quotes Flashcards
when Gerald thinks he’s too important and respectable to have anything to do with Eva’s suicide
“after all, we’re respectable citizens, not criminals” -Gerald croft
Sheila at the start of AIC, showing her immaturity and excitement
“look- mummy- isn’t it a beauty?”
sheila near the end of AIC
showing how much she has changed and regret
“i know i’m to blame- and i’m desperately sorry”
sheila proving the younger generation are more mature and against capitalism
“but these girls aren’t cheap labour, they’re people”
Me birling’s ironic statement that he repeats 3 times throughout the play about the titanic
“unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”
quote that highlights Mr birlings arrogant and dismissive nature
“i can’t accept any responsibility”
priestly using inspector goole to get the message across that if we carry on living selfishly there will be consequences of war
“they will be taught in fire blood and anguish”
inspector goole showing his anger towards sheila for getting Eva sacked
“you used the power you had, to punish the girl?”
quote where eric uses drinking as an excuse for his actions
“i was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty”
what Gerald says about Eva smith/ daisy renton’s first impression
“she was young and fresh and charming”
quote where Mrs Birling is shown to play the older generation and their unwillingness to change their views
“you have no power to change my mind”
Mrs Birling saying she’s so poor and she wouldn’t not take the money
“as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money”
shows the theme of class as he can use her for his own pleasure then discard her
“i didn’t feel as strongly about her as she did me”
said by the inspector as gerald is apart of the blame
“so you had what you wanted from her and cast her to the side”
this is said after Mrs birling saying the inspector made an impression on sheila - represents how the younger generation are more open minded than the older ones
“we often do on the young ones”
said by Mrs Birling, showing that when Eva was in a state of need she was not going to help even though it’s Eva’s last resort
“you’ll have to make it work”
Mrs Birling being stuck up
“i’m entitled to my opinion”
said by Mr Birling worrying about the press
“this isn’t going to look good for us”
showing the difference between him and Gerald as Gerald used Eva and Eric connected emotionally
“i needed her much more than she needed me”
Eric was struggling with his guilt and shame and it shows how strained there relationship was
“your not the kind of father a chap can go to for trouble”
Mr Birling says this as he is worried of what the press will think if word gets out
“i would give thousands yes thousands”
