inspector goole Flashcards

all-knowing, mysterious

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We don’t live alone. We are all members of one body

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Socialist view - Priestley’s mouthpiece. He’s moral

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that this girl was going to have a child

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He adds new information which heightens the drama - more of an impact on them.

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Why is the inspector’s timing important?

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Priestley has the doorbell rung as soon as Mr Birling says, ‘a man has to mind his own business’. It’s as if Birling’s announcement summons the Inspector to prove the opposite.

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fire and blood and anguish

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the inspector’s language gets more dramatic, which builds on the tension and emotion of the final scene, He’s warning them what will happen if they don’t change/ listen to him - socialist

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