

Erik - “He was our inspector all right”

Question 26

What has Erik confessed to?

Answer 26

Mr B - “you’ve confessed to theft”

Mr B doesn’t even mention sexual assault (he doesn’t think of it as noteworthy, maybe shows he has done it before)

Question 27

What did the Inspector not do?

Answer 27

Mr B “he didn’t make me confess”

Mr B is trying to rewrite the story

Question 28

Showing how Mr B is no longer the man of the house

Answer 28

Mr B - “Had I better go” to get the front door asking his wife who is his social superior

Question 29

Mr B showing telling the audience that it was all a hoax

Answer 29

“We’ve been had”

Question 30

Erik showing how he is now morally right like Eva Smith

Answer 30

“The money’s not the important thing”

Question 31

Showing how Mr B has turned on Erik?

Answer 31

“[also shouting, threatening Erik]”

Question 32

Sheila showing how it doesn’t matter is the inspector was real or not

Answer 32

“Well he inspected us all right”

Question 33

Gerald is the one who starts Mr and Mrs B thinking that it was a hoax

Answer 33

“but how do you know it’s the same girl”

Question 34

Showing that the higher class were left repeating their words and getting nowhere

Answer 34

“and like a fool I said Yes I had”

Question 35

Gerald showing that he is not sorry at all

Answer 35

Quoting the Inspector. Gerald - “A girl has just died in the Infirmary. She drank some strong disinfectant. Died in agony”

Short sentences creates effect

Sibilance

Question 36

What does Mr B say after being told by Gerald (who was just on the phone) that there was no dead girl?

Explain

Answer 36

“Proof positive”

Plosive “p” forshadows that these words will blow up in his face

Question 37

What does Mr B say to Sheila to empress his belief that what’s done is done?

Answer 37

“All over now.”

Simple sentence emphasises his belief

Question 38

Repetition of a phrase that Mr B says? + a bit more

Answer 38

“We’ve been had / ,that’s all”

Repetition “We’ve been had”

“That’s all” through away comment shows that he hasn’t learnt

Question 39

Mr B showing that the marriage means a lot to him (probaly as it would be a good political move)

Answer 39

“you’d better ask Gerald for that ring”

Question 40

Mrs B responding to a question about why they should be happy after the Inspecotr has been found out?

Answer 40

“Well, why shouldn’t we”

Alliteration

Question 41

Sheila repeating the Inspector words

Answer 41

“Blood and fire and anguish”

Question 42

Sheila possible foreshadowing WW1?

Answer 42

“It frightens me the way you talk”

Question 43

Gerald showing that he hasn’t learnt?

Answer 43

“What about this ring”

Question 44

When Mr B is cut of? for a second time

Answer 44

“The famous younger generation who know it all and can’t even take a joke-“

Question 45

Last spoken line of the play

Answer 45

Mr B “on his way here - to ask some questions -“

No full stop, showing that this will continue?