inspector calls Flashcards
structure for a thesis statement?
- author + text
- key word
- analytical verb
- rule of 3
- big picture
- academic expression, embedded quotes, WT
what does denouement mean?
final part of the text, when questions are answered an the plot is pulled to a close
what does coup de theatre mean?
a sudden turn of events
what does didactic mean?
something with a (moral) message
what does pompous mean?
fully of yourself
what does chauvinistic mean?
prejudice against a group of people (usually women)
what does bigoted mean?
loyal to beliefs and won’t allow other beliefs
analytical verbs examples?
advocate, teach, influence, warn, expose, celebrate, highlight, as a mouthpiece/vehicle for
what does irascible mean?
short-tempered
what does punctilious mean?
detail-orientated
what does irreverent mean?
bold to the point of rudeness
what does penitent mean?
repentant
what does culpable mean?
guilty, responsible
what does temerarious mean?
reckless, rash
what does bacchanalian mean?
drunken antics/behaviour
what are some examples of dramatic devices in AIC?
- lighting
- props
- curtains
- proxemics
- dramatic irony
- cyclical structure
what does Mr B represent?
- static capitalists
- 1912 upper class
what does Sheila represent?
- younger generation who welcome change
- socialism/the inspector’s views at the end
what does Gerald represent?
- generational wealth
- upper class members who don’t want to change because their life is comfortable
what does Mrs B represent?
- upper class
- generational wealth and the superiority that comes with it
what does Eric represent?
- young generation who welcomes change
- a generation of young people who are neglected at the hands of their cold, capitalist parents
what does the Inspector represent?
- Priestley’s mouthpiece
- socialism
what does Eva represent?
- lower class that need help
- how desperate the lower class are
why doesn’t Edna speak?
- she has no voice, like Eva and others like them
- she only speaks to welcome the Inspector in
