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- 1''A man has to make his own way—has to look after himself—and his family, too''. - Act 1- Mr Birling is a capitalist.
- He believes that everyone is responsible only for themselves and and their families. - 2''We don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other''. ''...If men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish''. - Act 3- The inspector is foreshadowing the events of WW2
- This speech provides evidence of Priestley's socialist views. - 3'“I’m talking as a hard‐headed, practical man of business” - Act 1- 'Hard-headed' empathizes his is narrow-mindedness and his lack of sympathy.
-His proud description of himself shows that he has inflated self-importance.
He believes his opinion is valid because of his position. - 4''Unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable''. ''The German's don't want war''. ''There's a lot of wild talk about labour troubles in the future''. -Act 1- Use of dramatic irony in the first act immediately makes the audience think that Mr Birling is an untrustworthy character.
- 5''She’d had a lot to say – far too much – so she had to go''. - Act 1- Mr Birling does not believe that his workers deserve a say on their working conditions and pay
- 6''The point is, you don’t seem to have learnt anything''. ''You began to learn something. And now you've stopped''. ''It frightens me, the way you talk''.- Sheila has been converted to the views of the inspector, and is frustrated with her parents' treatment of the whole situation.
- 7''The money’s not the important thing. It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters''. - Act 3- Eric feels guilty about what he and his family has done
- 8''Look, Inspector - I'd give thousands - yes, thousands -'' ''I was almost certain for a knighthood in the next Honours List''. ''There'll be a public scandal''. - Act 3- Mr Birling thinks of an issue as a economic one, not a moral one
- Mr Birling is only concerned about what the death will do to his advancement in society, and how it will affect his family's social standing.
- Act 3 - 9''Oh – Gerald – you’ve got it – is it the one [ring] you wanted me to have?'' - Act 1 '‘Mummy – isn’t it a beauty?’'- Sheila is the stereotypical upper-class girl. Marriage is the main aim for her and her family.
- Gerald chose the ring; this shows the patriarchal society of the time.
- Her use of the word 'mummy' suggests that she is childish. - 10''Why – you fool – he knows. Of course he knows''. - Act 1- Sheila respects the inspector and is embarrassed by her family's aloofness
- 11''But I think she had only herself to blame''. ''You have no power to make me change my mind''. - Act 2- Mrs Birling refuses to take any blame.
- She believes that she is above the law and the inspector. - 12''Didn’t I tell you? Didn't I say I couldn't imagine a real police inspector talking like that to us''. - Act 3- Mrs Birling feels nothing about the revelations that just occured. She is only proud that she 'didn't believe he was a real inspector''.
- ''Us''- Mrs Birling that her family is above the law. They get different treatment to other people. - 13'‘Public men, Mr Birling, have their responsibilities as well as their privileges''. - Act 2- Goole wants to make the point that although upper-class men are free to enjoy the benefits of their comfortable lifestyle, they must also be responsible by caring about the lower-class people who make their lives possible.
- 14''You seem to have made a great impression on this child'' - Act 2- Mrs Birling shows that she does not respect Sheila as an adult, as she belittles her opinion by calling her a child.
- She also belittles the effect the inspector has by calling it an 'impression', suggesting that it will not last. - 15''You know that my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago, and that he's still a magistrate?'' - Act 2- This shows the influence that position in society has. Most people would treat the Birlings' differently, and Mrs Birling is clearly offended that Goole isn't afraid of them.
- Priesley uses the Birlings' attitudes to show the moral corruption in society. - 16''You killed her! She came to you to protect me- and you turned her away... your own grandchild- you killed them both- damn you'' - Act 3- Eric addresses his mother with the pronoun 'you', to make sure that she knows that she is responsible.
- He wants her to understand the consequences her actions have had on him. - 17'You! You don’t seem to care about anything. But I care. I was almost certain for a knighthood in the next Honours List.’ - Act 3- Mr Birling uses the second person pronoun 'you' when addressing his son to show how his ideas are separate from his sons.
- Birling's only concern is the effect of the scandal on his social standing.
- There is irony as it is really Mr Birling who doesn't care. - 18''I didn’t feel about her as she felt about me.'' - Act 2- Gerald is shown as a selfish upper-class man as he disposed of Eva without remorse as she was of a lower-class.
- 19''What about this ring?'' - Act 3- This shows that Gerald has learned nothing as he expects everything to go back to normal with Sheila.
- He expects Sheila to feel the same as him. - 20he creates at once an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness - Act 1- Triples tell the actor to empathise the inspector's power
- 21“but these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re people” -- Sheila rejects the objectification of the workers.
- She twice references their personhood- with 'girls' and 'people' - 22'' Girls of that class...''- Mrs Birling won't even refer to the class, almost like it is a curse.
- 23“Each of you helped to kill her. Remember that. Never forget it.” - Act 3- Two short, imperative sentences empathise the Inspector's point, and cement the guilt into the Birling's heads.
- 24''‘I don’t think you ought to talk business on an occasion like this''. - Act 1- Mrs Birling understands upper-class etiquette very well
- Mrs Birling wants to impress Gerald and doesn't want him to think they' aren't 'proper'
- She doesn't want business to be discussed in front of Sheila, as she is a woman. - 25'‘I was the only one who didn’t give in to him'' - Act 3- Mrs Birling views it as a victory that she did not accept any blame
- She is mocking her family for accepting their guilt, empathising her cold-heartedness. - 26'‘Mother, I think that was cruel and vile''. - Act 2- Sheila is openly breaking etiquette by scolding her mother
- The change from 'mummy' to 'mother' suggests change in power balance; Sheila isn't a child any more. - 27Not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive. - Act 1- Eric is immediately described being uncomfortable around his family
- This suggests the family is not as happy as it seems straight away. - 28‘'And you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant things''? - Act 2- Goole is highlighting the hypocritical actions of the upper classes
- The Birlings and Gerald try to protect Sheila from unpleasantness but don't feel the need to protect Eva
- Even though Gerald protected Eva for a while, he kept her as a mistress.
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