Quotes for specific scenes

Question 1

Quotes from the situation of Sheila getting her engagement ring ?

Answer 1

• ‘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…’

Question 2

Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Sheila getting her engagement ring ?

Answer 2

• ’ (… put the ring on, admiringly )’
• ‘I don’t believe I will ( half playful, half serious ) ‘
• ‘… more insistent ) Haven’t I?’

Question 3

Quotes from the situation of Mr Birling’s speech ?

Answer 3

’ say that war’s inevitable… fiddlesticks!’
- ‘ The Titanic… unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’
- ‘rapid progress everywhere - except of curse in Russia…’

Question 4

Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Mr Birling’s speech ?

Answer 4

• ‘Yes, I know - but still…’ ( Eric)
• ‘Eric. You’ve a lot to learn yet.. talking as a heard headed, practical man of business.’

Question 5

Quotes from the situation of arrival of inspector Goole ?

Answer 5

• ’ the ways some of these cranks talk … community and all that nonsense’
• man has to… look after himself … and-‘
• ‘sharp ring of a dorrbell’

Question 6

Quotes of character reactions from the situation of arrival of inspector Goole ?

Answer 6

‘(opening door, and announcing) Inspector Goole’
‘not … a big man … impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness’
- ‘habit of looking hard’

Question 7

Quotes from the situation of Mr Birling’s involvement with Eva Smith ?

Answer 7

• ’ 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’

Question 7

Quotes ofhcaracter reactions from the situation of Mr Birling’s involvement with Eva Smith ?

Answer 7

• ’( surprised ) did you say ‘why?’?’
• ’ Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages?’
• ‘come down sharply on some of these people’

Question 8

Quotes from the situation of Sheila’s involvement with Eva Smith ?

Answer 8

• ‘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’

Question 9

Quotesof the chsrcater reactions from the situation of Sheila’s involvement with Eva Smith ?

Answer 9

• ‘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…’

Question 9

Quotes from the situation of Sheila realising Gerald affair ?

Answer 9

• ‘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’

Question 10

Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Sheila realising Gerald affair ?

Answer 10

• ‘(startled) What ?’
• ‘He does not reply but looks at her’
• ’( laughs rather hysterically ) why - you fool - he knows.’

Question 11

Quotes from the situation of Mrs Birling discovering Eric’s drinking habits ?

Answer 11

• ‘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…’

Question 12

Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Mrs Birling discovering Eric’s drinking habits ?

Answer 12

• ’ (very sharply) Sheila!’
• (staggered) it isn’t true …’
• ’ ( bitterly) And this is the time you chose to tell me.’

Question 13

Quotes from the situation of Gerald’s involvement with Eva Smith ?

Answer 13

• ’ 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…’

Question 14

Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Gerald’s involvement with Eva Smith ?

Answer 14

• ‘(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…’

Question 15

Quotes from the situation of Mrs Birling’s involvement with Eva Smith ?

Answer 15

• ‘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…’

Question 16

Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Mrs Birling’s involvement with Eva Smith ?

Answer 16

• ‘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’

Question 17

Quotes from the situation of Sheila realises Eric is the father ?

Answer 17

• ’ 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’

Question 18

Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Sheila realises Eric is the father ?

Answer 18

• ’( 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…’

Question 19

Quotes from the situation of Eric’s involvement with Eva Smith ?

Question 20

Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Eric’s involvement with Eva Smith ?

Answer 20

• ‘Sheila take her mother out…’
• ’( miserably ) I got it - from the office -‘
• ‘Ive got to cover this up as soon as I can…’

Question 21

Quotes from the situation of Eric’s discovery of his mother involvement ?

Answer 21

• ‘Tell me - tell me - what happened?’
• ‘She went to your mother’s committee for help… Your mother refused that help.’

Question 22

Quotes of character reactions from the situation of Eric’s discovery of his mother involvement ?

Answer 22

• ‘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…’

Question 23

Quotes from the situation of The Inspector’s final Words ?

Answer 23

-‘ 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.’

Question 24

Quotes of character reactions from the situation of The Inspector’s final Words ?

Answer 24

• ’( unhappily) look, inspector - I’d give thousands - yes, thousands -‘
• ‘He walks straight out, leaving them staring, subdued and wondering.’

Question 25

Quotes from the situation of older generations not learning Inspector’s message ?

Answer 25

• ‘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.’

Question 26

Quotes of character reactions from the situation of older generations not learning Inspector’s message ?

Answer 26

• ( 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.’

Question 27

Quotes from the situation of Eric and Sheila learning the inspector’s message ?

Answer 27

• ‘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 ]