Inspector Calls Flashcards
Mr birling Euphemism example?
“A girl of that sort”
Mr Birling emotive language example?
“Nothing to do with that wretched girls suicide
Mr Birling being unscrupulous?
This makes a difference, it makes all the difference
Eric using 2 Euphemisms:
“I was in that state where a chap easily turns nasty’
“I wasn’t so bad”(drunk)
Sheila using a triplet of simple sentences?
“I behaved badly. I know I did. I’m ashamed of it”
Sheila reminding everyone of the situation(acts like the inspector)
She has just died a horrible death don’t forget”
Mrs Birling being unscrupulous(no responsibility)
“I accept no blame for it at all”
Irony showed by Mrs Birling speaking
“I blame the young man”(Eric)
Mrs Birling using Chiasmus
I don’t believe it, I won’t believe it
Mr Birling character presentation: Mr birling as unintelligent?
“Abolutely unsinkable”
“German’s don’t want war”
“In for a time of steadily increasing prosperity
Mr Birling character presentation: Mr Birling as unscrupulous?(quotes)
“A girl of that sort”-Euphemism
“I accept no blame for it at all”
“Nothing to do with that wreched girl’s suicide”
Mr Birling character presentation: Mr Birling as a buisness man-an epitome of capitalism
“Has to look after himself and his family?
“They wanted the rates rasied, I refused of course”
“For lower costs and higher prices”-juxtaposition
Sheila character presentation: Sheila as childish?
“I’m sorry Daddy”
“Or I’ll start wheeping”
“Look mummy, isn’t she a beauty”
Sheila character presentation: intrigued/maturing?
“Did you, Dad”
“What buisnesss”
“What is this about the streets”
Sheila character presentation, Sheila as wise/moral?
“You fool”
“Don’t you see, he hasn’t started yet”
“She has just died a horrible death don’t forget
Presentation of Eric: Eric as secretive
Stage direction “half shy”,”half assertive”
Sheila refers to Eric as “squiffy”
Eric presented as cold hearted and having a lack of responsibility?
“In that state where a chap easily turns nasty”-Euphemism
“Not the kind of father a chap can go to when he is in trouble” -third person ‘chap’-vicitim card
Presentaion of Eric-accepting responsibility
that’ when it happened and I don’t even remember, that’s the heliah thing”-anaphora
“We did her in alright”-possesive personal pronoun
“What we all did to her that matters”-moral or socialism
Presentation of the inspector: inspector as blunt and unmoving?
“Quite so”
“Burnt her insides out, of course”-pathos
“I was looking at the dead girl”-pathos
Presentation of the inspector-inspector as powerful/authoritarian?
“I don’t play golf”
“Your not telling the truth”
“I never take offence”
-notice how hes telling the facts instead of asking questions
Inspector as moral?
You can’t even say i’m sorry Eva smith”-pathos
Never forget it-emotive
I’m on duty-emotive
