Changing the way you learn

An Inspector Calls - Mr Birling

Quotes of Irony
1. [about Titanic] and unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable
2. We've passed the worst of it
3. you'll be marrying at a very good time
4. The Germans don't want war
  1. Play set in 1912 - two years before WW1
5. Nobody wants war
6. silly little war scares
7. let's say, 1940 - you may be giving a little party like this - your son or daughter might be getting engaged
Quotes of Showing Off/Bragging (especially in front of Gerald)
1. It's exactly the same port your father gets from him [to Gerald]
2. Good dinner too [...] Tell cook from me
3. You see I was Lord Mayor here two years ago when royalty visited us.
4. I've always been regarded as a sound useful party man
5. there's a fair chance that I might find my way into the next Honours List
6. just a knighthood, of course
7. I'm still on the Bench
8. I was alderman for years
9. and i speak as a hard headed businessman
Patriarchal Society
1. [to Sheila] And after all I don't often make speeches at you
2. nothing to do with you Sheila, run along
Capitalist/ Business only mindset
1. and perhaps we may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together
2. for lower costs and higher prices

An Inspector Calls - Mr Birling

	Created by Nathan Pound about 6 years ago