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An Inspector Calls- Quotes
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- 1Clothes mean something quite different to a woman. Not just a way to make themselves look prettier, well it's a sort of sign and token of their self respect Mr BirlingPatriarchy
Judgment of Women - 2Just a Knighthood of course Mr Birlingshows Egotistical attitudes and how he is a braggart
- 3Your just the kind of Son-in-law I always wanted Mr BirlingShows how egotistical and self absorbed he is, daughters happy day and he reverts the subject back to himself
- 4But after all its better to ask the earth than just take it The Inspectortries to prove Mr. Birling's prev line wrong
- 5What happened to her may have determined what happened to her afterwards, and what happened afterwards may have driven her to suicide InspectorThis shows how the inspector explains communism and equality to the Birlings
- 6A chain of events InspectorShares his socialist views
- 7It's my duty to ask questions InspectorThe inspector has power, presence and authority
- 8No, Mother-Please! SheilaSheila realises the prophetic, omniscient powers of the inspector
- 9You've made quite an impression on this child inspector Mrs. BirlingMrs. B patronises Sheila dismissing her as an ingenuous juvenile
- 10Now look here inspector- Mr. BirlingMr.Birling finds the inspector insolent
- 11I'd like to be alone for a while (goes on a walk) GeraldGerlad shows some solicitude for Eva/Daisy
- 12I enjoyed it for a time-Any man would GeraldGerald admits his liason with the girl was adulatory and flattering for his ego
- 13I'm loosing all patience with you people InspectorInspector chastises the unrelenting obstinate older generation
- 14Sheila and I had better go to the drawing room and leave you men Mrs Birlingthis quote is an example of how the era is patriarchal
- 15it's a pity Sir George and Lady Croft can't be with us Mr Birlingthis quote shows Gerald's family are wealthy Landowners and Mr Birling would like to befriend the family to climb higher up the social hierarchy ladder
- 16we may look forward to a time when Croft's and Birling's are no longer in competition Mr Birlingthis quote is a strong indication of Mr Birling's attitude towards capital; even though they are celebrating an engagement, he dominates the attention back to him and his money
- 17...lower costs and higher prices Mr Birlinginterest in capital
- 18the Titanic.... and every luxury - and unsinkable... Mr Birlingthis quote shows Mr Birling's obsession with progress. this Is hubris and dramatic irony for the audience
- 19if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive... a man has to look after himself Mr BirlingMr B conveys his right-winged prospect in this quote. his anti-communistic attitude supports the fact that he is a self satisfied man
- 20tell cook for me mr Bshowing off with titles
- 21a chain of events the inspectorthis shows socialism as everyone connects. this is a dramatic foil in political beliefs.
- 22she was a good looking girl Mr Birlingpatriarchal society judged on looks
- 23Mr Birling sacked her for wanting 25 shillings a week instead of 22 and 6 the inspectorthe inspector is using triviality and repeating the facts to guilt trip him
- 24young and impressionable inspectoryounger generation learn their lesson and show compassion
- 25you fool - he knows. of course he knows sheilaSheila realises the inspectors omniscience
- 26please sir, an inspector's called ednaturning point - Mr B had just made a speech about capitalism - inspector's a socialist - dramatic foils / juxtapose
- 27we have to share something. if there's nothing else we'll share our guilt inspectorsocialist
- 28girls of that class - mrs Bolder generation are unrelenting and sanctimonious - as she is making a show of being morally superior
- 29he's giving us the rope - so we'll hang ourselves SheilaSheila brakes out of the cyclical structure of the play
- 30the famous young generation who know it all mr Balthough he is being sarcastic, Priestley shows that the only characters who listen to the inspector's message are the young generation
- 31you have no power to make me change my mind I can except no blame for it all mrs Bunrelenting and is not willing to change or learn from her mistakes
- 32woman are protected against 'unpleasant and disturbing things'this is one stereotype for woman of this era
- 33men are preoccupied with work and public affairs. men have different rules than woman - even mr B 'broke out and had a bit of fun sometimes'gerald is allowed to sleep around before his marriage but Sheila is not.
- 34a girl of that sort would never refuse money mr Birlinghere Mr Birling is shocked to find out that Eva/Daisy would refuse money. Eva/Daisy here has broken out of the stereotypical acts of a woman
- 35I understand a lot of things I didn't understand before Mr Birlingdramatic irony - failing to see the actual point
- 36how did you know that ericamazed by the inspector's omniscience
- 37we are members of one body... if men will not learn that lesson they will be taught in fire, blood and anguish inspectordramatic irony as the inspector and the audience know he is referring to the war where there is no matter for gender, class etc.. but the characters do not know this
- 38he was our police inspector all right eriche Inspected their consciences and taught the younger generation their lesson - he was their inspector as he made them put together pieces which all link up to her death
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