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Question 1

sheila birling act 1 middle quote

act 1, act 1, act 3

themes: 2nd one social responsibility, generational divide

Answer 1

act 1 “i felt rotten about it at the time” “rotten” informal adjective but shows sheila’s guilt of misusing her class and power by getting an innocent person fired. the inspector’s “it’s too late. she’s dead.” somberly reminds sheila she is powerless now

Question 2

inspector goole

act 1, act 1

themes:

Answer 2

act 1 stage directions “speaks carefully, weightily” very purposeful with his words (this is a morality play) they leave a resonating and strong impact on the person if they truly understood
act 1 “no thank you … im on duty” he refuses alcohol from mr b it has connotation to immoral behaviour symbolises him being resistant to corruption.

Question 3

what are priestley’s intentions with the theme of social reponsibility

Answer 3

that taking reponsibility and accountability needs to be spread beyond the confines of a family unit and spread to society as a whole

Question 4

how does priestley use the inspector

Answer 4

a vehicle to catalyst change in the birlings an omnisicient character

Question 5

inspector goole

act 3

Answer 5

act 3”we are members of one body…” talking to audience too, marxist (no heirachy) idea, simple sentence with biblical references echoing Gods words on his behalf”…good night” no room for arguments