'An Inspector Calls' Birling Family Quotes
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- An Inspector Calls Quotes
- Mr Birling
- "The Titanic-she sails next week- unsinkable... absolutely unsinkable"
- Since an Inspector Calls is sett in the past for the audience of 1940, it shows how Arthur is untrustworthy as the Titanic does actually sink.
- "Look Inspector i'd give thousands, yes thousands"
- He didn't want to give Eva a pay rise, but would pay thousand to keep a good reputation around the town.
- "Heavy looking, rather portentous man"
- Description of Mr Birling already describes his personality, and gives the audience a bad first impression.
- "Responsibility I can't accept responsibility"
- Shows that Arthur doesn't like being faced with his wrong doings.
- "The Titanic-she sails next week- unsinkable... absolutely unsinkable"
- Mrs Birling
- "I don't suppose for a moment we can understand why the girl committed suicide, girls of that class"
- As Eva is a lower class than her, she seems to think that she should then have nothing to do with them and treat them like vermin.
- "Sorry she should have come to such a horrible end, but I take no blame for it at all"
- Already not wanting to not take responsibility for what she may have done
- "look for the father of the child, its his responsibility"
- Seems to be obsessed with pushing the blame on other people.
- "I think she only had herself to blame"
- Moving the blame onto someone else, already not taking responsibility
- "You know of course my husband was lord mayor"
- Living of other family members achievements
- "I don't suppose for a moment we can understand why the girl committed suicide, girls of that class"
- Sheila
- "But these girls arn't cheap labour, there people"
- Shows her feminist views in a communist society.
- "Eva's death- we are all to blame"
- sees that everyone is responsible for Eva's death and feels guilty
- "Mother- stop- stop"
- Shows that Sheila is intelligent as she knows that Eric is the father of the child before Mrs Birling"
- "But these girls arn't cheap labour, there people"
- Eric
- "Can I have a drink first"
- Shows that Eric is an alcoholic
- "We helped to kill her"
- Like Sheila, he understands what he and everyone in his family has done to drive Eva to suicide"
- "Can I have a drink first"
- Mr Birling
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