Act One • "Lower costs and higher prices" his priority is business and profits, not people. • "You're just the kind of son-in-law I always wanted" he is obsessed with status, happy that Shiela is 'marrying up'. • "A man has to make his own way" he do
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Arthur Birling
Act Two • "I don't propose to give you much more rope" implies that inspector is in the wrong, and doing a bad thing. • "You weren't asked to come here to talk to me about my responsibilities" deals with one of the key themes of the play.
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Arthur Birling
Act Three •"I've got to cover this up" his main concern is being 'found out'. He doesn't care what he may have done, so long as no-one knows about it. •"There's every excuse for what both your mother and I did" he fiercly resists responsibility. •"Yo
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Mrs Birling
Act One Mrs Birling has very few lines in Act One. • "I think Shiela and I had better go to the drawing room and leave you men-" she has a traditional view of the place of women.
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Mrs Birling
Act Two • "You seem to have made a great impression on this child, Inspector" this is hierachical and patronising towards Shiela. • "You know my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago" implied threat based on social status. • "No of course not, he
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Card 2
Front
Act Two • "I don't propose to give you much more rope" implies that inspector is in the wrong, and doing a bad thing. • "You weren't asked to come here to talk to me about my responsibilities" deals with one of the key themes of the play.
Back
Arthur Birling
Card 3
Front
Act Three •"I've got to cover this up" his main concern is being 'found out'. He doesn't care what he may have done, so long as no-one knows about it. •"There's every excuse for what both your mother and I did" he fiercly resists responsibility. •"Yo
Back
Card 4
Front
Act One Mrs Birling has very few lines in Act One. • "I think Shiela and I had better go to the drawing room and leave you men-" she has a traditional view of the place of women.
Back
Card 5
Front
Act Two • "You seem to have made a great impression on this child, Inspector" this is hierachical and patronising towards Shiela. • "You know my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago" implied threat based on social status. • "No of course not, he
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