Inspector Flashcards
Stage directions instruct that the lighting should be “p__ a__ i__”, but become “b__ a__ h__” when the Inspector arrives.
“pink and intimate”, “brighter and harder”
Give some stage directions which show the truth-revealing power the inspector embodies with his speech.
“massively taking charge”, “taking charge, masterfully”, “impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness”, “cutting through, massively”, “speaks carefully, weightily”
When Gerald says “we’re all respectable citizens and not criminals”, the inspector says “I w__ k__ w__ t_ d__ t__ l__”.
“I wouldn’t know where to draw the line”
The inspector remarks that the “y__ o__” are “m__ i__”.
The “young ones” are “more impressionable”
The inspector remarks that “i_ t__ n__ e__, w__ h__ t_ s__ o__ g__”.
“If there’s nothing else, we’ll have to share our guilt”
The inspector tells Mr. Birling that “y__ d__ i__ l__ o_ t__ m__”.
“your daughter isn’t living on the moon”
The inspector, after Mr Birling remarks that “I am a public man”, tells him that “p__ m__ h__ r__ a_ w__ a_ p__”.
“public men have responsibilities as well as privileges”
The inspector, throughout, references his need to “d_ m_ d__”.
“do my duty”
The inspector tells them that “e__ o_ y__ h__ t_ k__ h__”.
each of you helped to kill her”
The inspector tells Eric how he treated Eva like “a_ a__, a t__, n__ a p__”.
“an animal, a thing, not a person”
The inspector tells Mr. Birling that “i__ b__ t_ a__ f__ t__ e__ t__ t_ t__ i_”
“it’s better to ask for the earth than to take it”
