Quotes for Themes

Morality quotes

"You might be said to have been jealous of her"- Inspector, Act 1, Inspector speaking to Sheila. 

This quote supports the idea of "The Seven Deadly Sins", showing that Sheila represents envy, as Sheila is shown to be jealous of Eva. This also presents the idea that due to the higher class of the Birling's family, they use their status to belittle people like Eva Smith. This also can represent the Birling's morality, seeing as they do not except their social responsibility.

"I wasn't in love with her or anything" - Eric Birling, Act 3

This quote once again supports the idea of "The Seven Deadly Sins", Eric representing the sin of lust. This also shows that due to his status, his power and his money, he uses Eva like his own property, getting what he wanted then leaving her. 

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