Act 2

• Shelia telling her mother to acknowledge what happened to Eva alluding to the class divide

  " You mustn't try and build up a kind of wall between us and that girl "
• Shelia mocking Gerald's affair

  " You were the wonderful Fairy Prince "
• Inspector Goole telling Mr Birling that The bourgeoise should take responsibility

  " Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges "

  Syntax shows responsibilities are more important than privileges

  Short fragmented phrases mirror Mr Birlings fragmented perception of responsibility
• Mrs Birling deflecting responsibility to the child's father

  " Go and look for the father of the child. It's his responsibility "
• Inspector Goole accusing Mrs Birling of not supporting Eva

  " She was here alone, friendless, almost penniless, desperate … and you slammed the door in her face "
• Mrs Birling describing Eva

  " Girls of that class "
• Inspector Goole questioning Gerald when he wants Shelia to leave the room

  " And you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things? "
• Gerald describing Eva

  " She looked young and fresh and charming "

  Connotations of fresh refer to her innocence and purity

  Polysyndeton on and show that her remembered her fondly or he as 2 of the words used describe physical appearance he used her as a physical escape
• Mrs Birling defecting responsibility

  " I consider I did my duty "