Inspector Goole Flashcards
(6 cards)
How the inspector is described
He is described as projecting “an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness”
How is lighting used to benefit the Inspectors presence.
“Brighter and harder” replaces rosy atmosphere
A quote where the Inspector makes clear the importance of upper class duty.
Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges.
A quote where the Inspector is stark about Eva’s death, dysphemism to elicit a reaction of empathy.
Yes but you can’t. It’s too late. She’s dead.
A quote showing his omniscient and imtime constraint.
[He looks at his watch]
I’m waiting … to do my duty
Then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. How could I analyse this quote.
Stark metaphor for the destruction that can arise from a lack of empathy. Polysyndetic enhances the emphasis hammering it into the audience.