Act 1

• Gerald repeatedly lying to Shelia about summer

  " And I've told you - I was awfully busy at the works at the time "
• Mr Birling discussing business prospects that are available through Gerald and Shelia's marriage

  " Crofts and Birlings … working together for lower costs and higher prices "
• Mr Birling describing himself

  " Hard-headed, practical man of business "
• Stage directions describing Inspector Goole

  " He creates at once an impression of solidity and purposefulness "
• Eric arguing to his father that the workers have a right to strike

  " Why shouldn't they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices "

  Rhetorical question means he is questioning his fathers avarice

  Alliteration emphasises outdated social systems
• Shelia defending the women who were fired from her father

  " But these girls aren't cheap labour - they're people "
• Inspector Goole explaining that everyone is involved in Eva's death

  " A chain of events "
• Shelia accepting responsibility

  " So I'm really responsible? "
• Mr Birling mocking socialism

  " As if we are all mixed up together like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense "

  Zoomorphism

  Hyphen causes actor to pause before saying community showing his disgust
• Mr Birling and his confidence in the titanic which could symbolise his family

  " The Titanic – she sails next week … and unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable "
• Stage directions describing Shelia

  " A pretty girl in her early twenties "