Inspector Calls Opening Scene Flashcards
When is it set
“It’s an evening in spring, 1912”
Where is it set
“The dining room is of a fairly large suburban house”
What is the feel of the house
“Not cosy and homelike”
What should the lighting be like
“Pink and intimate until the inspector arrives”
When the inspector arrives what should the lighting be like
“It should be brighter and harder”
What is Edna doing
EDNA, the parlourmaid, is just cleaning the table”
What shows it is a celebration
“Champagne glasses”
What does Arthur Birling look like
“A heavy looking, rather portentous man in his middle fifties”
How does Arthur Birling speak
“Fairly easy manners but rather provincial in his speech”
What is Mrs Birling like
“About fifty, a rather cold woman and her husbands social superior”
What does Sheila look like
“A pretty girl in her early twenties
How does Sheila feel at the beginning of the play
“Very pleased with life and rather excited”
What is Gerald Croft like
“An attractive chap about thirty, …. very much the well bred young man”
What is Eric like
“In his early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive”
