AIC Flashcards
(17 cards)
Words to describe the Inspector.
A conduit of Priestlys socialist ideaology.
Socialist, authoritative, methodical. Omnicient
Words to describe Mr Birling.
Capitalist, patriarch, avaricious, rapacious and ostentacious.
Words to describe Mrs Birling.
Aloof, Supercilious, prejudiced, imperious and aristocratic.
Words to describe Gerald Croft.
Aristocratic, self-serving, cunning and capitalist.
Words to describe Sheila
Naive, remorseful, altruistic, socially conscious.
Words to describe Eric.
Irresponsible, remorseful, reticent, childish and socially incept.
Inspector description quotes.
“A man of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness.”
“Speaks carefully, weightily and has a disconcerting habit of looking hard at the person he adresses.”
Mr Birling description quote
“A heavy looking rather portentous man in his middle fifties with fairly easy manners but rather provincial in his speech.”
Mrs Birling description quote
“A rather cold woman and her husbands social superior.”
Gerald Croft description quote
“An attractive chap about thirty, rather too manly to be a dandy but very much the easy well-bred young man about town.”
Sheila description quote
“A pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited.”
Eric description quote
“In his early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive.”
The Engagement Party
(2)
“The lighting should be pink until the inspector arrives, and then it shall be brighter and harder.
“Crofts and Birlings are working together for lower costs and higher prices.”
Mr Birlings Capitalist speech.
(2)
- You’d think that everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive.
“Unsinkable, absolutley Unsinkable.”
Mr Birling’s
interrogation
(3)
“It’s my duty to keep labour costs down.”
‘But these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re people”
“I can’t accept any responsibility.”
Responsibility Quotes
“A man has to make his own way, has to look after himself - and his family too, of course” - speech to Eric and Gerald.
“Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges” - inspector chat with Mr B.
“We are members of one body, we are responsible for each other… we will be taught this is blood, fire and anguish. - Inspectors final speech.
Generational divide quotes
“You mustn’t try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl” - Sheila act 2
“Now you young people - listen to this” - Mr Birlings engagement party speech.
