An Inspector Calls Flashcards
(12 cards)
Generational divide
What an expression! Really, the things you girls pick up these days-mrs birling
He’s only a boy-mrs birling
You two are being childish, trying not to face the facts-Sheila
You’re behaving like a hysterical young child-mrs birling
Social responsibility
As if we are all mixed up together like bees in a hive, community and all that nonsense-birling A1
Each of you helped to kill her. Remember that. Never forget it.- inspector A2
Public men, Mr birling have responsibilities as well as privileges- inspector A2
All intertwined with our lives, with what we think say and do- inspector A3
Class/prejudice
If you don’t come down sharply on some of these people, they would soon be asking for the earth-birling A1
As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money- mrs birling A2
I have an idea that your mother… feels you might have done better for yourself socially-birling A1
She seemed to me to not be a good case and so I used my influence to have it refused- mrs birling A3
Misogyny
A lively, good looking girl- birling A1
She was pretty and a good sport- eric A3
(You used her) as if she was an animal, a thing not a person- inspector A3
I hate those hard-eyed, dough-faces women- gerald A2
Business/Duty
It’s my duty to keep labour costs down- birling
It’s my duty to ask questions- inspector
I don’t come int this suicide business- Gerald A1
I’m rather more upset by this business than I appear to be- Gerald A2
Eva smith/Daisy Renton
She had a lot to say, far too much, so she had to go- birling A1
She was very pretty and looked as if she could take care of herself. I couldn’t be sorry for her- Sheila A1
She was very pretty, soft brown hair and big dark eyes- Gerald A2
She gave me a glance that was nothing more than a cry for help- Gerald A2
Inspector Goole
He creates at once an impression of massiveness solidity and purposefulness-sd A1
Burnt her inside out of course- A1
She died in misery and agony, hating life- A2
If men will not learn that lesson, they will be taught it in fire blood and anguish- A3
Arthur birling
I speak as a hard headed man of business- A1
Still I can’t accept any responsibility- A1
I’ve got to cover this up as soon as I can. You damned fool- A3
Crofts and birling a are no longer competing but are working together for lower costs and higher prices- A1
Sybil Birling
A rather cold woman and her husbands social superior- sd A1
Though naturally I don’t know anything about this girl- A2
I think she only had herself to blame- A2
Eric, I’m absolutely ashamed of you- A3
Sheila
Pretty girl in her early 20s, very pleased with life and rather excited- A1
I felt rotten at the time and now I fell a lot worse- A1
You were the wonderful fairy prince . You must of adored it Gerald- A2
You’re pretending everything is just as it was before- A3
Eric
Half shy half assertive- A1
Steadily drinking
A chap easily turns nasty
Ok ashamed of you
Gerald
Attractive chap
Wonderful fairy prince
Let me take her out of there
Wasn’t a police officer
