an inspector calls Flashcards
act 3- inspector- big paragraph with repetition of a phrase and reference to eva smith
“there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us”
repetition of “millions”
act 3- inspector- big paragraph repetition of personal pronoun and metaphor
“we don’t live alone. We are members of one body. we are members of one body.”
repetition of “we”- personal pronoun
stage direction describing Arthur Birling in act 1 page 1 (2)
“a heavy-looking, rather portentous man”
“provincial in his speech”
stage direction describing Mrs Birling in act page 1
“a rather cold woman and her husband’s social superior”
birling’s speech about titanic- dramatic irony
“the Titanic (…) unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”
birling’s speech about war- dramatic irony (2)
“the war’s inevitable”
“everything to lose and nothing to gain by war”
birling- business men quote
“we hardheaded practical business men”
adjective “hardheaded”
birling- war quote about peace- alliteration- dramatic irony
“there’ll be peace and prosperity”
birling- capitalism quote “a man…”
“a man has to make his own way- has to look after himself”
birling- socialism quote- simile
“you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive”
sheila quote- socialism- “cheap labour…”
“these girls aren’t cheap labour- they’re people”
what 2 words is sheila referred to as in the play
“child” “girl”
sheila- about inspector
“he inspected us all right.” ‘inspected’- verb
sheila- list about how the inspector made her feel.
“fire and blood and anguish.”
sheila 2 verbs about not accepting responsibility
“don’t lets start dodging and pretending now.”
