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An Inspector Calls - Quote Bank - Coggle Diagram
An Inspector Calls - Quote Bank
Power
'You refused her even the pitiable bit of charity you had in your power to give her.' - Inspector
'You have no power to make me change my mind.' - Mrs Birling
'And I think you'd better stay here.' - Inspector
'Inspector:[with calm authority]'
Time
Gender
'And you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things?' - Inspector
'You know him, Gerald - and you're a man - you must know it isn't true.' - Mrs Birling
'There are millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still with us.' - Inspector
'You'd think a girl never had clothes before she gets married. Women are potty about them.' - Eric
Hypocrisy
'You don't yet realise all you've done.' - Mr Birling to Eric
Guilt/Shame
'I'm probably more upset by this business that I appear to be.' - Gerald
'And probably between us we killed her.' - Sheila
Responsibility
'You'll be able to divide the responsibility between you when I'm gone.' - Inspector
'So I'm really responsible?' - Sheila
Class
'She'd had a lot to say - far too much - so she had to go.' - Mr Birling
'Girls of that class.' - Mrs Birling
'She was claiming elaborate fine feelings that were absurd for a girl in her position.' - Mrs Birling
'As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!' - Mrs Birling
Age
'From the way you children talk, you might be wanting to help him instead of us.' - Mrs Birling
'We often do on the young ones. They're more impressionable.' - Inspector
'The famous younger generation who know it all - who
can't even take a joke.' - Mr Birling
'It's you two who are being childish.' - Sheila
Prejudice
'You admit being prejudice against her?' - Inspector