inspector goole

Cards (17)

  • What is the role of Inspector Goole in 'An Inspector Calls'?
    To present the message of social responsibility
  • How does Priestley present the message through Inspector Goole?
    Using a variety of techniques and methods
  • What is the inversion of generic expectations in 'An Inspector Calls'?
    All characters are responsible for Eva Smith's death
  • What does Inspector Goole say about the Birling family's responsibility?
    Each of you helped to kill her
  • What key message does Priestley convey through the inspector's character?
    We are members of one body
  • What literary technique does Priestley use in Inspector Goole's dialogue?
    Anadiplosis
  • How does anadiplosis function in Inspector Goole's speech?
    It emphasizes connections between events
  • What does the sentence structure reveal about the inspector's message?
    Everyone's actions are interconnected
  • How is Inspector Goole portrayed as a character?
    As mysterious and ambiguous
  • What does the name 'Goole' suggest about the inspector?
    It sounds like 'ghoul'
  • Why does Priestley keep Inspector Goole's character vague?
    To focus on the message he brings
  • How does Inspector Goole's dialogue function in the play?
    It interrogates characters about their actions
  • What does Sewell Stoke suggest about Inspector Goole?
    He embodies JB Priestley himself
  • What supernatural imagery does Priestley use in the inspector's final words?
    'Fire and blood and anguish'
  • What Biblical allusion is made in the inspector's final words?
    To hell as a blazing furnace
  • How does Priestley's message differ from traditional Biblical concepts?
    It emphasizes good deeds for salvation
  • What effect does the Biblical language have on the inspector's character?
    It adds to his supernatural aspect