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Question 1

Responsibility – Mr Birling

Answer 1

Quote – ‘I can’t accept any responsibility’

Technique – Declarative sentence; Explanation – Refuses blame, showing capitalist individualism

Question 2

Responsibility – Mrs Birling

Answer 2

Quote – ‘I blame the young man who was the father of the child’

Technique – Dramatic irony; Explanation – Denies her own role, shifts blame blindly

Question 3

Responsibility – Eric

Answer 3

Quote – ‘It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters’

Technique – Emotive language, collective tone; Explanation – Accepts guilt, shows moral maturity

Question 4

Responsibility – Sheila

Answer 4

Quote – ‘I know I’m to blame – and I’m desperately sorry’

Technique – First-person confession; Explanation – Fully accepts responsibility

Question 5

Responsibility – Inspector

Answer 5

Quote – ‘Each of you helped to kill her’

Technique – Blunt tone, direct address; Explanation – Forces accountability