There’ll be a public scandal.

You’ll stay here long enough to give account of that money you stole… ...I don’t see where I come into this. There’ll be a public scandal. It’s about time you learnt to face a few responsibilities …I’ve half a mind to report you.  …a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own… …I can’t accept any responsibility It’s a pity Sir George and – er – Lady Croft can’t be with us… I speak as a hard- headed business man, who has to take risks and know what he’s talking about… By Jingo! A fake!

You’ll stay here long enough to give account of that money you stole… ...I don’t see where I come into this. There’ll be a public scandal. It’s about time you learnt to face a few responsibilities …I’ve half a mind to report you. Mr Birling …a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own… …I can’t accept any responsibility It’s a pity Sir George and – er – Lady Croft can’t be with us… I speak as a hard- headed business man, who has to take risks and know what he’s talking about… By Jingo! A fake!

I speak as a hard- headed business man, who has to take risks and know what he’s talking about…

I speak as a hard- headed business man, who has to take risks and know what he’s talking about… Mr Birling speaking to all the dinner guests at the start of the play.

I speak as a hard- headed business man, who has to take risks and know what he’s talking about… This shows that Mr Birling is self-opinionated.

It’s about time you learnt to face a few responsibilities

It’s about time you learnt to face a few responsibilities Mr Birling speaking to Eric after he defended Eva Smith, saying he wouldn’t have sacked her.

It’s about time you learnt to face a few responsibilities This shows that Mr Birling doesn’t like being contradicted, it also shows that Eric and he are on different sides of the social argument.

By Jingo! A fake!

By Jingo! A fake! Mr Birling voicing his thoughts after Gerald returns and explains that Inspector Goole doesn’t exist.

By Jingo! A fake! This shows Mr Birling’s excitement. His vocabulary is typical of the middle classes at the time the play is set.

…a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own…

…a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own… Mr Birling speaking to Gerald and Eric just before the inspector arrives.

…a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own… This demonstrates that Mr Birling’s views oppose the socialist views of both Priestly and the inspector.

There’ll be a public scandal.

There’ll be a public scandal. Mr Birling says this on a number of occasions throughout the play.

There’ll be a public scandal. Mr Birling clearly does not care about his part in Eva Smith’s death – only what it will do for his social status and his chance of a knighthood.

...I don’t see where I come into this.

...I don’t see where I come into this. Here Mr Birling has just been told about Eva Smith’s suicide by the inspector.

...I don’t see where I come into this. This is Birling’s attitude towards the working classes in general. Although he employs and sacks them he feels he has no responsibility for them.

It’s a pity Sir George and – er – Lady Croft can’t be with us…

It’s a pity Sir George and – er – Lady Croft can’t be with us… These comments come near the beginning of the play just before the family toast Sheila and Gerald on their engagement.

It’s a pity Sir George and – er – Lady Croft can’t be with us… Birling makes a great show of using Gerald’s parents’ titles, revealing he is a social climber and would have liked to be in the company of gentry.

There’ll be a public scandal.