Quotes for specific scenes Flashcards
Quotes from the situation of Sheila getting her engagement ring ?
- ‘I’m treating Gerald like one of the family.’
- ‘Oh - Gerald - you’ve got it - … one you wanted me to have?’
- ‘Oh - it’s wonderful! Look - mummy…’
Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Sheila getting her engagement ring ?
- ’ (… put the ring on, admiringly )’
- ‘I don’t believe I will ( half playful, half serious ) ‘
- ‘… more insistent ) Haven’t I?’
Quotes from the situation of Mr Birling’s speech ?
’ say that war’s inevitable… fiddlesticks!’
- ‘ The Titanic… unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’
- ‘rapid progress everywhere - except of curse in Russia…’
Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Mr Birling’s speech ?
- ‘Yes, I know - but still…’ ( Eric)
- ‘Eric. You’ve a lot to learn yet.. talking as a heard headed, practical man of business.’
Quotes from the situation of arrival of inspector Goole ?
- ’ the ways some of these cranks talk … community and all that nonsense’
- man has to… look after himself … and-‘
- ‘sharp ring of a dorrbell’
Quotes of character reactions from the situation of arrival of inspector Goole ?
‘(opening door, and announcing) Inspector Goole’
‘not … a big man … impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness’
- ‘habit of looking hard’
Quotes from the situation of Mr Birling’s involvement with Eva Smith ?
- ’ they were all rather restless…’
- ‘It’s my duty to ask questions’
- ‘it’s my duty to keep labour costs down…’
- ’ they’d soon be asking for the earth’
Quotes ofhcaracter reactions from the situation of Mr Birling’s involvement with Eva Smith ?
- ’( surprised ) did you say ‘why?’?’
- ’ Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages?’
- ‘come down sharply on some of these people’
Quotes from the situation of Sheila’s involvement with Eva Smith ?
- ‘Not doing her work properly?’
- ‘He moves nearer a light ‘ [ the picture to sheila ]
- ‘if they didn’t get rid of that girl, I’d never go… again’
Quotesof the chsrcater reactions from the situation of Sheila’s involvement with Eva Smith ?
- ‘with a little cry, gives a half-stifled sob, and then runs out.’
- ‘(angrily) Why the devil do you want to go upsetting the child like that ?’
- ‘very impertinent and- and- ( she almost breaks down…)’ [ shows sheila judging both Sheila character and looks ]
‘she was very pretty…’
Quotes from the situation of Sheila realising Gerald affair ?
- ‘I knew her. Let’s leave it at that.’
- ( approaching her ) Now listen, darling - ‘
- ‘the door slowly opens and the inspector appears, looking steadily and searchingly at them’
Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Sheila realising Gerald affair ?
- ‘(startled) What ?’
- ‘He does not reply but looks at her’
- ’( laughs rather hysterically ) why - you fool - he knows.’
Quotes from the situation of Mrs Birling discovering Eric’s drinking habits ?
- ‘he’s only a boy.’
- ‘You know him, Gerald - and your a man - you must know …’
- ‘That’s what I meant when I talked about building a wall that’s sure to fall flat…’
Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Mrs Birling discovering Eric’s drinking habits ?
- ’ (very sharply) Sheila!’
- (staggered) it isn’t true …’
- ’ ( bitterly) And this is the time you chose to tell me.’
Quotes from the situation of Gerald’s involvement with Eva Smith ?
- ’ I hated those hard-eyed dough-faced women.’
- ‘suppose it was inevitable. She was young and pretty and warm-hearted - and intensely grateful’
- [she hands him the ring]’
- ‘I don’t dislike you. as I did… I knew… I knew there was something fishy…’
Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Gerald’s involvement with Eva Smith ?
- ‘(distressed ) Sorry - I - well, I’ve suddenly realised - taken it in properly’
- ( with sharp sarcasm ) you were the wonderful fairy Prince’
- ‘I’d like to be alone for a while…’
Quotes from the situation of Mrs Birling’s involvement with Eva Smith ?
- ‘First, she called herself Mrs Birling-‘
- ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’
- ‘Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility.’
‘I blame … the father of the child…’
Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Mrs Birling’s involvement with Eva Smith ?
- ‘she was alone, friendless, almost penniless, desperate … you slammed the door in her face.’
- ( agitated now ) Oh, stop it, both of you.’
- ( very sternly ) Her position now is that she lies with a burnt-out inside on a slab’
Quotes from the situation of Sheila realises Eric is the father ?
- ’ make sure that he’s compelled to confess in public his responsibility…’
- ‘I shall do my duty …. No hushing up, eh? … Public confession of responsibility - um?’
- ‘Eric enters, looking extremely pale and distressed’
Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Sheila realises Eric is the father ?
- ’( with sudden alarm ) Mother - stop - stop !’
- ’( severely ) you’re behaving like an hysterical child tonight.’
- ( agitated ) I don’t believe it. I won’t believe it…’
Quotes from the situation of Eric’s involvement with Eva Smith ?
Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Eric’s involvement with Eva Smith ?
- ‘Sheila take her mother out…’
- ’( miserably ) I got it - from the office -‘
- ‘Ive got to cover this up as soon as I can…’
Quotes from the situation of Eric’s discovery of his mother involvement ?
- ‘Tell me - tell me - what happened?’
- ‘She went to your mother’s committee for help… Your mother refused that help.’
Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Eric’s discovery of his mother involvement ?
- ‘Mrs Birling distressed … does not reply.’
- ’( with calm authority ) I’ll tell you.’
- ( nearly at his breaking point ) Then - you killed her … tuned her away - yes, and you kill her-‘
- ’( very distressed now ) No - Eric - please - I didn’t know…’
Quotes from the situation of The Inspector’s final Words ?
-‘ Remember that … remember what you did…’
- ‘there are millions and millions of Eva Smith’s and John Smith’s still left with us…’
- ‘We don’t live alone. We are members of one body … responsible….’
- will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish.’
Quotes of character reactions from the situation of The Inspector’s final Words ?
- ’( unhappily) look, inspector - I’d give thousands - yes, thousands -‘
- ‘He walks straight out, leaving them staring, subdued and wondering.’
Quotes from the situation of older generations not learning Inspector’s message ?
- ‘They’ll be public scandal…’
- ‘There’s every excuse for what both your mother and I did - it turned out unfortunately, that all -‘
- ’ the point is, you don’t seem to have learnt anything.’
Quotes of character reactions from the situation of older generations not learning Inspector’s message ?
- ( heartily ) Nonsense! you’ll have a good laugh over it yet. Look, you’d better ask Gerald for that ring …’
- ‘it frightens me the way you talk’
- ’ It frightens me too.’
Quotes from the situation of Eric and Sheila learning the inspector’s message ?
- ‘the fact remains that I did what I did. And mother did … And the rest of you did…’
- ‘You told us that a man has to make his own way, look after himself and mind his own business …’ [ shows. irony, the way Eric has matured from before by no longer being trapped by these words ]
