Inspector quotes analysis

• 'we are...

  Priestley alludes to the Book of Genesis as 'we are members of one body' is used in Holy Communion. Therefore, through echoing the words of god, Priestley implies that the Inspector is speaking on gods behalf.
• 'Their lives...

  Priestley continues to spread the message of socialism and the need for greater social responsibility as everybody's lives are intertwined
• 'If men will not learn...

  The threat of 'fire, blood and anguish' could be the Inspector warning both the characters and the audience of the religious consequences for neglecting their duty of social responsibility. The religious connotation of 'fire' is hell and therefore the punishment for not following the message of both Christianity and socialism to 'love thy neighbour'
• 'Burnt her...

  Priestley uses shocking imagery in an attempt to persude the characters to change as he frequently refers to the grotesque imagery of 'burnt her inside out'
• 'Impression of massiveness...

  Priestley leaves the Inspectors physical appearance as vague and to some extent unimportant due to his message of social responsibility sing more important than his physical appearance