AN
INSPECTOR
CALLS
KEY
QUOTATIONS
FOR
EACH
CHARACTER
, Mr Arthur Birling
Arrogant, Overconfident, Self-assured, Capitalist, Ignorant, Pompous, Closed-minded,
Patriarchal, Dismissive, Materialistic, Oblivious, Stubborn, Obstinate, Patronising,
Authoritative, Boastful, Belittling, Defensive, Unrepentant, Impatient, Controlling, Rude,
Self-serving, Careless, Status-obsessed, Narrow-minded, Victorious, Unreflective, Guilty,
Dumbfounded.
“You ought to like this port” , “same port your father gets from him”
“but are working together – for lower costs and higher prices”
“I speak as a hardheaded businessman” , “I say there isn’t a chance of war” , “unsinkable,
absolutely unsinkable” , “peace and prosperity and rapid progress everywhere”
“I might find my way into the next Honours List”
“I gather there’s a very good chance of knighthood”
“Not just something to wear – and not only something to make ‘em look prettier – but –
well, a sort of sign or token of their self-respect”
“make his own way – has to look after himself – and his family too” , “mixed up together like
bees in a hive” , “community and all that nonsense” , “mind his own business” , “look after
himself”
“alderman” , “Lord Mayor two years ago” , “still on the bench”
“I know the Brumley police officers”
“Just keep quiet Eric”
“wretched girl’s suicide”
“I can’t accept any responsibility”
“good-looking girl – country-bred”
“I refused, of course”
“keep labour costs down”
“discharged her” , “five ring-leaders” , “Eva Smith was one of them”
“If you don’t come down sharply on some of these people, they’d soon be asking for the
earth”
“our Chief Constable, Colonel Roberts” , “old friend of mine” , “see him fairly frequently” ,
“play golf together sometimes”
“Have you any idea what happened to her after that? Get into trouble? Go on the streets?”
“And then she got herself into trouble there, I suppose?” (talking about Milwards) , “Not
doing her work properly?” , “There must have been something wrong”
INSPECTOR
CALLS
KEY
QUOTATIONS
FOR
EACH
CHARACTER
, Mr Arthur Birling
Arrogant, Overconfident, Self-assured, Capitalist, Ignorant, Pompous, Closed-minded,
Patriarchal, Dismissive, Materialistic, Oblivious, Stubborn, Obstinate, Patronising,
Authoritative, Boastful, Belittling, Defensive, Unrepentant, Impatient, Controlling, Rude,
Self-serving, Careless, Status-obsessed, Narrow-minded, Victorious, Unreflective, Guilty,
Dumbfounded.
“You ought to like this port” , “same port your father gets from him”
“but are working together – for lower costs and higher prices”
“I speak as a hardheaded businessman” , “I say there isn’t a chance of war” , “unsinkable,
absolutely unsinkable” , “peace and prosperity and rapid progress everywhere”
“I might find my way into the next Honours List”
“I gather there’s a very good chance of knighthood”
“Not just something to wear – and not only something to make ‘em look prettier – but –
well, a sort of sign or token of their self-respect”
“make his own way – has to look after himself – and his family too” , “mixed up together like
bees in a hive” , “community and all that nonsense” , “mind his own business” , “look after
himself”
“alderman” , “Lord Mayor two years ago” , “still on the bench”
“I know the Brumley police officers”
“Just keep quiet Eric”
“wretched girl’s suicide”
“I can’t accept any responsibility”
“good-looking girl – country-bred”
“I refused, of course”
“keep labour costs down”
“discharged her” , “five ring-leaders” , “Eva Smith was one of them”
“If you don’t come down sharply on some of these people, they’d soon be asking for the
earth”
“our Chief Constable, Colonel Roberts” , “old friend of mine” , “see him fairly frequently” ,
“play golf together sometimes”
“Have you any idea what happened to her after that? Get into trouble? Go on the streets?”
“And then she got herself into trouble there, I suppose?” (talking about Milwards) , “Not
doing her work properly?” , “There must have been something wrong”
