AIC

• "You're squiffy" - Sheila to Eric (Act 1)


  -Shows brother sister relationship.

  -Shows Eric drinks too much
• Mr Birling: "I speak as a hard headed business man" (Act 1)

  -Shows his pride in his hard earned success.

  -Hard hearted
• Mr Birling: "Unsinkable, completely unsinkable" (Act 1)

  -Dramatic Irony. (Titanic would sink)

  -Titatnic is a metaphor for the family.
• "We really must stop these silly pretences" Sheila to Mrs Birling. (Act 2)

  -Sheila can understand the Inspectors message.

  -Shows a barrier growing between mother and daughter.
• "Girls of that class" Mrs Birling to The Inspector (Act 2)


  - Mrs Birling is big headed, she thinks her social standing is higher then others.

  -Emphasis on 'that' shows her strong opinion on the lower class.
• Gerald: "She was very pretty- soft brown hair and big dark eyes" (Act 2)


  -He shows how much he noticed the positive features of her to take the attention away from what he has done.
• Eric: "Youre not the kind of father a chap could go to when hes in trouble" (Act 2)


  -Shows the weak relationship between father and son.

  -Eric hasnt had anyone he could count on for something other than money.
• The Inspector: "We are members of one body. We are responsoble for each other" (Act 3)


  -This is the main message of The Inspector.

  -Opposes Mr Birling's views.
• "Everythings alright now Sheila" Gerald to Sheila. (Act 3)

  -Gerald hasnt understood the message of The Inspector.

  -Doesnt see that Sheila has been changed by the visit of The Inspector.
• The Inspector: "Each of you helped to kill her" (Act 3)


  -Trys to make the family feel guilty.

  -Shows that nobody in the family is without blame.