Top 10 Inspector Calls quotes

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"the Titanic - she sets sail next week (...) unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable"

Mr Birling Act 1, dramatic irony, used to undermine audience's faith in his opinions, mocks Mr Birling + his social class

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"the way some of these cranks talk and write now, you'd think everybody has to look after everybody else"

Mr Birling Act 1, rejects social responsibility (key theme), "cranks": insulting socialists

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"if you don't come down sharply on some of these people, they'd soon be asking for the earth"

Mr Birling Act 1, "these people": (his workers) grouped as one, no respect shown, exaggeration from Birling

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"but she was very pretty, and looked as if she could take care of herself, I couldn't feel sorry for her"

Sheila Act 1, rejects responsibility, views value = looks, jealousy of Eva

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"I hate those hard eyed, dough-faced women, but then I noticed a girl who looked quite different: she was very pretty"

Gerald Act 2, "hard (...) faced": prostitutes, respects Eva due to her looks

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"I didn't install her there so that I could make love to her"

Gerald Act 2, hypocrisy, defending his actions, acts as if his actions ≠ intentions

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"girls of that class"

Mrs Birling Act 2, views (lower working) class as one, rejects responsibility: blames class for suicide

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"If the girl's death is due to anybody, then it's due to him"

Mrs Birling Act 2, before discovering Eric made Eva pregnant, rejecting responsibility, views case as a (working) class issue,

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"There are millions and millions of Eva Smiths (...) intertwined with (...) what we think and say and do"

Inspector Goole Act 3, repetition, forces responsibility, affects one = affects all ("members of one body")

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"if men will not learn that lesson, they will be taught it in blood, fire and anguish"

Inspector Goole Act 3, reference to WW1, demands equality + responsibility

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Mr Birling Act 1, rejects social responsibility (key theme), "cranks": insulting socialists

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"the way some of these cranks talk and write now, you'd think everybody has to look after everybody else"

Card 3

Front

Mr Birling Act 1, "these people": (his workers) grouped as one, no respect shown, exaggeration from Birling

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Card 4

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Sheila Act 1, rejects responsibility, views value = looks, jealousy of Eva

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Card 5

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Gerald Act 2, "hard (...) faced": prostitutes, respects Eva due to her looks

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