Inspector Calls Eric

Question 1

How do the stage directions portray Eric as a hint of dramatic irony?

Answer 1

“half-shy, half-assertive”
Act 1

Question 2

How do the stage directions reveal Eric’s alcoholic traits using dramatic irony?

Answer 2

“Eric enters,
looking extremely pale and distressed.”
Act 2

Question 3

What quote implies that Eric has a Jekyll-Hyde like archetype?

Answer 3

“I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty”
Act 3

Question 4

What quote uses hyphens to create an emotional, remorseful tone in Eric’s line?

Answer 4

“the girl’s dead and we all helped to kill her – and that’s what matters -“
Act 3