Mr Birling Quotation Worksheet for An Inspector Calls

Quotation analysis drives this two-column An Inspector Calls worksheet: across two pages, students take printed lines spoken by Mr Birling and explain who he is addressing and what each line reveals about him.
Year groups
Years 10–11 (Key Stage 4)
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Updated Oct 14, 2026

Subject
Literature, English
Topic
Character, Analysis
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This worksheet pairs with An Inspector Calls.

Students will fill in the table to explore the things Mr. Birling says and their significance.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Explain what individual lines reveal about Mr Birling's character

  • Identify dramatic irony in Mr Birling's speeches

Teaching tips

  • Some quotations carry page references to a specific edition of the play, so page numbers may not match other printings.

Skills covered

  • Contextual analysis — linking Mr Birling's lines to class and generational conflict in the play

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Core concepts

  • Characterisation

  • Dramatic irony

  • Class

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