Gerald Croft Flashcards
“I don’t come into this ________business”
This shows…
“I don’t come into this suicide business”
> Gerald doesn’t think he has anything to do with Eva’s suicide.
Casual tone=lack of care.
“You _______of done________else”
This is said to….which shows…?
“You couldn’t of done anything else”
> said to Arthur Birling.
this is defending his actions which shows he doesn’t care of the lower classes.
“After all y’know, we’re ________citizens and not ______”
This shows…
“After all, y’know we’re respectable citizens and not criminals”
> he feels because he is higher class, he will not be seen as a criminal.
prestige
“Everything’s all _____now _______. What about this _______?”
This suggests…
“Everything’s all right now Sheila. What about this ring?”
> naive that he thinks Sheila will get over it.
Guilt for what he did for Sheila is gone, not facing reality.
“She _____blame me at all. I ______to _______she had now”
This shows…
“She didn’t blame me at all. I wish to God she had now”
> takes some responsibility
shows some remorse
