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26 Cards in this Set
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Mr Arthur Birling- Arrogance |
"And I'm talking as a hard-headed, practical man of business. And I say there isn’t a chance of war. The world's developing so fast that it'll make war impossible." |
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Mr Arthur Birling-Patronising views about women |
"...clothes mean something quite different to a woman. Not just something to wear - and not only something to make 'em look prettier.'" |
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Mr Arthur Birling-Capitalist |
"...we may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together - for lower costs and higher prices." |
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Mr Arthur Birlimg- Possesive |
"Is there any reason why my wife should answer questions from you, Inspector?" |
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Mrs (Sybil) Birling- Cold |
"She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd in a girl in her position." |
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Mrs (Sybil) Birling- Ignorant |
"No, of course not. He's only a boy." And later "(staggered) it isn’t true." |
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Mrs (Sybil) Birling- Ignorant |
"Secondly, I blame the young man ...he shouldn't escape. ...If the girl's death is due to anybody, thenit's due to him" |
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Mrs (Sybil) Birling- Snobbish |
"What an expression, Sheila! Really, the things you girls pick up these days!" on the topic of Erics drunken behaviour "squiffy" |
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Sheila Birling- Naïve |
"I'm sorry Daddy actually I was listening." |
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Sheila Birling- Assertive |
"I tell you - whoever that inspector was, it was anything but a joke." |
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Sheila Birling- Insightful |
"Yes, of course it is. That's what I meant when I talked about building up a wall that's sure to be knocked flat. It makes it all harder to bear." |
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Sheila Birling- Growing maturity during play |
"I don't dislike you as I did half an hour ago, Gerald. In fact, in some odd way, I rather respect you more than I've ever done before. " |
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Eric Birling- Lacking confidence |
"I don't know - really. Suddenly I felt I just had to laugh." |
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Eric Birling- Assertive |
"No, I mean about this girl - Eva Smith. Why shouldn't they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices. And I don't see why she should have been sacked just because she'd a bit more spirit than the others." |
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Eric Birling- Emotional |
"(bursting out) What's the use of talking about behaving sensibly. You're beginning to pretend now that nothing's really happened at all. And I can't see it like that. This girl's still dead, isn't she? Nobody's brought her to life, have they?" |
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Gerald Croft- Confident |
"Sure to be, unless Eric’s been up to something." |
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Gerald Croft- Evasive |
"All right. I knew her. Let’s leave it at that." |
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Gerald Croft-Honest |
"The girl saw me looking at her and then gave me a glance that was nothing less than a cry for help." |
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Gerald Croft- Aristocracy |
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Inspector Goole- Imposing |
...he creates at once an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness. |
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Inspector Goole- Emotive |
"Her position now is that she lies with a burnt out inside on a slab." |
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Inspector Goole-Prophetic |
"And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. Good night." |
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Inspector Goole- Speech making the novel a polemic |
But just remember this. One Eva Smith has gone - but there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives, and what we think and say and do. We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. Good night. |
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Eva Smith/Daisy Renton- Strong willed |
Birling: "...she'd been working in one of our machine shops for over a year. A good worker too. In fact, the foreman there told me he was ready to promote her into what we call a leading operator - head of a small group of girls. But after they came back from their holidays that August, they were all rather restless, and they suddenly decided to ask for more money." |
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Eva Smith/Daisy Renton- Sense of humour |
"Well, when I tried the thing on and looked at myself and knew that it was all wrong, I caught sight of this girl smiling at Miss Francis - as if to say: 'doesn't she look awful' - and I was absolutely furious." |
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Eva Smith/Daisy Renton- Sensitive |
Inspector: "She kept a rough sort of diary. And she said there that she had to go away and be quiet and remember 'just to make it last longer'. She felt there'd never be anything as good again for her - so she had to make it last longer". |
