The Inspector

Question 1

Catalyst for change in the characters

Answer 1

‘pink and intimate’
‘‘great impression on this child’
‘we all helped to kill her’
‘staring, subdued and wondering’
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Shows the change in the character’s attitudes - they have gone from seeing the world in rose-tinted glasses to the adults not showing a change while the children accept their responsibility

Question 2

Dominant

Answer 2

‘(massively taking over)’
‘don’t stammer and yammer’
‘I don’t play golf’
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He shows dominance mainly by emasculating Mr Birling - demeans him and refuses to cooperate in the standard ‘bribery’ way - gain of power from refusal

Question 3

Embodiment of morality

Answer 3

‘brighter and harder’
‘an animal, a thing’
‘slammed the door in her face’
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He does not rose-tint things - the bright light could be a symbol of their moral conscience being purified while the verb ‘slammed’ is very aggressive showing that they separated themselves from her - class difference

Question 4

Central argument

Answer 4

The Inspector is Priestley’s mouthpiece for his moral ideals - meant to be a judgement on society

Question 5

Conclusion

Answer 5

Priestley presents the Inspector in all these ways to present him as a sort of divine judgement - fears the audience that what happened in the play will happen to them if they do not change - urges a change and digs into their moral conscience