An Inspector Calls Quotes And Analysis Flashcards
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Analyse “Mother - stop! Stop!”
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- dashes and fragmented sentences ~ through this panic is revealed and indicates broken speech and a sense of urgency.
- repetition + imperative verb of “stop” conveys desperate feeling for her mother to see what has actually happened and also shows how much intellect she really has - a big change to the beginning with “mommy” and her naïve-ness.
- Imperative verb also shows she has taken control of the situation as she is now in control of her mother, not the other way around when she was saying that she shouldn’t care that Gerald was unfaithful.
- exclamation mark emphasises the power with which she is speaking these words, demonstrating her strong feelings.
- contexts ~ family dynamics broken when Shelia stands up against her older mother who is clearly used to being in charge with her repeated uses of imperatives.
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What are the good quotes for Shelia Birling?
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- “But these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”
- “Mother - stop! Stop”
3
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What are good quotes for the theme of responsibility in an inspector calls?
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- ‘Mother - stop! Stop!
- “Well, I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty - and I threatened to make a row”
- “But these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”
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What are quotes from an Inspector Calls with the theme Young vs Old?
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- “Mother - stop! Stop!”
- “Well I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty - and I threatened to make a row”
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What are the Quotes from an Inspector Calls that are good for Mrs Birling?
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- “mother - stop! Stop!”
- “Girls of that class”
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What are good quotes from an Inspector calls that have a focus on power?
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- “Mother - stop! Stop!
- “ Well, I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty - and I threatened to make a row”
- “She was very pretty - soft brown hair and big brown eyes - (breaks off) My God!”
- “Don’t stammer and yammer at me again man. What did she say”
- “But these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”
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What are the quotes from An Inspector Calls that focus on selfishness?
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- “but these girls are cheap labour - they’re people”
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What are some important quotes from an Inspector Calls that focus on women?
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- “well I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty - and I threatened to make a row”
- “she was very pretty - soft brown hair and big dark eyes”
- “a girl of that sort”
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What are quotes from an Inspector Calls that focus on society in 1912?
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- “a girl of that sort”
- “but these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”
- and the ones on women
11
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Analyse the quote “Well, I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty - and I threatened to make a row”
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- discourse marker and dash suggests that he is hesitant and feels uncomfortable about what he was done.
- lack of fluency shows that he is trying to rephrase his words to make them sound better in front of his family probably because he knows what he was done wrong or to paint himself in a positive light in front of his family)
- colloquialisms like “chap” might show his immaturity ~ he isn’t taking this as seriously as he should
- semantic field of anger and aggression through words like “nasty” and “threatened” which succinctly sun up the tone of his actions that evening and maybe the actions shown by him to other women.
- repetition of personal pronoun “I” throughout this phrase implies that he is selfish and cares little about Daisy Renton on the night of the assault, highlighting his lack of responsibility.
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Analyse the quote “She was very pretty - soft brown hair and big dark eyes - (breaks off) My God!”
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- adjectives Gerald uses positive ones to emphasise her physical beauty in words like “pretty” and “soft” and “dark”. But this only highlights the misogyny of the time as women were only valued as objects for their appearance. This focus also ruins his respectable upper class man reputation because he seems driven by sexual desires.
- dash and stage direction supports the previous point because he becomes more distressed when remembering her physical beauty.
- exclamation of “My God!” suggests genuine shock and grief as they seem to suggest a sudden outburst of emotion
- repetition of the adjective “pretty” throughout the play as a description of Eva and makes the audience feel even more pity for her.
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Analyse “a girl of that sort”
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- informal pronoun “girl” suggests a patronising attitude towards working-class women. Which implies that she believes that they are foolish and naive.
- “that class” demonstrates very clearly how she is only concerned with social class - she is a snob and values everyone in relation to their class.
- pronoun “that” indicates a seperation between the upper middle class (mrs birling) and the working class and also emphasises how separated and remote they are from each other.
- phrase “that class” also implies that she sees working class women as one collective group, not individuals with seperate identites.
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Analyse “Don’t stammer and yammer at me again man. What did she say?”
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- imperative pronoun “Don’t” conveys the Inspector’s sense of power and authority especially in the way he says it while Mr Birling is trying to interrupt him.
- rhyme creates an informal tone.
- colloquial address of “man” (not “sir”) suggests informal-ness and suggests the Inspector’s growing lack of respect for Birling.
- italics indicates these words should be emphasised
- direct simple question shows his contempt.
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Analyse “But these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”
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- conjunction “But” shows how so is disagreeing with her father’s point of view and challenging him.
- dash clearly shows she wants to emphasise what she is saying ~ it is important to her and she feels strongly about it.
- italics highlight the fact that she sees working class women as individuals with feelings and seperate personalities; she can empathise with them and recognises they are just as important as everyone else. This attitude contrasts with the attitides of her parents who see women as a collective group who lack any form of personal identity.
- informal pronoun “girls” here, it doesn’t seem patronising (like when her parents did), instead it feels warm and friendly, highlighting Shiela’s connection to the working class women who work for her father. This is a clear socialist view.
