The Inspector Flashcards
Priestley used the Inspector as a ______ to deliver his _______ message. As such, he can be compared to a M____ ‘V___’ character: the personification of a specific moral vice, or in this case, virtue - for example c_______ or ju_____. As appears to be the case with the Inspector (Goole = Ghoul) - vice characters were typically supernatural presences.
mouthpiece, socialist, Medieval, ‘Vice’, compassion, justice
Priestley’s characterisation of the inspector ______ him with A______ - an approach emphasised by his interrogation taking place first - drawing the audience’s attention to the stark differences between the political ideologies they represent. In contrast to the self-fixation on ‘_____’ that characterises Arthur and Gerald, Goole repeatedly emphasises his desire to fulfil his selfless ‘____’.
Juxtaposes, Arhur, ‘business’, ‘duty’
‘I h i L t w. O p a o L o e a a t’ + suggests?
“It’s how it like to work. One person and one line of enquiry at a time. (A1)”
- powerful, controls how the dialogue goes when hes involved.
- priestley uses inspector to show how even ruling class members have hidden true colours in which he breaks down each capitalist in this fsmily ‘one [by] one’
- controls pace of convo
“i m d t a q” + suggests?
“Its my duty to ask questions” (A1)
- Powerful, posessive pronoun ‘my’ in his duty
- ‘duty’ as in a job that needs carrying out - priestley ‘duty’ / needed to use the inspector to shed light on problems of ruling classes/aristocracy in a capitalist society
“i b t a f t e t t t i” + suggests.
“Its better to ask for the earth than to take it.”
- sympathy for lower classes
- inspector is a voice for the lower classes
As the inspector enters, the light becomes ‘______’ and ‘______’ rather than ‘r–[y]’
Brighter and harder.
- Sets the scene of that of an interrogation room
- ^ does this to give Inspector a big presence
- foreshadows possible light that inspector will shed on about this aristocratic family (upper classes)
“i w t L r s j s h” + suggests.
“It was the last real steady job she had”
- referring to Eva
- emotive language, “real steady” to induce empathy for Eva - which works on sheila but not for Mrs and Mr birling
“Y t y w o t b p a u a d t?” + suggests?
“You think young woman ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things?”
- suggests inspector is trying to give women a voice
- show value of women’s voices
- prove women are stromg and dont need to be shunned away and hidden from ‘mature’ conversation
- dont need men to talk for them, despite this happening on numerous occasions (eg Gerald speaking for Sheila, and Inspector speaks for sheila once)
“[M t c] A m, M B. (A2) + suggests?
“[Massively taking charge] Allow me, Miss Birling.”
- inspector speaks for Sheila – silences women voice - typical patriarchy
- critical of Priestley
- ambiguous as perhaps he is speaking OUT for Sheila, who is trying to convey a point - giving women voice
Gerald - “After all, y’know we’re respectable citizens and not criminals”
Inspector - “S t i a m d a y t” + suggests?
“Sometimes there isn’t as much difference as you think”
- critical point
- foreshadowing things that they have done that will be revealed later: eg Gerald housing Daisy renton to exploit her, or Eric and him raping Eva etc..
“W h t s o g” + suggests?
“We’ll have to share our guilt”
- Ironic as Sheila is the one who has become ‘responsible’ and we see this death matured her and chsnges her, however Mr and Mrs Birling, and Gerald in a sense, do not change their ways or feel guilt towards Eva/Daisy - problem with ruling classes
Inspector - “Isn’t he used to drinking?”
Mrs Birling - “No, of course not. He’s only a boy.”
Inspector - “N, h a y m. And s y m d f t m.”
“No, hes a young man. And some young men drink far too much”
- breaking down Mrs Birling’s ros[y] view (connotations of rose tinted glasses) and shows realities
- eric has had drinking problem for a while
- poor parenting
“J u h [Eric], f t e o a s d e, a i s w a a, a t, n a p.” (A3)
“Just used her, for the end of a stupid drunken evening, as if she was an animal, a thing, not a person”
- wow
“I d’t p g”
I dont play golf. 🙈
FINAL SPEECH - Priestley presents Inspector like a PRIEST (speaks quite priestl(ey) hahahahahha)
“There are …
“there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering, and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives, with what we think and say and do. We don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other… the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. Good night.
