An Inspector calls final quotes

Question 1

‘I ________ I did my ____’ ___ ______ Act 2

Answer 1

‘I consider I did my duty’
- Lack of remorse
-Static character morally
- noun duty = shows lack of equality in the perspectives of capitalists and socialists. for capitalists = uphold social class so her duty to keep this is refusing Eva

Question 2

‘_ ___ the only one __ ___ who didn’t give ____ ___’ Mrs Birling act _

Answer 2

‘I was the only one of you who didn’t give into him’ Act 3
- Her selfishness is apparent through her boastful attitude to being immune to guilt
- She represents the cardinal sin of pride (in the morality play)
- She won’t accept she did wrong

Question 3

‘It’s better __ ___ for the _____ than to ____ __’ ________ Act 1

Answer 3

‘It’s better to ask for the earth than to take it’ Inspector
- Priestley’s diatribe showing the importance that society should be responsible and ‘ask’ and share and not be like the capitalist ideas of ‘taking’ to benefit yourselves
- Mr B shows exploitative behavior (using a group or person for profit)
- Trying to evoke guilt in Mr B (currently a static character but does ease a bit at the end but only to save himself)

Question 4

‘____ of you helped __ ____ her. _____ forget it’ Inspector Act 3

Answer 4

‘each of you helped to kill her. Never forget it’
- All of society is responsible = Inspector is Dickens mouthpiece for change in responsibility
- Direct in his speech
- Inspectors final speech can be seen as being the salvation for the Birling’s (like Jesus) reminding them importance of compassion

Question 5

‘There are ________ and ________ of Eva _____ and ____ Smiths’ Inspector Act _

Answer 5

‘There are millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths’ Act 3
- Priestley’s diatribe
- ‘Smith’ = a general surname = is this just a moral lesson or is it real
- They represent the number of working class women and men exploited on a daily basis by the greed of capitalism
- ‘millions’ = Priestley opening up the plays meaning

Question 6

‘__ ___ members of one ____. We are __________ for ____ _____’ _______ Act 3

Answer 6

‘We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other’ inspector
-Anaphoric repetition
- Biblical teaching of being members of one body in Christ
- The Inspector, like Jesus, promotes importance of togetherness (Christianity’s foundational teachings)
- We have a duty to society (Priestley’s important message of responsibility)

Question 7

‘If ___ will not _____ ____ ______, then they will __ _____ in fire _____ and ______’ Inspector Act _

Answer 7

‘If men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught in fire blood and anguish’
- Hints at impact of both world wars
- Highlights the never ending consequences of neglecting responsibility
- He seems to know the future (Jesus/God is all knowing) - words= biblical illusions to hell
- Makes responsibility seem more daunting and important

Question 8

‘Yes, but ___ ____. It’s ___ late. She’s ____’ Inspector Act _ (to _____)

Answer 8

‘Yes but you can’t. It’s too late. She’s dead’ Act 1 (to Sheila)
- short sentence and very blunt tone to reinforce Sheila’s responsibility
- He doesn’t care about her feelings but wants to inflict guilt on her
- Imperative ‘you can’t’ = used to evoke regret

Question 9

‘she was _ _____. ___ was lonely’ _______ Act 2 (to Gerald)

Answer 9

‘She was a woman. She was lonely’ Inspector
- Inspector simplifies Eva’s circumstances to force Gerald to reconsider his intentions and actions
- Eva was vulnerable and he took advantage of that = ignorance of rich, they do everything for their benefit only
- Trying to evoke guilt in Gerald

Question 10

‘She came to ___ for ____, at _ ____ ____ no woman could ____ ______ it more’ Inspector Act _ (to ___ ______)

Answer 10

‘She came to you for help at a time when no woman could have needed it more’ Act 2 (to Mrs Birling)
- Trying to evoke guilt in her but she is a static character with static morals and views
- Mrs Birling only works as the head of the charity for the status and look of it = lack of care for the lower class

Question 11

‘____ her for ___ ___ of a stupid ______ evening as if ___ ___ an ______’ _______ Act 3 (to ____)

Answer 11

‘used her for the end of a stupid drunken evening as if she was an animal’
- Dehumanising image of ‘an animal’ = Inspector is critiquing the disregard of Women physically and emotionally
- Eric and Gerald are being condemned for using her as an object for lust
- Capitalist views of the lower class
- Trying to evoke guilt in Eric for his vile treatment of a vulnerable woman

Question 12

‘I’ve been __ _____ tonight. __ _ ____ you hadn’t ____ __. What ___ she ____’ Sheila Act _

Answer 12

‘I’ve been so happy tonight. Oh I wish you hadn’t told me. What was she like?’ Act 1
- Sheila is sympathetic but still putting herself first (rich vs poor)
- She wishes to remain ignorant to the suffering of others = links to idea of Birling’s living in the bubble of their 4 walls ignorant to the suffering of the real world
- Still finishes by wanting to know the ins and outs though

Question 13

‘But these _____ ______ ____ labor they’re ______’ _____ Act 1

Answer 13

‘But these girls aren’t cheap labor they’re people’ Sheila
- Sheila and Eric have the same opinion but juxtaposes Mr B (generational differences)
- Priestley’s diatribe to show generational differences and how the lower class shouldn’t be exploited
- She realises how capitalist view their worth based on the labor they provide and not them as a human (disgusted at this)

Question 14

‘_ _______ be sorry for ___’ Sheila Act _

Answer 14

‘I couldn’t be sorry for her’ Act 1
- Represents envy (one of the 7 deadly sins) when looking at it as a morality play
- Upper class ignorance for the reality of life
- Shows the importance of looks in Edwardian society
- ‘couldn’t’ suggests it’s impossible for her to do the right thing

Question 15

‘And if _ ____ ____ her now I ____’ _____ Act 1

Answer 15

‘And if i could help her now I would’ Sheila
- Shift in Sheila’s morality
- Accepts responsibility (unlike her parents) but it’s too late - middle class only feel guilt when it suits them to look innocent
- Priestley showing her commitment to change her attitude towards social responsibility

Question 16

‘You mustn’t ____ __ build _ ___ between __ and the ____…the _______ will just ____ it down’ Sheila Act _

Answer 16

‘You mustn’t try to build a wall between us and the girl… the Inspector will just break it down’ Act 2
- Wall = metaphor for class divide as a whole. Society is constructed to block people out from certain success = rigged
- Priestley uses Sheila as the Inspector’s ally = she will continue to preach his ideology
- ‘break’ = foreshadows brutal awakening they will have (like Jesus he is breaking away their sins to open their eyes)

Question 17

‘_____ beginning to _______ all over _____ ____ nothing much ___ ______’ Sheila Act _

Answer 17

‘you’re beginning to pretend all over again that nothing much has happened’ Act 3
- She’s trying to make them see they can’t remain oblivious to ignore their responsibility
- Even if Eva isn’t dead she still feels remorse and regrets her mistakes
- The Inspector has inflicted guilt on her and taught her a lesson

Question 18

‘__ ____ have kept her __ _____ of _______ her out’ ____ Act 1

Answer 18

‘He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out’ Eric
- He shows awareness of the plight (struggles) of the working class = generational differences between Mr B
- He’s the heir to the business so has the ability to change the pay in the future = hope for the working class with the younger generation
- ‘verb’ throwing = it was a careless selfish action

Question 19

’ Why shouldn’t ____ ___ for higher _____? We try ___ ___ ______ possible _____’ ____ Act 1

Answer 19

‘Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices’ Eric
- rhetorical question = developing his half assertive (half confident) side due to the introduction of socialism
-Directly questioning his father but doesn’t want to hear his ignorant response
- ‘possible prices’ = Eric realises the exploitation people like his father use in order to gain more wealth

Question 20

’ _ ___ in that state ____ a ____ easily _____ _____’ Eric Act _

Answer 20

‘I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty’ Act 3
- revelation of rape
- He normalises rape through his casual language - Priestley uses this language to show it’s the alcohol that made him act this way not his morals
- Saying that this state is normal for men

Question 21

‘Well I ____ _____ you. But don’t _____ I’m ______ of you __ ____’ ____ Act 3

Answer 21

‘Well I don’t blame you. But don’t forget I’m ashamed of you as well’ Eric
- Juxtaposition of eric admitting his wrongs and looking to advance with Mrs B shameless attempts to place the blame of anyone but herself
- Shows hope for the younger generation
- Eric feels shame for his parents neglecting their moral duties

Question 22

’(________) I say ___ _____ dead and __ ___ helped to ____ ___’ Eric Act _

Answer 22

‘(shouting) I say the girl’s dead and we all helped to kill her’ Act 3
- His acceptance of his part to play in Eva’s death exposes the age gap of where the young accept their wrongs and the old don’t
- Collective pronoun ‘we’ shares the responsibility
- There’s a hyphen after which shows his pause of disgust towards his parents causing him to choke his words

Question 23

‘We’re ________ ________ and ___ criminals’ _____ Act 1

Answer 23

‘We’re respectable citizens and not criminals’ Gerald
- upper class glorify themselves and belittle the poor
- The play exposes this attitude as they have all committed actions which would not be deemed ‘respectable’
- Collective pronoun ‘we’re’ portrays this segregative belief.
- He actually has no true reason to see the Birling’s as respectable which exposes their upper class beliefs

Question 24

‘____ ____! And I think my ______ would ______ __ that’ Gerald Act _

Answer 24

‘Hear hear! And I think my father would agree to that’ Act 1
- Gerald stands for capitalist beliefs
- He is the product of his parents beliefs and has embodied their capitalist ways
- Exclamation mark shows his ecstatic excitement at the prospect of money
- Priestley ridicules (laughs at) him as he already has excess wealth (greed)

Question 25

‘you think _____ ____ ought to be _________ _______ unpleasant and _________ things’ (to Gerald) Act _

Answer 25

‘you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things’ Act 2
- Ironic as Eva was exposed to an onslaught of these things and he played a role in that
- His protection of women isn’t true as he is actually hurting them
- Direct address = Priestley reminding he’s not only critiquing the characters but the audience too

Question 26

‘_ ____ come into this _______ business’ Gerald Act _

Answer 26

‘I don’t come into this suicide business’ Act 1
- Semantic field of business is used to distance himself from the responsibility of Eva’s suicide
- Shows his preoccupation with money and wealth
- He views everything through the lens of finance which portrays him as callous (cruel)

Question 27

‘Everything’s ______ now ______ (holds up ___ ____) What about ____ ____?’ Gerald Act _

Answer 27

‘Everything’s alright now Sheila (holds up the ring) What about this ring?’ Act 3
- Prop shows cyclical circle, emphasises Gerald’s static character but Sheila as a dynamic one
- He wants to rid himself of the responsibility by erasing the events of the evening and just moving on as normal
- Metonymy of ring exposes his materialistic and capitalist views (he seems less emotionally invested in the marriage than at the start)

Question 28

‘___ ______ blame me at all _ ____ to God she ___ ___’ ______ Act 1

Answer 28

‘She didn’t blame me at all I wish to God she had now’
- Puts on a facade of remorse to come across as respectable
- Temporarily seems to understand morality but later on we see he still try’s to deny it
- Irony as the audience are later aware his claims are false

Question 29

‘She looked ____ _____ ____ charming’ _____ Act _

Answer 29

‘She looked young fresh and charming’ Gerald Act 2
- Describing her as young connotates innocence and vulnerability
- He is predatorial as he abuses her vulnerable status
- He is acting on primal and lustful desires

Question 30

‘You’re not the ____ of ______ a ____ could go to when ___ in ______’ Eric Act 3

Answer 30

‘You’re not the kind of Father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble’
- reminds us how the home isn’t homely or cosy
- generational differences
- reveals the lack of love in the family
- shows us again the metaphorical wall

Question 31

’ _ ___ what I did. _____ did what ___ did’ Eric Act _

Answer 31

‘I did what I did. Mother did what she did’ Act 3
- personal pronoun I shows the personal accountability and responsibility Eric is taking
- Directly shaming his parents for their lack of responsibility and neglect of social morals

Question 32

‘He’s giving __ the ____ - so that _____ hang ________’ ______ Act 2

Answer 32

‘he’s giving us the rope so that we’ll hang ourselves’ Sheila
- rope has fibers that are intertwined = they’re intertwined with their guilt
-Motif of death
- collective pronoun us = have to share their guilt and the rope of consequences

Question 33

‘___ that won’t ____ Eva Smith back __ ___ will __’ Sheila Act 3

Answer 33

‘But that won’t bring Eva Smith back to life will it’
- Rhetorical question, questioning her fathers obsession with money and materialistic items
- critiquing capitalism as a whole
- conjunction ‘but’ shows she’s interjecting in Mr B distorted priorities, he cares more for the stolen money than loss of life

Question 34

‘And probably _______ __ we _____ her’ _____ Act 2

Answer 34

‘And probably between us we killed her’ Sheila
- Slowly accepting responsibility
- Not a static character

Question 35

‘It’s ___ ___ who are ____ childish’ Sheila Act _

Answer 35

‘It’s you two who are being childish ‘Act 3
- Flaring up shows her built up frustration at being patronized by her parents
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