inspector quotes

• "goodnight" "i don't play golf"


  overly blunt/straight to the point
• "she wasn't very pretty when i saw her today"


  blunt, lack of emotion/sympathy
• "we don't live alone, we are members of one body"


  socialist reference, shutting down capitalist ideals
• "don't stammer and yammer with me, man. i am losing all patience with you people"


  doesn't respect people in higher classes, assertive
• "you heard what i said before, mr croft."


  not swayed easily, assertive
• 'cutting in massively'


  holds the power in conversations, doesn't respect mr birling
• "it's better to ask for the earth than to take it"


  criticising mr birling's words, socialist vs capitalist
• "she was her alone, friendless, almost penniless, desperate ... and you slammed the door in her face"


  evoking sympathy through emotive language, accusatory
• "i've thought that it would do us all good if sometimes we tried to put ourselves in the place of these young women"


  attempt to help others see sympathy like he does
• "each of you helped kill her, remember that"


  guilt trip, sinister language to illustrate seriousness of situation
• "they will be taught in fire, blood and anguish"


  last line adds dramatic effect, threatening tone
• 'an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness"
• "you seem to have made a great impression on this child, inspector"


  large influence on the children as they realise what's right and wrong
• "one person and one line of inquiry at a time"


  easily creates order, authoritative and serious
• "i'm not going until i know what happened"