Gerald Croft Flashcards
(8 cards)
Stage Directions Quotes
“an attractive chap about thirty”
“very much the easy well-bred young man-about-town”
Act 1 Quotes
“We’d have done the same.” (About Birling firing Eva)
“You couldn’t have done anything else” (To Birling about firing Eva)
(Upon heaving the name Daisy Renton) “[startled] What?”
“All right. I knew her. Let’s leave it at that.”
“We can keep it from him (the Inspector)”
Act 2 Quotes (not including quotes about Eva Smith)
“(Sheila with sharp sarcasm) You were the wonderful fairy prince. You must have adored it. Gerald”
“I’m rather – more- upset by this business than I appear to be”
Act 3 quotes
(On phone) “We’re rather worried about one of our employees. Have you had a girl brought in this afternoon who committed suicide by drinking disinfectant - or any like suicide?” (His blunt words here undermine his previous show of remorse)
“Everything’s all right now, Sheila …What about this ring?” (Last words)
How does Gerald try to hide the truth from Sheila in Act 2? Also give an example of the Inspector using his words against him.
To the Inspector “Miss Birling ought to be excused”… “She’s had a long, exciting and tiring day”
“Gerald: It’s bound to be unpleasant and disturbing.
Inspector: And you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things?
Gerald: If possible - yes.
Inspector: Well, we know one young woman who wasn’t, don’t we?”
How does Gerald describe Eva Smith in his confession in act 2?
“I hate those hard eyed dough faced women But then I noticed a girl who looked quite different. She was very pretty - soft brown hair and big dark eyes - [breaks off.] My God!”
“She was young and fresh and charming and altogether out of place down there.”
“gave me a glance that was nothing less than a cry for help.”
(When Inspector asks whether Eva became Gerald’s mistress) “I suppose it was inevitable. She was young and pretty and warm-hearted - and intensely grateful. I became at once the most important person in her life.”
“She was - very gallant - about it.”… “She told me she’d been happier than she’d ever been before - but that she knew it couldn’t last”
How does Gerald react to Mrs Birling calling his affair with Daisy Renton disgusting?
“You know, it wasn’t disgusting.” (Directly contradicts her previous statement)
