Loss of innocence

An Inspector Calls

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Sample Essays

Quote Character Act
“I’m sorry, Daddy” Sheila Birling Act One
“And if I could help her now, I would” Sheila Birling Act One
“A nice little promising life there, I thought, and a nasty mess somebody’s made of it.” Inspector Goole Act One
“Why – you fool – he knows [...] And I hate to think how much he knows that we don’t know yet. You’ll see.” Sheila Birling Act One
“Don’t interfere, please, Father.” Sheila Birling Act Two
“And you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things?” Inspector Goole Act Two
“A pretty, lively sort of girl who never did anybody no harm.” Inspector Goole Act Two
“What’s the matter with that child?” Mr Birling Act Two
“She looked young and fresh and charming and altogether out of place down there.” Gerald Act Two
“Your daughter isn’t living on the moon. She’s here in Brumley too.” Inspector Goole Act Two
“You and I aren’t the same people who sat down to dinner here.” Sheila Birling Act Two
“Silly boy!” Mrs Birling Act Two
“my child – your own grandchild – you killed them both – damn you, damn you” Eric Birling Act Three
“If you want to know, it’s you two who are being childish – trying not to face the facts.” Sheila Birling Act Three
“It’s all right saying that now.” Sheila Birling Act Three
“I do take some interest in it. I take too much, that’s my trouble.” Eric Birling Act Three
“And it frightens me the way you talk, and I can’t listen to any more of it.” Sheila Birling Act Three

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