morality/ responsibility

• 'public men, mr birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges.'
• 'we are members of one body'


  • alludes to book of genesis as quote is used in holy communion.
  • through echoing god, priestly implies the inspector is speaking on god's behalf
• 'if you're easy with me, im easy with you'


  • jbp uses parallelism perhaps symbolic of message
  • sense of equality and treating others how you wish to be treated is inherently socialist
• 'each of you helped to kill her, remember that. never forget it.'


  • use of direct adress impactful on audience
• 'you used the power you had... to punish the girl'


  • to sheila
  • emphasising power that middle class dominate workers with