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An inspector Calls Flashcards

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‘I can’t accept any responsibility’

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Mr Birling

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“a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own”

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Mr Birling

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“A man has to make his own way – has to look after himself – and his family too.”

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Mr Birling

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‘community and all that nonsense’

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Mr Birling

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‘She had a lot to say – far too much – she had to go.’

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Mr Birling

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It’s nothing to do with me.’

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Mr Birling

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‘It’s my duty to keep costs down.’

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Mr Birling

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“If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we’d had anything to do with, it would be very awkward, wouldn’t it?

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Mr Birling

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When this comes out at the inquest it isn’t going to do us much good.’

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Mr Birling

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Mocking how the Inspector scared them: ‘You all helped to kill her.’

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Mr Birling

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We don’t guess – we’ve had experience – and we know”

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Mr Birling

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“Yes, I think it was simply a piece of gross impertinence.”

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Mrs Birling

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‘It’s disgusting to me.

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Mrs Birling

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‘I don’t think we want any further details of this disgusting affair.’

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Mrs Birling

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‘He ought to be dealt with very severely.

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Mrs Birling

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‘I accept no blame for it at all.’

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Mrs Birling

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‘I’m very sorry, but I think that she had only herself to blame.’

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Mrs Birling

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‘I didn’t like her manner.’

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Mrs Birling

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‘I did nothing I’m ashamed of.’

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Mrs Birling

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20
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‘I blame the young man who was the father.’

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Mrs Birling

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‘I can’t help thinking about this girl.’

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Sheila

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‘I think it’s cruel, vile.’

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Sheila

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23
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How could she have wanted to kill herself?’

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Sheila

24
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‘It frightens me the way you talk and I can’t listen to anymore.’

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Sheila

25
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Well, he inspected us alright.’

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Sheila

26
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‘But that won’t bring Eva Smith back to life, will it?

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Sheila

27
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Recognition: ‘but these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re people’

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Sheila

28
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Regret: ‘it’s the only time I’ve ever done anything like that, and I’ll never, never do it again to anybody’

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Sheila

29
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‘We all started like that – so confident, so pleased with ourselves until he began asking us questions’

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Sheila

30
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You mustn’t try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl.’

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Sheila

31
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‘I’m not very clear about it, but afterwards she told me she didn’t want me to go in but that – well, I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty – and I threatened to make a row’

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Eric

32
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‘I wasn’t in love with her or anything

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Eric

33
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‘I liked her – she was a pretty good sport.’

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Eric

34
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‘Could I have a drink first?’

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Eric

35
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‘She thought she was going to have a baby.’

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Eric

36
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‘You turned her away and you killed her.’

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Eric

37
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I say the girl’s dead and we all helped to kill her.’

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Eric

38
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‘You don’t know the whole story yet.’

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Eric

39
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I’ve never known an Eva Smith’

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Gerald

40
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‘A glance that was nothing less than a cry for help’

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Gerald

41
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‘Don’t say anything to the Inspector’

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Gerald

42
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‘Getting a bit heavy handed aren’t you Inspector?’

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Gerald

43
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‘You want to see somebody else put through it.’

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Gerald

44
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All right I knew her, let’s leave it at that.’

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Gerald

45
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‘I haven’t set eyes on her for at least six months’

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Gerald

46
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Burnt her inside out… She was in great agony.’

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Inspector Goole

47
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Guilt: ‘I think you did something terribly wrong – and that you’re going to spend the rest of your life regretting it

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Inspector Goole

48
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‘But each of you helped to kill her. Remember that’

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Inspector Goole

49
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‘You used her for the end of a stupid drunken evening, as if she was an animal not a person.’

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Inspector Goole

50
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‘We are responsible for each other.

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Inspector Goole

51
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‘If you are easy with me I’m easy with you.’

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Inspector Goole

52
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‘You punished the girl because you were jealous of her.’

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Inspector Goole

53
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‘You made her pay a heavy price.’

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Inspector Goole

54
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‘It’s my duty to ask questions.’

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Inspector Goole

55
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“You see, we have to share something. If there’s nothing else, we’ll have to share out guilt.”

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Inspector Goole

56
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…if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. Good night

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Inspector Goole

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