proxy
mouthpiece
anti war message quote 5 points
fire blood and anguish
- war is an economic consequence of capitalism
- leads to devastating consequences for the eric’s and the upper class lost more
- own parents sold sons for profit
- describing war=capitalism audience hates capitalism
- hell appeals to catholic audience
“if men”
-subordinating conjunction creates a threat
-men directly appeals to men therefore appealing to priestly feminist message
to keep women in jobs
“lesson”
like a teacher
priestleys lesson
“good night”
- oxymoronic
- final words most important
- eric is brooding and sheila is crying he had an impact
“we are members of one body”
- deliberate echo to communion
- 80% of a 1945 audience would have -meant to church making it instantly recognisable
- christian=socialist=moral
what type of figure is the inspector
omniscient
equivocal
ambiguous
“the girl is dead enough”
- authority strengthens his strong moral tone
- blunt to get his point across
“it is better to ask for the world than to take it”
- links his “fire blood and anguish” monologue
- mr birling shows greed a lot in the play it’s his deadly sin- direct dig at him
- birlings are socially irresponsible
stage directions
-there is a sense of circularity
-he arrives with a “sharp ring of a doorbell”
the call to announce the new inspector is accompanied by a sharp ring
- this repetition creates an auditory sense of repetition
gerald hold up a ring before the phone rings representing the circularity that is about to unfold
~>infinite hell cycle
give 5 quotes for the inspector
fire blood and anguish if men lesson good night we are members of one body
