English Literature-Inspector call

Question 1

What adjectives can be descirbed as Arthur Birling?

Answer 1

• Ostentatious - Characterised by pretentious or showy display
• Condescending - Having or showing an attitude of patronising superiority
• Belittling - Dismiss (something or someone) as unimportant
• Arrogant - Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities
• Conservative - Averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values
• Patriarchal - Relating to or denoting a ssystem of society or government controlled be men
• Brazen - Bold and without shame

Question 2

What adjectives can be described as Sybil Birling?

Answer 2

• Perjudiced - Having or showing a dislike or distrust that is based on a biased opinion
• Stereotypical - Conforming to a fixed or general pattern
• Unsympathetic - Not feeling, showing, or experessing sympathy
• Exploitative - Making use of a situation or treating others unfairly in order to gain as advantage or benefits
• Boastful - Showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities
• Ignorant - Lacking knowledge or awareness in general
• Imperious - Arrogant and domineering

Question 2

What adjectives can be described as Eric Birling?

Answer 2

• Sheltered - Proteceted or shieled from something harmful
• Priviledged - Having special rights, advantages, or immunites
• Supercilious - Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to other
• Cowardly - Lacking courage
• Culpable - Deservign blame
• Aware - Having knowledge or perception of a situation of facts
• Humbled - To feel less important or proud
• Responsible - Being the primary cause of something and so be able to be blamed or credited for it

Question 3

What adjectives can be described as Sheila Birling

Answer 3

• Envious - Feeling or showing envy
• Petulant - Childish sulky or bad-tempered
• Naive - Showing a lack of experience, wisdom or judgement
• Hysterical - Affected by, or dervign from, wildly uncontrollable emotion
• Altruistic - Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others
• Penitent - Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong
• Astute - Having an ability to accurately assess situations or people

Question 4

What adjectives can be described as Gerald Croft?

Answer 4

• Compassionate - Feeling or showing sympathy or concern for others
• Manipulative - Exercising unscrupulous control or influence over a person or situation
• Duplicitous - Deceitful misleading others
• Advantaged - Having a comparatively favourable postion in terms of economic or social circumstances
• Accountable - Reqired or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible
• Self-serving - Having concern for one’s own welfare and interests before those of others
• Philandering - (of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with womenq

Question 5

What adjectives can be described as Inspector Goole?

Answer 5

• Omnisicent - Knowing everything/ all knowing
• Socialist - Refers to any system inwhich the production and distribution of goods/ services is the shared responsibility of a group of people
• Moral - Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour
• Authoritative - commanding and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed
• Influential - Having great influence on someone or something
• Magnifying - Make (something) apperar larger than it is, espectially with a lens or microscope

Question 6

What adjectives can be described as Eva Smith/ Daisy Renton?

Answer 6

• Diligent - Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties
• Emblematic - Serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept
• Righteous - Morally right or justifiable
• Audacious - Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
• Vulnerable - Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally
• Underprivileged - (of a person) not enjoying the same stardard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society

Question 7

What are the quotes that show Arthur Birling is irresponsible?

Answer 7

• “I can’t accept any responsibility”
• “If you don’t come down sharply on these people, they’d soon be asking for the earth.”

Question 8

What are the quotes that show Arthur Birling is arrogant?

Answer 8

• “unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”
• “That fellow obviously didn’t like us. He was prejudiced from the start. Probably a socialist or some sort of crank – he talked like one.”

Question 9

What are the quotes that show Arthur Birling is capitalist?

Answer 9

• “We may look forward to the time when Crofts and
  Birlings are no longer competing but are working
  together – for lower costs and higher prices.”
• “Well, it’s my duty to keep labour costs down, and if I’d agreed to this demand for a new rate we’d have added about twelve per cent to our labour costs.”

Question 10

What are the quotes that show Arhtur Birling is ignorant?

Answer 10

• “Fiddlesticks! The Germans don’t want war. Nobody wants war… And why? There’s too much at stake these days. Everything to lose and nothing to gain by war”
• “And I’m taking as a hard headed, practical man of business. And I say there isn’t a chance of war.”