insepector calls main quotes

• The inspector : "public men have responsibilities as well as privileges"


  Priestly uses the Inspector as a vehicle for his socialism as Mr B is reminded of his "responsibilities" need to address them
• Arthur Birling : "I cant accept any responsibility"


  adverb "any" reveals Mr B complete lack of morality as he believes sacking Eva Smitch had no impact on her life which drove her to suicide
• Arthur Birling : "as if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive"


  simile "like bees in a hive" is an attempt by Mr B to trivalise the concept on socialism
• Arthur Birling : "you ought to like this port Gerald it's exactly the same port your farther gets"


  verb "ought" reveals Mr B insecurities regarding social status. Hesitant to command Gerald as he is higher class
• Sheila Birling : "but these girls aren't cheap labour they're people"


  Priestly demonstrates Sheila's instantaneous recognition of the inspectors message as he objects to her father's dehumanising and capitalist approach to business
• Sheila Birling : "I know I’m to blame - and I’m desperately sorry” ,  "I can’t stop thinking about it "

  • The personal pronoun ‘I’ is repeatedly used here to show that Sheila acknowledges her own personal guilt
  • However, the Inspector insists that the guilt, as well as the responsibility, must be shared by all
  • Sheila’s language becomes increasingly emotional and she continually displays genuine remorse for her actions
• Sheila Birling : " It's you two who are being childish trying not to face the facts"


  She recognises her parents faults, Priestly uses irony to expose lack of responsibility and immaturity of Mrs B and Mr B. As Sheila labels her parents as "childish"
• Sybil Birling : "girls of that class"


  Her rejection of Eva's case was purely based on prejudice shown by Mrs B generalisation. The determine "that" demonstrates contempt of working class and further evidence of. Deep-rooted the class divide in 20th century Britain.
• Sybil Birling : " She had only herself to blame"


  Mrs B takes view on suicide is a conscious choice and therefore Eva can blame herself for taking her own life
• Sybil Birling : " i did my duty "


  Noun "duty" used to expose Mrs B perception on duty as Limited capitalistic social duty of keeping rich rich and poor poor. Neglects her moral duty.
• The Inspector : " if men will not learn that lesson then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish"


  The threat could be warming of the religious consequences for neglecting their duty of social responsibilities. The religious connotations of "fire" is hell and therefore the punishment for not following the message of both Christianity and socialism
• The Inspector : " there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths"


  repetition of "millions" shows how this will happen again if the family doesn't recognise the responsibility for what they have done. Eva Smith represents the lower class and how they are neglected by the higher class. Hyperbole
• The Inspector : " we are all members of one body"


   stresses the fact that all people in society should share responsibility for one another. It is at the crux of the play's moral and didactic message. The metaphorical image of us being 'one body' highlights this.
• Mr. Birling: '"It's my duty to keep labor costs down"'