An Inspector Call's - Inspector Goole Key Quotes
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- An Inspector Calls - Inspector Goole
- Act One
- "We hear the sharp ring of a front door bell. Birling stops to listen."
- Already establishing authority and power.
- "Burnt her inside out, of course."
- Blunt, wants to shock them.
- "Do you remember her, Mr Birling?"
- Already knows, controlling situation.
- "One person and one line of inquiry at a time."
- Very authoritative. Knows how we wants to work and has power.
- "A chain of events."
- Stands up t Mr B, portraying Priestly's beliefs.
- "But after all it's better to ask for the Earth than to take it."
- Priestly's views. Contradicts Mr B.
- "If you'll come over here, I'll show you."
- Complete control over the situation.
- "A nice little promising life there, I thought, and a nasty mess somebody's made of it."
- Ironically uses Mr B's words when standing up to him. Takes others aback.
- "We hear the sharp ring of a front door bell. Birling stops to listen."
- Act Two
- "And you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things?"
- Manipulative in getting what he wants out of people.
- "Massively taking charge."
- "If there's nothing else then we'll have to share our guilt"
- Brings through message of accepting responsibility.
- "He must wait his turn."
- Control of situation
- "And then you decided to keep her - as your mistress?"
- Blunt and blatant.
- "Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges."
- Preistly's voice - key theme responsibility
- "You must have known what she was feeling. And you slammed the door in her face."
- Tries to make Mrs B see she was wrong and make her take responsibility.
- "So he's the chief culprit anyhow."
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- "And you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things?"
- Act Three
- "He needs a drink now just to see him through."
- Control
- "You'll be able to divide the responsibility when I've gone."
- Priestly wanted upper classes to be responsible.
- Final Speech
- "One Eva Smith has gone - but there are millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us."
- "We don't live alone. We are members of one body."
- "...if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish."
- "He needs a drink now just to see him through."
- Act One
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