An Inspector Calls - Inspector Quotations - Flashcards in GCSE English Literature

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INSPECTOR
Supernatural.
Sounds like 'ghoul' or ghost - is the inspector a spectre?

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We'll have to share our guilt

INSPECTOR
Law - Morality - Guilt - Responsibility
Inspector tells everyone they are guilty in some way - even if it's just not thinking about Eva / Daisy.

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Public men have responsibilities as well as privileges

INSPECTOR
Responsibility
Inspector tells Mr Birling that he can't just take. He tells him that he has to take care of people, not just himself and his family.

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I haven't much time

INSPECTOR
Time
Does the Inspector control time? Has he come back from the future?

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Fire and blood and anguish

INSPECTOR
Revolution - Fairness - Responsibility

INSPECTOR
A warning about World War 1 and 2. The audience know that wars are coming.
He is also warning everyone that poor people will suffer more and more unless we treat everyone fairly.
THE MOST IMPORT

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There are millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives.

INSPECTOR
Fairness - Responsibility
Eva may have dies but she is just an example of all the people who have no rights, no power. The Inspector tells us we must look after everyone, not just our family and friends.

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We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.

INSPECTOR
Responsibility
The Inspector tells us we must look after everyone, not just our family and friends.

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Card 2

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We'll have to share our guilt

Back

INSPECTOR
Law - Morality - Guilt - Responsibility
Inspector tells everyone they are guilty in some way - even if it's just not thinking about Eva / Daisy.

Card 3

Front

Public men have responsibilities as well as privileges

Back

Card 4

Front

I haven't much time

Back

Card 5

Front

Fire and blood and anguish

Back

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