"And I'm talking as a hard-headed, practical man of business. And I say there isn’t a chance of war. The world's developing so fast that it'll make war impossible."
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Mr Birling is patronizing to women
"...clothes mean something quite different to a woman. Not just something to wear - and not only something to make 'em look prettier.'"
2 of 23
Mr Birling is capitalist
"...we may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together - for lower costs and higher prices."
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Mr Birling is possessive over Mrs Birling
"Is there any reason why my wife should answer questions from you, Inspector?"
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Mrs Birling is a cold character
"She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd in a girl in her position."
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Mrs Birling is ignorant
"No, of course not. He's only a boy." And later "(staggered) it isn’t true."
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Mrs Birling is snobbish
"What an expression, Sheila! Really, the things you girls pick up these days!"
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Sheila is naive
"I'm sorry Daddy actually I was listening."
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sheila is assertive
"I tell you - whoever that inspector was, it was anything but a joke."
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Sheila is insightful
"Yes, of course it is. That's what I meant when I talked about building up a wall that's sure to be knocked flat. It makes it all harder to bear."
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Eric lacks confidence
"I don't know - really. Suddenly I felt I just had to laugh."
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Eric is assertive
"No, I mean about this girl - Eva Smith. Why shouldn't they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices. And I don't see why she should have been sacked just because she'd a bit more spirit than the others."
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Eric is emotional
"(bursting out) What's the use of talking about behaving sensibly. You're beginning to pretend now that nothing's really happened at all. And I can't see it like that. This girl's still dead, isn't she? Nobody's brought her to life, have they?"
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Gerald is confident
"Sure to be, unless Eric’s been up to something."
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Gerald is evasive
"All right. I knew her. Let’s leave it at that."
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Gerald is honest
"The girl saw me looking at her and then gave me a glance that was nothing less than a cry for help."
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Inspector goole is imposing
...he creates at once an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness.
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Inspector Goole is emotive
"Her position now is that she lies with a burnt out inside on a slab."
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Inspector Goole is pessimistic about the future
And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. Good night."
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eric protects eva
'I don't see why she should have been sacked just because she'd a bit more spirit than the others. You said yourself she was a good worker.'
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eva is strong willed
"A good worker too.... But after they came back from their holidays that August, they were all rather restless, and they suddenly decided to ask for more money."
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eva has a sense of humour
"Well, when I tried the thing on and looked at myself and knew that it was all wrong, I caught sight of this girl smiling at Miss Francis - as if to say: 'doesn't she look awful' - and I was absolutely furious."
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eva is sensitive
Inspector: "She kept a rough sort of diary. And she said there that she had to go away and be quiet and remember 'just to make it last longer'. She felt there'd never be anything as good again for her - so she had to make it last longer".
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
"...clothes mean something quite different to a woman. Not just something to wear - and not only something to make 'em look prettier.'"
Back
Mr Birling is patronizing to women
Card 3
Front
"...we may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together - for lower costs and higher prices."
Back
Card 4
Front
"Is there any reason why my wife should answer questions from you, Inspector?"
Back
Card 5
Front
"She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd in a girl in her position."
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