Quotes 3 AIC

Question 1

Birling: Quote 1-keep labour costs down and agree to new rate means 12% more on labour costs.

Answer 1

‘Well, it’s my duty to keeep labour costs down, and if I’d agreed to this demand for a new rate we’d have added about twelve per cent to our labour costs.’

Question 2

Birling: Quote 2-come down hard, the people will ask for the earth

Answer 2

“If you don’t come down hard on these people they’d soon be asking for the earth.”

Question 3

Birling: Quote 3- didnt suppose you did (about golf)

Answer 3

‘I didn’t suppose you did.’ (about golf)

Question 4

Birling: Quote 4- nothing to do with u sheila, go

Answer 4

‘Nothing to do with you, Sheila. Run along’

Question 5

Birling: Quote 5-(to mrs birling) whats matter with that child

Answer 5

‘(to Mrs Birling) What’s the matter with that child?’

Question 6

Birling: Quote 6-propose on giving more rope

Answer 6

‘And i do not propose to give you much more rope’

Question 7

Birling: Quote 7-young unmarried girl, dragged into this

Answer 7

‘A young unmarried girl is being dragged into this-‘

Question 8

Sheila: Quote 8-yes, except for last summer, never came near me, wondered what happened to you.

Answer 8

‘Yes - except for all last summer, when you never came near me, and I wondered what had happened to you.’

Question 9

Sheila: Quote 9-(excited) Gerald got it, THE ONE (ring) wanted me to have

Answer 9

‘(Excited) Oh - Gerald - you’ve got it - is it the one [ring] you wanted me to have?’

Question 10

Sheila: Quote 10-oh, its wonderful, mummy, isnt it a beauty, oh darling then kisses gerald hastily

Answer 10

‘Oh-its wonderful! Look- Mummy- isn’t it a beauty? Oh - darling - [She kisses Gerald hastily]’