Mr Birling Quotes

Act 1: “You’re just…….”

• You’re just the kind of son-in-law I always wanted

Act 1 - “I’m talking as …………… there isn’t a chance of war”

• I’m talking as a hard-headed, practical man of business…. there isn’t a chance of war

Act 1 - “The titanic………”

• The titanic…… absolutely unsinkable

Act 1 - “the next……..”

• the next honours list

Act 1 - “A man has to mind………”

• A man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own

Act 1 - “Like bees……….”

• Like bees in a hive, community and all that nonsense

Act 1 - “I can’t accept……”

• I can’t accept any responsibility

Act 1 - “Its my duty……”

• Its my duty to keep labour costs down

Act 1 - “She’d had a lot……….”

• She’d had a lot to say - far too much - so she had to go

Act 3 - “There’ll be a…….”

• There’ll be a public scandal.

Act 3 - “Probably…….. crank”

• Probably a Socialist or some sort of crank

act 3 - “The famous …..”

The famous younger generation who know it all

Act 3 - “I’d give …..”

I’d give thousands - yes, thousands -