Inspector Goole

• act 1 - stage directions - "need not to be a big man"

  this shows that Inspector Goole carries himself with a manner of confidence
• act 1 - stage directions - "impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness"

  this shows the inspector as an imposing figure who perhaps shows authority in his mannerisms and the way he carries himself
• what are the key messages Priestley tells through the vessel of Inspector Goole?


  • chain of events
  • taking responsibility
• “what happened to her then may have determined what happened to her afterwards. and what happened to her afterwards way have driven her to suicide. A chain of events“

  anadiplosis - repetition in the first part of a clause from the last part of a pre clause