inspector calls

Question 1

structure for a thesis statement?

Answer 1

1. author + text
2. key word
3. analytical verb
4. rule of 3
5. big picture
6. academic expression, embedded quotes, WT

Question 2

what does denouement mean?

Answer 2

final part of the text, when questions are answered an the plot is pulled to a close

Question 3

what does coup de theatre mean?

Answer 3

a sudden turn of events

Question 4

what does didactic mean?

Answer 4

something with a (moral) message

Question 5

what does pompous mean?

Answer 5

fully of yourself

Question 6

what does chauvinistic mean?

Answer 6

prejudice against a group of people (usually women)

Question 7

what does bigoted mean?

Answer 7

loyal to beliefs and won’t allow other beliefs

Question 8

analytical verbs examples?

Answer 8

advocate, teach, influence, warn, expose, celebrate, highlight, as a mouthpiece/vehicle for

Question 9

what does irascible mean?

Answer 9

short-tempered

Question 10

what does punctilious mean?

Answer 10

detail-orientated

Question 11

what does irreverent mean?

Answer 11

bold to the point of rudeness

Question 12

what does penitent mean?

Answer 12

repentant

Question 13

what does culpable mean?

Answer 13

guilty, responsible

Question 14

what does temerarious mean?

Answer 14

reckless, rash

Question 15

what does bacchanalian mean?

Answer 15

drunken antics/behaviour

Question 16

what are some examples of dramatic devices in AIC?

Answer 16

• lighting
• props
• curtains
• proxemics
• dramatic irony
• cyclical structure

Question 17

what does Mr B represent?

Answer 17

• static capitalists
• 1912 upper class

Question 18

what does Sheila represent?

Answer 18

• younger generation who welcome change
• socialism/the inspector’s views at the end

Question 19

what does Gerald represent?

Answer 19

• generational wealth
• upper class members who don’t want to change because their life is comfortable

Question 20

what does Mrs B represent?

Answer 20

• upper class
• generational wealth and the superiority that comes with it

Question 21

what does Eric represent?

Answer 21

• young generation who welcomes change
• a generation of young people who are neglected at the hands of their cold, capitalist parents

Question 22

what does the Inspector represent?

Answer 22

• Priestley’s mouthpiece
• socialism

Question 23

what does Eva represent?

Answer 23

• lower class that need help
• how desperate the lower class are

Question 24

why doesn’t Edna speak?

Answer 24

• she has no voice, like Eva and others like them
• she only speaks to welcome the Inspector in

Question 25

how does Priestley use lighting to enhance the plot?

Answer 25

• ‘pink’ and ‘intimate’
• ‘brighter’ and ‘harder’
• they are under a spotlight

Question 26

how does Priestley use the port to enhance the plot?

Answer 26

• symbol of the upper class
• Inspector doesn’t drink, ‘on duty’
• Gerald doesn’t drink, isolates him from the upper class

Question 27

How does Priestley use the curtains to enhance the plot?

Answer 27

• dramatic falls when something significant happens
• when Eric enters

Question 28

how does Priestley use proxemics to enhance the plot?

Answer 28

• distance between characters
• Edna isn’t on stage for most of the play

Question 29

Describe the cyclical structure of AIC

Answer 29

• the ring of the doorbell (start) and the phone (end)
• both ‘sharply’
• a sharp interruption into their lives

Question 30

why did Priestley decide to include Eric in the play?

Answer 30

• to challenge Mr B’s authority
• advocate to a younger audience that they don’t have to follow their parents’ ways