The inspector character profile

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  • Created on: 29-04-18 10:48
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  • The Inspector
    • May be some sort of spirit
      • 'Goole' - 'Ghoul'
      • Morbid interest in death
        • His main concern is Eva Smith's death
      • Vaguely described, adds mystery
        • 'Massiveness, solidity and purposefulness'
        • Origins unknown
    • Socialist
      • Priestley uses him to show his own ideas
      • The final speech
      • High moral standards
        • Has little regard for social class, treats everyone equally
        • Is concerned for justice
    • Controls the situation
      • Questions each character in turn
        • 1. Mr Birling
          • 2. Sheila
            • 3. Gerald
              • 4. Mrs Birling
                • 5. Eric
        • 'One person and one line of enquiry at a time. Otherwise, there's a muddle
      • He makes the links
      • He builds the tension and the story line
      • Already knows everything
      • His control increases
      • Makes an effect on Sheila and Eric
    • Working class
      • 'I don't play golf' - Act 1
    • Declines any unnecessary social interaction
      • His main concern is Eva Smith's death
      • 'I don't play golf' - Act 1
    • Set apart from the other characters
      • 'He never seemed like an ordinary police inspector' - Sheila Act three
        • May be some sort of spirit
          • 'Goole' - 'Ghoul'
          • Morbid interest in death
            • Vaguely described, adds mystery
              • 'Massiveness, solidity and purposefulness'
              • Origins unknown
      • Character traits
        • Single - mindedness
        • Overruling
        • Power
        • Magnetism
        • Oratory

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