Inspector

• ‘ plain darkish suit‘


  Modestly dressed suggesting main ‘purposefulness’ is to promote socialist values and denounce superficiality of capitalism by juxtaposing with Mr birling ‘heavy looking ‘ and ‘portentous’.
• Goole 


  Homophone sound like ghost supernatural nature
• [ needs not to be a big man, but creates an an impression of massiveness, solidarity’s and purposefulness ] 


  Inner morality supplant outwards appearance shown by asydentic list show his ideology outweigh his looks
• “ we do not live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other … time will soon come when if men don’t learn that lesson they will be taught in fire blood and anguish“ act 3 


  lots of modal verb

  • biblical reference from Catholic Church summaring each character sins as a pastor with a moral message which extend to the audience as plural noun “men”
  • the inspector is a mouth piece the cyclical structure of play mirrors the 2 wars the initial arrival is ww1 the intermission between the ww2 is a chance for charter to accept greater responsibility
• Inspector - (massively) Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges. Act 2


  Adverb show he has a authoritative presence

  juxtapose between responsibilities and privileges
• omniscient yet not omnipotent as priestly message would be less effective if he forced them with external force. Instead uses shocking imagery to persuade them “ burning her inside out “. Persuasion is the inspector greatest power and relies on rhetorical question such as triplets to appeal to their human empathy eg “ friendless, penniless and desperate “ has negative suffix and Mrs birling maternal side “ you’ve had children but fails as she ‘ rather cold ‘
• Agent of God ; both God and inspector are omniscient and revealed in plethora way as he appears right after Mr birling dismiss socialism ; “ mind his own business and look after himself and his own “ as an agent of God the confess their vices ( sins ) strength by allusion of genesis “ we are members of one body “ used in holy communion speaking on Gods behalf. These mantic flied of morality and religion draw on Christian concepts to increase acceptance as in both mass and inspector speak end with “ go forth in peace “
• But just remember this. One Eva Smith has gone - but there are millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths left with us, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and a chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives
• No thank you (…) im on duty 


  noun duty has simultaneously meaning

  • Alcohol bears connections of immoral behaviour show not only Me birling trying to corrupt the inspector but how the upper class as treated by laws - classism
• you’re offering money at the wrong time act 3 


  cyclical structure again as he rejects Mr birling offer to ‘ give thousands - yes thousands “ show consistency of moral draw of capitalism
• It better to ask for the earth than to take it