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Anadiplosis
short sighted
myopic
Mr Birling being made to look stupid through dramatic irony
unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable!
dramatic irony for Mr Birling as war was “inevitable”
fiddlesticks!
Mr Birling trying to seem upper class referring to Geralds fathers alcohol taste
same port your father gets
Gerald excusing the time he was away from Shiela the previous summer
awfully busy at work
Mrs Birling in disgust at the language sheila is using
the things you girls pick up these days
Mr Birling bringing everything back to his ideal capitalistic views
for lower costs and higher prices
Mrs Birling embracing typical gender roles and separating the men to deal with traditionally masculine affairs
leave you men
Mr Birling believes that he is deep in the world of business and uunderstands taking risks
hard headed businessman
casual racism from Mr Birling about the Balkans
half-civilised folk in the balkans
repetition of this from Mr Birling emphasises his core capitalistic views (also repeated a third time)
hard-headed practical man of business
more casual racism about russias progress
except Russia…behindhand naturally
Birling using any possible thing to bring it back to his own achievement
might have done better for yourself socially…knighthood
foreshadowing of all the problems to come with the family
nice, well-behaved family
the fact that they both laugh is foreshadowing of what is to come from the inspector
keep out of trouble for the next few months—they both laugh
Birling remarking how clothes are a status symbol for women
clothes mean something quite different to a woman
foreshadowing as Birling later discovers what Gerald has been up to
you dont know what some of these boys get up to nowdays
very capitalist and anti-socialist, no selflessness, self centred from Birling
a man has to make his own way
Birling is very dismissive of the working and lower class people
some of these cranks talk
Birling doesnt like the idea of social responsibility
you’d think everybody has to look after everbody else
Birling talking in a monosyllabic form reflecting his simple view on lower class people
Don’t know him. Does he want to see me?
Gerald jokingly remarking about why the Inspector called, eventually becomes true
Unless Eric’s been up to something…would be awkward wouldn’t it
the Inspecctor metaphorically fills the room with his presence
not a big man…impression of massiveness
inspector vividly describes Eva’s death
she was in great agony
Birling tries to dismiss thier party as modest
we’ve been modestly celebrating
Birling thinks nothing is out of the ordinary
nothing mysterious or scandalous
Mr Birling refuses to accept responsibility for Evas death after Inspector first mentions
i cant accept any responsibilty
Inspector’s about asking for permission
better to ask for the earth than to take it
Eric disagreeing with his father about wage striking
shouldn’t they try for higher wages
hinting that sheila had a hand in her death by describing Eva’s beauty
she had been pretty, very pretty
stage directions hinting all the people have a hand in it
Gerald, then at Eric, then at Sheila
the four of them are clueless about what is about to happen
bewildered and perturbed glances
Sheila disagreeing with her father about the identity of his employees
these girls aren’t cheap labour, they’re people!
the inspector alluding to the fact that Eva was fired not of her own accord
nothing wrong with…her work
Birling infanticising his daughter
upsetting the child
ironic as the inspector reveals they are in fact not respectable
we’re respectable citizens and not criminals
unlike her father, sheila is far more remorseful of her actions compared to her father
I’ll never, never do it again
Sheila accepts what shes done and says that he might as well fess up
i thought i didnt half an hour ago
the inspector acknowledging that sheila feels remorse
she feels responsible
Mrs birling is extremely classist and misogynist about Eva Smith
girls of that class
Mrs birling infantising Eric and being naive about his drinking habit
he’s only a boy
even Gerald realises Eric drinks too much
I have gathered he does drink pretty hard
Sheila is the first to realise that they all resulted in Sheilas death
probably between us we killed her
Mrs Birling is extremely naive about taboo subjects such as Alderman Meggarty being a womaniser
we are learning something tonight
Mrs birling shocked that Gerald keeps “Daisy” as his Mistress despite clear sign of such happenings
What?
Gerald, despite being unfaithful to Sheila, did not rape Eva
I didn’t ask for anything in return
Sheila is very able to admit that Eva’s loss was partially her fault, she accepts responsibility
it was I
direct adress to Mr Birling about how he has to be responsible for his actions
Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilites as well as privileges
Sheila taking further responsibility and disagreeing with her fathers indignant tone
we’ve no excuse
Mrs Birling is taken aback by Eva’s rudeness, reflects Mrs Birlings upper class status
gross impertinence
Mrs Birling saying that Eva Smith’s suicide was all her fault
she only had herself to blame
Mrs Birling repetitively refers to “I” and says shes not ashamed
I did nothing I’m ashamed of
Mrs Birling sets up Eric to be grilled for what hes done
go and look for the father of the child, it’s his responsibility
Sheila is appalled at the actions of her mother
with feeling…cruel and vile
Mrs Birling explicitly takes no responsibility for her actions
I accept no blame for it at all
Mrs Birling repeats how she takes no responsibility and inadvertedly blames Eric
I blame the…father of the child
Inspector lists all the things that he is going to do to Eric before Mrs Birling realises
make an example of the young man eh?
words used in stage directions to show how distresses Mr and Mrs Birling are when they realise Eric is involved
thunderstruck, agitated
Erics description when he enters after Mr and Mrs Birling realise. Contrasts his entrance description
extremely pale and distressed
Eric immediately having a go at his mother as soon as he starts to be blamed
bitterly… you havent made this any easier for me
Mrs Birling is completetly naive to erics drinking habits after she finds out
you dont get drunk
Eric himself horrifies his family by downing whisky
the drink shows his familiarity with heavy drinking
Eric blames his actions on his drunkeness and doesnt accept full responsibility
I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty
Eric hates his actions that her did that night when he raped Eva but doesnt remember
I didnt even remember, thats the hellish thing
Mrs Birling is dumbfounded at finding out that Eric raped Eva
how could you?
Eric panicked knowing that Eva was pregnant
I was in a hell of a state
Eric doesnt accept that he stole the £50, hints at his lack of responsibility
not really
Eric is nearly at breaking point hence all the pauses and he is angry at his mother for all her misdeeds
your own grandchild-you killed them both
the inspector hints that they are all equally culpable
each of you helped to kill her
could be taken that Birling is giving a bribe or that he wishes to have Eva not dead to not harm his reputation
I’d give thousands, yes thousands
repetition of Millions shows how large social responsibilty is
there are millions and millions and millions
inspector is showing how Eva’s death represents all people and people have a duty to fulfill their social responsibility
Eva Smiths and John Smiths
biblical reference of how everyone should help one another
we are members of one body
syndetic list used to represent hell if people dont accept their resposibility
they will be taught in fire and blood and anguish
Eric is indignant and is angry that Mrs Birling is quick to fully blame Eric
Ill bet i am
Eric points the finger of blame at both his parents as well
both of you
Sheila saying that despite the Inscpector potentially being a fraud, he still interrogated them and the admitted their acts
he inspected us all right
Sheila is the first to question if he was a real inspector
was he really a police inspector
Birling is only concerned with the effect of Eva on his public image, not his actual moral conscience
makes all the difference
Birling now finds out it was a scam and celebrates
we’ve been had
despite the fraud, Eric acknowledges his actions and feels bad
the fact remains that i did what i did
Eric using irony to highlight that Birling is in the wrong
nice cosy talk
Birling is quick to accept theories that he isn’t culpable
eagerly
Birling toasts the same way her started the play, it is cyclical
has a drink now, and raises his glass
Gerald, Mr and Mrs Birling are all ecstatic when they find that Eva’s death was a lie
smiling
cyclical as the inspector first says that Eva has died and the play ends with a call saying the same thing
a girl has just died