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An Inspector Calls – pages 1 – 10 After reading pages 1 – 10 of the play, find a quote (dialogue or stage direction) to match each of the statements below: Helpful Hint hen loo!ing for quotations to support your comments and ideas, it is not always necessary to copy out complete sentences" #ndeed, single words or short phrases are much better – this shows shows me (and e$aminers) that you can be selecti%e"

Mr. Birling Mr. Birling seems to be rather insecure/inferior and this is shown by his attempt to impress Gerald.

Again, Birling appears vulnerable and immediately jumps to his own defence.

Birling’s repeated phrase summarising the mood of the event seems inadeuate.

Birling’s statement about the marriage shows how he feels and tends to ignore how !heila may feel about it. "his is heightened by his use of the first person.

Birling cannot help tal#ing business. $ndeed, it seems that the marriage has served to join the two companies.

At the end Birling’s first speech, his e%ploitative, capitalist views are e%pressed.

Birling spea#s about !heila as if she’s a child.

Birling proudly and repeatedly refers to himself and his &abilities’ in capitalist society. society. 'hat does he call himself(

Sheila Birling !heila blows her father’s fa)ade and seems to ta#e pleasure in doing so. "his is indicated indicated by the brief pause pause in her line.

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+ric gives a hint to a more sinister side to !heila’s personality.

!heila doesn’t li#e to be laughed at, especially not by her brother. "his is shown by the way she spea#s to him and  what she calls him

Gerald and Sheila (page &) … In fact, I insist upon being one of the family now. I’ve been trying long enough, haven’t I? (As she does not reply, with insistence.) Haven’t I? You know I have.

Gerald:

Mrs. B:

(smiling) Of course she oes.

Sheila:

(half serious, half playful) Yes ! e"cept for all last summer, when you never came near me, an I wonere what ha happene to you.

Gerald:

#n I’ve tol you ! I was awfully busy at the works all that time.

Sheila:

(same tone as before) Yes, that’s what you say.

Mrs. B:

 $ow, %heila, on’t tease him. &hen you’re marrie you’ll realise that men with important work to o sometimes have to spen nearly all their time an energy on their business. You’ll have to get use to what, 'ust as I ha.

Sheila:

I on’t believe I will. (Half playful, half serious to Gerald) %o you be careful.

Gerald:

Oh ! I will, I will.

Answer the following questions based on the abo%e e$tract" 1" " &" -" ."

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hy are these two getting married' #s it true lo%e' hat does erald*s comment that +he*s been trying long enough* tell us about the relationship' How do you thin! erald feels when heila ignores him' hy does she ignore him' hy is heila +half playful, half serious*' as erald at wor! +all last summer*' How do we !now that heila has questioned erald on this matter before' How does erald feel about being questioned' /oes heila belie%e him' /o you belie%e him' here was he' #s heila (as rs" 2irling thin!s) teasing erald or is she accusing him' How do you !now' /oes heila share her mother*s notion of how she should accept her role as the wife of a businessman' hat part does rs" 2irling play here'

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5he ne$t e$tract is ta!en from page ., 6ust after the toast, and when erald gi%es heila the ring" 2irling and rs" 2irling gi%e formal congratulations and this contrasts with 7ric*s insulting and rather comic effort" Again, heila*s annoyed with him, and she refuses to follow his toast" erald suggests that she drin!s to him" Gerald:

You can rink to me.

Sheila:

(quiet and serious now) #ll right then. I rink to you, (eral. (For a moment they look at each other.)

Gerald:

(quietly) )hank you. #n I rink to you ! an hope I can make you as happy as you eserve to be.

Sheila:

(trying to be light and easy) You be careful ! or I’ll start weeping.

(smiling) &ell, perhaps this will help to stop it. (He produces a ring case.)

Gerald:

Sheila:

(ecited) Oh ! (eral ! you’ve got it ! is it the one you wante me to have?

Gerald:

(gi!ing the case to her) Yes ! the very one.

Sheila:

(taking out the ring) Oh ! it’s wonerful* +ook ! ummy ! isn’t it a beauty? Oh ! arling ! (she kisses Gerald hastily.)

Eric:

%teay the buffs*

Sheila:

(who has out the ring on, admiringly) I think it’s perfect. $ow I feel really engage.

Mrs. B:

%o you ought to, arling. It’s a lovely ring. -e careful with it.

Sheila:

areful* I’ll never let it go out of my sight for an instant.

Answer the following questions based on the abo%e e$tract" 1" " &" -" ."

#s heila glad to drin! to erald' hy do they +loo! at each other*' Are these two people happy with their decision' hat ma!es erald smile and heila e$cited' ho chose it and what do you ma!e of this' erald doesn*t put the ring on her finger" hat does he do' How does heila !iss erald' hat do you ma!e of this ad%erb' hy do you thin! rs" 2irling says to +be careful with it*' hat does this tell you about the things they %alue' i%en what you !now about the relationship between erald and heila, will this +proper* engagement last the course of the play'

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