quotes

• what are top key quotes that mr birling says

  “you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else , as if we’re all mixed up like bees in a hive , community and all that nonsense”

  
  

  ”a man has to make his own way , has to look after himself “

  
  

  ”unsinkable , absolutely unsinkable “

  
  

  “lower costs and higher prices“

  
  

  “i speak as a hard headed practical man of business “

  
  

  “wel its my duty to keep the labour costs down “

  
  

  stage direction- “a heavy looking , rather portnetous man”
• top key quotes that mrs birling (sybil) says 


  “i don’t suppose for a moment that we can understand why the girl committed suicide -girls of that class“

  
  

  ”as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money “

  
  

  “your not supposed to say such things“

  
  

  stage direction - “ a rather cold woman in her early fifty’s “

  
  

  “peculiar and offensive”

  
  

  “but i accept no blame for it at all

  
  

  ”no eric - please - i didn’t know i didn’t understand “
• some key quotes for eric?

  “why shouldn’t they try for higher wages “

  
  

  stage direction - “ half shy half assertive “

  
  

  (shouting)”and i say the girls dead and we all helped to kill her that’s what matters “

  
  

  “your not the kind of father a chap would go to when he’s in trouble “

  
  

  “and thats when it happened. And i didn’t remeber -that’s the hellish thing

  
  

  “in that state where a chap turns easily nasty “

  
  

  “can i have a drink first?”
• key quotes for sheila

  “look mummy isn’t it a beauty “

  
  

  “we must all stop these silly pretences “

  
  

  “mother , i think that was cruel and vile”

  
  

  “he’s giving us a rope so that we hang ourselves”

  
  

  “now i feel really engaged “

  
  

  “but these girls aren’t cheap labour - there people“

  
  

  “mother she’s just died a horrible death don’t forget “

  
  

  “i told them that if they didn’t get rid of that girl , i’d never go near that place again “

  
  

  “what he made me feel fire and blood and anguish”
• What does Inspector Goole say about men learning their lesson?

  “And if men will not learn their lesson then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish.”
• What does Inspector Goole mean by saying “we are all members of one body”?

  It implies that everyone is interconnected and responsible for one another.
• What phrase does Inspector Goole use to describe his investigative approach?

  “One line of inquiry at a time.”
• What does Inspector Goole imply by stating “there are millions and millions and millions of Eva and John Smiths in the world”?

  It suggests that many people face similar struggles and injustices.
• what does Inspector Goole say abt connect the events surrounding Eva Smith to her suicide?

  He says “ what happens to her then may of determined what happened to her afterwards , and what happened to them afterwards may if driven her to suicide ”
• What does Inspector Goole remind the characters about their involvement in Eva Smith's death?

  “Each of you helped to kill her, remember that never forget it.”
• How does the lighting change when Inspector Goole arrives, and what does it signify?

  The lighting changes from pink and intimate to “bright and harsh,” signifying a shift in mood and seriousness.
• key quotes gerald


  “alright i knew her let’s leave it at that“

  
  

  stage direction “well bred young man about town”

  
  

  “she looked young and fresh and charming altogether out of place “

  
  

  “everything is alright now sheila. what abt this ring“

  
  

  “i didn’t feel abt her as she felt of me”

  
  

  “getting abit heavy handed aren’t you inspector?”

  
  

  “we’re responsible citenzins not criminals “