Inspector Calls Moment 1 - Mr Birlings Speech & Inspectors Arival

Question 1

“H-hpmob”

Answer 1

“Hard-headed practical man of business” - Birling

Tone of pride in the adjectives ‘hard-headed’ and ‘practical’ reveals that he sees these qualities as admirable ones, and the phrase ‘man of business’ shows that priestly is establishing Mr Birling as a symbol of capitalism.

Context - Capitalism , Rich factory owners exploiting workers by controlling the labour force

Question 2

“U,au”

Answer 2

“Unsinkable , absolutely unsinkable” - Birling

He repeats this opinion , which he presents as a fact , with the intensifier ‘absolutely’ showing his complete confidence in his judgement.

Context : Titanic sunk in 1912. Dramatic irony is used to show how flawed Mr Birling judgement is: From this point onwards , we don’t trust anything he says.

Question 3

“asosotots-r”

Answer 3

“A sort of sign or token of their self-respect” - Birling

This portrays women as superficial and materialistic

Context : women had less rights in 1912

Question 4

“Amutlbiah”

Answer 4

“All mixed up together like bees in a hive” - Birling

Simile is animalistic , attempting to portray socialism as primitive and demeaning.

Question 5

“Hcaoaiom,sap”

Answer 5

“He creates at once an impression of massiveness , solidity and purposefulness” - Inspector

The adjectives used foreshadow that the inspector would be a very imposing figure to the billing household