The Inspector quotes summary

Question 1

Act 1, clothing

Answer 1

Inspector wears a [plain darkish suit]

-simplistic dressing gives no indication of social class
-makes him enigmatic

Question 2

His name

Answer 2

‘Goole’

-Homonym for ‘ghoul’
-alike to supernatural force making him appear more ambiguous, omniscient and powerful

Question 3

Act 1, need for collective responsiblility

Answer 3

“It’s better to ask for the world than to take it”

-syntax on “ask” before “take” shows importance in the order for society to ask before taking
-“take” connotates stealing, it is condemned in the bible. Religion was integral at this time

Question 4

Act 2, Foundations of religion

Answer 4

Seven deadly sins of pride from Mr Birling priding himself on being a “hard-headed, practical man of business”

-the disgression from these religious teachings and the embodiment of some of the 7 deadly sins means Inspectors role as a moral agent of god is even more fundamental

Question 5

Act 3, allusions to hell

Answer 5

“Fire and blood and anguish”

-biblical allusions to hell
-his prophetic and omniscient element makes this hellish prospect even more daunting

Question 6

Act 3, alike to baptism

Answer 6

“We are all members of one body”

-Alike to bible teaching “members of his body”
-relays biblical teachings used in baptism, alike to Jesus who was the salvation for mankind, could be seen as salvation for the birlings

Question 7

Act 3, catalyses change in younger generation

Answer 7

Sheila repeats inspectors words “fire and blood and anguish”

-Inspector has a profound impact on Sheila and Eric as they’re malleable characters who belong to the younger generation, they are receptive to his message
-Sheila becomes a proxy
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