An Inspector Calls and Other Plays (Penguin Modern Classics)

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At the moment they have all had a good dinner, are celebrating a special occasion, and are pleased with themselves. Inspector: Just used her for the end of a stupid drunken evening, as if she was an animal, a thing, not a person. We do not take responsibility for any effects of viruses or malware however introduced to your systems.

Inspector: Mrs Birling, you're a member – a prominent member – of the Brumley Women's Charity Organization, aren't you? The Stephen Daldry production went on a tour of the UK in 2011 and continued to tour into 2020, [22] with Tom Mannion and Liam Brennan among the actors playing Inspector Goole. That interview with your mother could have been just as much a put-up job, like all this police inspector business.Some members of the Conservative Party, including Winston Churchill, expressed concern that Priestley might be expressing left-wing views on the programme, and, to his dismay, Priestley was dropped after his talk on 20th October 1940.

Inspector: (cutting through, massively) I’ve been round to the room she had, and she'd left a letter there and a sort of diary. Birling: (pointing to Eric and Sheila) Now look at the pair of them – the famous younger generation who know it all. You told us that a man has to make his own way, look after himself and mind his own business and that we weren't to take any notice of these cranks who tell us that everybody has to look after everybody else as if we were all mixed up together.And I know I'm to blame – and I'm desperately sorry – but I can't believe – I won't believe – it's simply my fault that in the end she – she committed suicide. You are responsible for ensuring that your computer networks run appropriate protection against viruses or other malware. Before he leaves, the Inspector says that people must look out for one another, and that society is “one body. Birling: You'll stay here long enough to give me an account of that money you stole – yes, and to pay it back too.

Brennan once again starred as Inspector Goole in a 2022 tour of the UK billed as the production's Thirtiest Anniversary Tour. So – well – I gather there's a very good chance of a knighthood – so long as we behave ourselves, don't get into the police court or start a scandal – eh? And please remember before you start accusing me of anything again that it wasn't I who had her turned out of her employment – which probably began it all .He predicts prosperity, particularly referring to the example of the “unsinkable” Titanic, which set sail the week earlier. Sheila: but just in case you forget – or decide not to come back, Gerald, I think you'd better take this with you. The Inspector outlines that “a chain of events” might be responsible for the girl’s death, and—for the rest of the play—interrogates each member of the family, asking questions about the part they played in Eva Smith’s life. And now I say we must discuss this business quietly and sensibly and decide if there's anything to be done about it. He admits to having dismissed her for leading strike action with most of the female workers demanding equal pay to males.