an inspector calls Flashcards

1
Q

How did eva smith die?

A

She drank bleach

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2
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What did Mr birling say about the titanic?

A

That it is absolute sinkable

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3
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What is the lighting like before the inspector arrives, and why?

A

Pink and intimate, to reflect the cosy unconcerned family gathering.

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4
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When was the play made?

A

The play was made in 1945

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5
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When was it set?

A

It was set in the first world war

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6
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what was the name of the clothes shop what eva smith worked in?

A

Milwards

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7
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what did priestly want for the future?

A

A better and more fair world.

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8
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What technique is most obvious in Mr birling’s long speech before the inspectors entered.

A

Dramatic Irony.

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9
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What is so significant about the date?

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1946 just after the second world war.

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10
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Give two reasons why the audience might think Inspector Goole is not a real policeman before the end of Act Three

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He is concerned with morals, not crimes. He behaves oddly interviewing them one at a time. He doesn’t seem to care when Birling mentions the chief constable. He knows an awful lot already. He is very bossy. His name.

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11
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What were the circumstances of Eric’s relationship with Eva

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Eric met Eva in a bar and bullied her into letting him take her home. He then slept with her as he was ‘in that state where a chap easily turns nasty’.

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12
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What is the lighting like before the inspector arrives, and why?

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Pink and intimate, to reflect the cosy unconcerned family gathering.

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13
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How was Sheila involved in Eva Smith’s death?

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She was responsible for making Eva lose her job in the dress shop.

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14
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What does she realise about the inspector?

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She realises that she cannot lie to the inspector when questioned.

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15
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Shelia is a…

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Pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited.

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16
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Pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited.
Noticing that Sheila…

A

Is still admiring her ring

17
Q
Shelia is a...
Pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited.
Noticing that Sheila...
Is still admiring her ring.
(warmly) I should...
Think so. It's a rotten shame.
(miserably) so...
I'm really responsible?
I couldn't.
A

Be sorry for her.

18
Q
Shelia is a...
Pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited.
Noticing that Sheila...
Is still admiring her ring.
(warmly) I should...
Think so. It's a rotten shame.
(miserably) so...
I'm really responsible?
I couldn't...
Be sorry for her.
I'll never...
A

Never do it again to anybody.

19
Q
Shelia is a...
Pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited.
Noticing that Sheila...
Is still admiring her ring.
(warmly) I should...
Think so. It's a rotten shame.
(miserably) so...
I'm really responsible?
I couldn't...
Be sorry for her.
I'll never...
Never do it again to anybody.
Why - you fool -...
A

He knows. Of course he knows.

20
Q

What term does Mr Birling use to describe himself repeatedly at the start of the play?

A

‘A hard-headed man of business’

21
Q

Name three dramatic devices used throughout the play.

A

dramatic irony, entrances and exits, lighting, setting, the doorbell, the telephone

22
Q

Give two reasons why the audience might think Inspector Goole is not a real policeman before the end of Act Three

A

He is concerned with morals, not crimes. He behaves oddly interviewing them one at a time. He doesn’t seem to care when Birling mentions the chief constable. He knows an awful lot already. He is very bossy. His name.

23
Q

What is the lighting like before the inspector arrives, and why?

A

Pink and intimate, to reflect the cosy unconcerned family gathering.

24
Q

What does Edna symbolise

A

The working class woman who has no choice but to do exactly what she is told if she is to make a crust

25
Q

‘Your daughter isn’t living on the moon’

What theme does this quote discuss?

A

Responsibility - how much are members of one community responsible for each other?

26
Q

What fictional town do the Birling’s live in?

A

Brumley

27
Q

What is the significance of Inspector Goole’s name?

A

Ghoul is another word for ghost - perhaps he isn’t quite what he seems.

28
Q

How is the family’s furniture described at the start of Act One

A

‘heavily comfortable, but not cosy and homelike’

29
Q

Who is treated ‘like one of the family’ and why

A

Gerald - he’s about to marry Sheila at the start of the play.

30
Q

Who gets squiffy, and why does it matter?

A

Eric - he shows signs of heavy drinking early on in the play and it turns out this has been a problem for a while, and was one of the reasons he got involved with Eva.