Describe Inspector + Significance Flashcards
Stage directions
“Pink and intimate” to “brighter and harder”
As if he has arrived to remove the rose-tinted spectacles from the Birling family
Put them under a spotlight and shed light on the Eva Smith situation
Mouthpiece for Priestly
Is used as a mouthpiece for Priestly + is used to convey his ideas on community + socialism
He can also be seen as the voice of each characters conscience
Isn’t intimidated
- Priestly creates tension through the Inspector by ignoring social conventions. Despite being of lower class he has all the power on stage. He isn’t intimidated by Mr/Mrs Birling or Gerald
- doesn’t mind upsetting/challenging characters + causes arguments/tension in the family
- He expresses little emotion “Cooly, looking hard at him” and “creates at once an impression of massiveness” showing he isn’t intimidated by the family class
- refuses to apologise + be intimidated by Mr Birling “Apologise for what - doing my duty?”
Blunt + direct
A character who doesn’t unlike others try to gloss over the truth. Sometimes he is describes as blunt or direct
He is a figure for
Morality + judgment
He embodies a
Socialist viewpoint that members of society should care about each other
Catalyst
Like Priestly; Inspector Goole controls the actions. He is the catalyst but he also ensures each character speaks in turn so the order of events which contributed to Eva’s demise is made clear. Only with his permission is the characters allowed to speak, to leave, or view the photograph of the girl in his pocket.
Who is he?
