ACT 1: An Inspector Calls

Question 1

(pushes it towards eric) (port)

Answer 1

dismissive torwards eric- example of how eric said mr B treats him
giving it to eric while talking to gerald- doesn’t want to talk to him

Question 2

mummy

Answer 2

repeated many times
sheila being infantilised
shows her childish nature at start of play

Question 3

what an expression shelia! really the things you girls pick up these days

Answer 3

major generalisation
opposition to shelias use of colloquial language

Question 4

happiest nights of my life

Answer 4

mr b as excited as sheila, sees marriage as an opportunity

Question 5

for lower costs and higher prices

Answer 5

example of exploiting workers (like eva smith) and his only focus is making money- sees the wedding as a business transaction

Question 6

is it the one you wanted me to have

Answer 6

materialistic nature of sheila
childish

Question 7

look mummy isn’t is a beauty

Answer 7

childish
relies on her mother’s opinion to approve of it
materialistic

Question 8

she’s got a nasty temper sometimes

Answer 8

foreboding sheila mistreating eva at the shop- can be very outrageous/ dramatic