Key Quotation
"If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody...,it would be very awkward wouldn't it?"
Mr Birling said this
A man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own
links to refusing to take responsibility for the death of eva smith
Mr Birling says this quote.
he is a capitalist and he puts himself first before
this quote is from the start of the play when Mr Birling is giving his speech.
act one
Conditional tenses - used to speculate about what could happen, what might have happened, and what we wish would happen.
Adjective - A word that describes a noun or pronoun
mr birling only worries about his reputation
"if we were..."
"it would be..."
Pronoun - 'A pronoun is a word that you use to refer to someone or something when you do not need to use a noun, often because the person or thing has been mentioned earlier. Examples are 'it', 'she', 'something', and 'myself'.
"responsible"
this quote is referring to how Mr Birling and how he believes that everything revolves around greed and wealth and social status.
The conditional tense characterises birling by
Indefinite pronoun - a pronoun that does not refer to any person, amount, or thing in particular, e.g. anything, something, anyone, everyone.
Mr Birling believes that he himself comes before anything else including his own family.
"everybody"
"Everything"
awkward
taking accountability
"awkward"
uncomfortable
Happened
appearance/reputation - Mrs Birling sends Eva Smith away because she says her name is Mrs Birling and the real Mrs B doesn't like that and thinks its rude.
its past
whats done is done