English literature AIC

• It’s better to ask for the earth than to take it -the inspector
• He must wait his turn -the inspector to Gerald
• We are members of one body-the inspector
• When the inspector arrives the lighting becomes


  Brighter and harder
• The inspector speaks (coolly)
• They will be taught in blood , fire and anguish
• The young ones are more impressionable
• The inspector creates at once an impression of massiveness
• Public men have responsibilities as well as Privileges
• your daughter isn’t living on the moon she’s here in brumley
• in act one Sheila refers to her parent as

  mommy and daddy
• In act three Sheila begins to refer to her parent as

  Mother
• We killed her - sheila
• Is this the one you wanted me to have - Sheila act one
• He’s only a boy - sybil talking about Eric
• It doesn’t alter the fact we all killed her - Eric act three
• He was our police inspector alright
• Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? - Eric
• Your not the kind of father a chap could go to when he's in trouble - eric
• He needs a drink to see him through - inspector talking about Eric
• Eric characterised as half

  Shy and half assertive
• You don’t seem to have learnt anything - Sheila
• I’m not a child - Sheila
• If she had been some plain little miserable creature - Sheila
• These girls aren’t cheap labour they’re people - Sheila act one
• When talking Sheila begins cutting in conversation with her parents - act three
• He’s giving us the rope to hang ourselves

  • Sheila
• Sheila is described as pretty and very pleased with life
• Mr Birling was on The honours list for a knight hood
• My birling is described to be provincial in speech
• Two years ago mr birling was Lord Mayor
• It’s my duty to keep labour costs down - mr birling
• Working at lower costs for higher prices - mr birling
• Peace prosperity and rapid progress - mr birling
• Mr birling is described to appear heavy looking
• I can’t accept any responsibility- mr birling
• mr birling says the titanic was

  unsinkable absolutely unsinkable
• when in conversation with the inspector mr birling is cutting in impatiently
• You’ll have to get used to that just as I had - mrs birling
• You don’t get drunk - mrs birling about Eric