An Inspector Calls: Responsibility
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- Inspector Calls - Responsibility
- Act 3
- Sybil: "They will be amused as we are"
- Sybil refuses to believe what she has done and doesn't take responsibility over her part in Eva's death.
- Also acts the same as her husband, showing the older generation doesn't take responsibility.
- Eric: "you lot may be letting yourselves out nicely, but I can't."
- "I can't" shows that Eric is owning up to his past actions, accepting responsibility over his part of Eva's death.
- Sheila also takes responsibility, showing that the younger generation can learn from their mistakes, becoming better people.
- Sybil: "They will be amused as we are"
- Act 1
- Gerald: "You couldn't have done anything else"
- Gerald agrees with Birling's point, showing that he doesn't take responsibility over his own workers as well.
- Birling: "Well, it's my duty to keep labour costs down"
- Mr Birling wants to keep labour costs down to maximise his own profits, not caring about how his workers live. He doesn't take responsibility over his workers.
- Gerald: "You couldn't have done anything else"
- Act 2
- Sybil: "It's his responsibility."
- Sybil doesn't take responsibility on her encounter with Eva, with her lying and imitating the Inspector instead.
- She pushes responsibility away from her and tries to put it onto someone else.
- Sheila: "miserably" + "distressed"
- All stage directions. Shows that Sheila is upset of her actions, as well as making her learn to take responsibility.
- Sybil: "It's his responsibility."
- Act 3
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