Inspector calls quotes

Cards (78)

  • Mr Birling- Act1
    A man has to make his own way - has to look after himself- and his family too
  • Mr Birling- Act1
    I can't accept any responsibility
  • Mr Birling- Act1
    it's my duty to keep labour costs down
  • Mr Birling- Act2
    Is there any reason why my wife should answer questions from you, Inspector
  • Mr Birling- Act3 (aimed at Eric)
    You! You don’t seem to care about anything
  • Mr Birling- Act3
    I've got to cover this up as soon as I can
  • Mr Birling- Act3
    This makes a difference y'know
  • Mrs Birling- Act1
    Arthur you're not supposed to say such things
  • Mrs Birling- Act1 (About men)
    all their time and energy on their business
  • Mrs Birling- Act1
    to talk business on an occasion like this
  • Mrs Birling- Act2
    You seem to have made a great impression on this child
  • Mrs Birling- Act2
    You know, of course, that my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago
  • Mrs Birling- Act2 (about Eva)
    She only had herself to blame
  • Mrs Birling- Act2
    Go and look for the father of the child. It's his responsibility
  • Mrs Birling- Act2
    It would be much better if Sheila didn’t listen to this story at all
  • Mrs Birling- Act3 (talking to Eric)
    but I didn't know it was you
  • Mrs Birling- Act3
    I was the only one who didn’t give in to him
  • Sheila- Act1(about the Inspector)
    Why - you fool - he knows
  • Sheila- Act1
    So I'm really responsible
  • Sheila- Act1
    now I really feel engaged
  • Sheila- Act1
    Mummy- isn't it a beauty
  • Sheila- Act2
    I'm afraid you'll say something or do something that you'll be sorry afterwards
  • Sheila- Act2(to everyone in the room)
    We really must stop these silly pretences
  • Sheila- Act3 (to Gerald)
    You and I aren't the same people who sat down to dinner here
  • Sheila- Act2
    Mother, I think that was cruel and vile
  • Sheila- Act3 (to her parents)
    You don't seem to have learnt anything
  • Sheila- Act3
    Everything we said had happened really happened
  • Sheila- Act3 (to her parents)
    It frightens me the way you talk
  • Stage directions- Act1 (about Eric)
    Not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive
  • Eric- Act1
    Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages?
  • Eric- Act3
    I was in a state when a chap easily turns nasty and I threatened to make a row
  • Eric- Act3(About Eva)
    I wasn't in love with her or anything
  • Eric- Act3(about Eva)
    She was pretty and a good sport
  • Eric- Act3 (to Mrs Birling)
    You killed her! She came to you to protect me
  • Eric- Act3 (to Mr Birling)
    I don't give a damn
  • Gerald- Act1 (to Mr Birling)
    I think my father would agree to that too
  • Gerald- Act2 (about Eva)
    I didn't feel about her as she felt about me
  • Gerald- Act2 (to Sheila)
    What about this ring?
  • Inspector- Act1
    A chain of events
  • Inspector- Act2 (to Mr Birling)
    Public men, Mr Birling, have their responsibilities as well as their privileges