The Titanic - she sails next week...unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable (Mr Birling)
Dramatic irony, metaphor, repetition of the verb "unsinkable"
1 of 25
For lower costs and higher prices (Mr Birling)
Juxtaposition between the adjectives "higher" and "lower" symbolic of capitalist ideology
2 of 25
A man has to make his own way (Mr Birling)
Antithesis of social responsibility, foreshadowing
3 of 25
You'd think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense (Mr Birling)
Simile, long, dramatic monologue, dismissive language
4 of 25
Probably a socialist or some sort of crank (Mr Birling)
Insulting adjective, antithesis of social responsibility
5 of 25
Girls of that class (Mrs Birling)
Euphemism
6 of 25
I'm sorry she should have come to such a horrible end. But I accept no blame at all (Mrs Birling)
Personal pronoun, euphemism
7 of 25
He certainly didn't make me confess - I had done no more than my duty (Mrs Birling)
Personal pronoun, religious imagery on the noun duty
8 of 25
Yes, go on, Mummy (Sheila)
Childish language, theme of young and old, contrast with later, more sophisticated language
9 of 25
But these girls aren't cheap labour - they're people (Sheila)
Adjective, theme of responsibility
10 of 25
He knows. Of course he knows. And i hate to think how much he knows that we don't know yet. You'll see. You'll see. (Sheila)
Repetition
11 of 25
You mustn't try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl. If you do the inspector will just break it down (Sheila)
Metaphorical language, violent verb, link to metaphor of the Titanic, sophistication of Sheila's language
12 of 25
No, he's giving us the rope - so that we'll hang ourselves (Sheila)
Metaphorical language, violent verb, sophistication of Sheila's language
13 of 25
(Bitterly) I suppose we're all nice people now (Sheila)
Verb, theme of young and old, sophistication of Sheila's language
14 of 25
Why shouldn't they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices (Eric)
Hypophora, repetition
15 of 25
I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty (Eric)
Euphemism, patriarchal society
16 of 25
You killed her. She came to you to protect me - and you turned her away - yes, and you killed her - and the child she'd have had too - my child - your own grandchild - you killed them both - damn you, damn you - (Eric)
After all y'know, we're respectable citizens and not criminals (Gerald)
Foreshadowing, collective pronoun
18 of 25
it's a favourite haunt of women of the town (Gerald)
Euphemism
19 of 25
Everything's all right now Sheila. What about this ring? (Gerald)
Theme of young and old, cyclical narrative, theme of class and responsibility
20 of 25
A young woman died...because she'd swallowed a lot of strong disinfectant. Burnt her inside out. (Inspector)
Vivid language, violent imagery, juxtapostition
21 of 25
It would do us all a bit of good if sometimes we tried to put ourselves in the place of these young women counting their pennies in their dingy little back bedrooms. (Inspector)
Vivid language, adjectives, emotive language
22 of 25
A pretty, lively sort of girl, who never did anybody any harm. But she died in misery and agony - hating life. (Inspector)
Emotive language, juxtaposition, vivid language
23 of 25
We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for one another. (Inspector)
Collective pronoun, repetition, religious imagery, theme of social responsibility
24 of 25
They will be taught in fire, blood and anguish. (Inspector)
Religious imagery, foreshadowing
25 of 25
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
For lower costs and higher prices (Mr Birling)
Back
Juxtaposition between the adjectives "higher" and "lower" symbolic of capitalist ideology
Card 3
Front
A man has to make his own way (Mr Birling)
Back
Card 4
Front
You'd think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense (Mr Birling)
Back
Card 5
Front
Probably a socialist or some sort of crank (Mr Birling)
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