Inspector Flashcards
One like of enquiry a time
Controls structure of the play
Controle timing and everyone’s responses
Directs the investigation
She died in misery and agony
Uses shocking aggressive language to make characters feel guilty
Feel sympathy for Eva smith therefore accepting what they’ve done - Eric and Shelia
An impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness
Takes charge immediately and remains in control throughout
The remains solid as each of them breaks down and nothing distracts him from his purpose
PRIESTLEY WAS SERIOUS
Sharp ring at the front of the doorbell
Interrupts capitalist speech and shows how what mr birlings saying isn’t correct and he’s here to show what is
Pink and intimate to
Brighter and harder
Pink and intimate - metaphor living in a bible and don’t get things like poverty and see everything threw rose tinted innnocent
Brighter - inspector will shine a light on the terrible actions and behaviour of the family
Harder - solid. Inspector is not easily broken down and he’s not going to be manipulated by mr b and he will change the moral and political beliefs of these characters
HARSH TRUTHS REVEALED
Peaks carefully weightily
Disconcerting habit of looking hard
Adverbs - juxtapose mr hurling as it shows he is selfless and used forethought before he speaks - directly juxtaposition idol predictions or mr birling
Lexical field of size
Weightly and massiveness - words carry deeper meaning and have ability to burden and affect the listener as displayed with Shelia and Eric
Elevate their guilt by repenting sins
Adjective - makes them feel uneasy
Pressure to tell truth and hand themselves in
I haven’t much time
Controls pace of the play as everything happens very quickly
Has to prevent the death of Eva through the phone Call at the end of the play
As trying to prevent second death from occurring which he doesn’t = doesn’t learn
Burnt her inside her out
Detailed and grotesque it was frowned upon to talk about women like that in 1912
Showing Eva most Vunerable
It’s better to ask for the earth than just to take it
Capitalist exploitation - metaphor
It’s better that she asked - she was a socialist
Symbolic- capitilism is hurting the earth but also shows the birlinhs are greedy
It’s my duty to ask questions
Questions are structured so they answer in the way he wants
Not letting see photo
I wouldn’t know where to draw the line
Inspectors harsh response to Gerald ‘ not criminals’
Suggests that capitalism and rich become criminals because of exploitation
You needn’t give me any rope
Foreshadow- eventually the upper class will reveal their immoral behaviour in
Friendless penniless desperate
She needed not only money but advice sympathy and friendliness
Inspector plays on emotions when describing Eva
Tripe used - solidifies how Eva so desperate she drank bleach
Emotive language
Fire blood and anguish
Ruling class didn’t learn from ww1 e there is another war Parallels EVA death and the start and end of the play
Metaphor - refers to wars
religious - eternal punishment
What is the inspector
Catalyst for events in the play
Used as a proxy for priestly political beliefs
