quotations an inspector calls Flashcards
language or dramatic tecniques
Mrs Birling: (reproachfully) Arthur, you’re not supposed to say such things-
aposiopesis or being cut of during speech/ interuption
structure
Mrs Birling: (reproachfully) Arthur, you’re not supposed to say such things-
inturupted because mr birling must have the final word
context
Mrs Birling: (reproachfully) Arthur, you’re not supposed to say such things-
Opening scene everyone is at dinner party to celebrate the engagmet of Gerlad croft and sheila birling.
mrs birling is trying to keep the disteance between the lower and high class people by not talking about them and tell mr birling to do the same
themes
Mrs Birling: (reproachfully) Arthur, you’re not supposed to say such things-
social class
social responsobility
lilte bit of gender
launguage or dramatic techniques
Mrs Birling: Now, Sheila, don’t tease him. When you’re married you’ll realize that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business. You’ll have to get used to that, just as I had.
the dramatic technique is shila is being spoke down to by mrs birling because mrs birling is of a higher class and feels she has the right to
structure
Mrs Birling: Now, Sheila, don’t tease him. When you’re married you’ll realize that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business. You’ll have to get used to that, just as I had.
Context
Mrs Birling: Now, Sheila, don’t tease him. When you’re married you’ll realize that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business. You’ll have to get used to that, just as I had.
opening scene at the dinner party sheila is being spoke to like a young child by her mother and being told whta to do showing mrs birling has power
context
Birling: You’re new, aren’t you?
engagment paty.
birling erald and eric present
begninig of the PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
birlings meet inspector for the first time
language techniaues
Birling: You’re new, aren’t you?
retorical question
sharp short question
this hows mr birling does not feel the need to explain himslef
Birling: You’re new, aren’t you?
Theme
class status
Context
// Edna enters//
Edna: Please, sir, an inspector’s called.
Birling: An inspector? What kind of inspector?
engagment paty.
birling erald and eric present
begninig of the PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
inspector off stage
structure
// Edna enters//
Edna: Please, sir, an inspector’s called.
Birling: An inspector? What kind of inspector?
the use of ‘please ‘ indicates that edna feels the need to even ask to do her job because of her statues in the family/ household and her use of sir shows the higher archy between a working class women and a pper class man
the fact of mr birling saying ‘an inspector’ as a incomplete sentence shows the carelessness towards edna and how she dosnt even get to have a prober conversation with more an interaction
he also does not thank her before or after there entire interaction which shows the lack of consideration shown toward edna
theme
// Edna enters//
Edna: Please, sir, an inspector’s called.
Birling: An inspector? What kind of inspector?
i think the theme of this interaction is class imbalance
structure
Birling: Well, what can I do for you? Some trouble about a warrant?
Inspector: No, Mr Birling.
Birling: (after a pause, with a touch of impatience) Well, what is it then?
tension builds-before this we see mr birling asking the inspector og he wants a drink but now we see mr birling (with a touch of impatience) get annoyed at the inspecotor
context
Birling: Well, what can I do for you? Some trouble about a warrant?
Inspector: No, Mr Birling.
Birling: (after a pause, with a touch of impatience) Well, what is it then?
engagment paty.
birling erald and eric present
begninig of the PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
birlings meet inspector for the first time
Slight tesion build
