how does the arrival of inspector goole undermine the natual paths of authority in an inspector calls
INTRODUCTION: The arrival of Inspector Goole undermines the natural pathways of authority within the household. As his name suggests, ‘Inspector Goole,’ seems to have supernatural power and racks up the tension through his intimidating questioning of the characters. The pace and tension are controlled by his character and the audience is carried by the dramatic which suggests he is almost god.
CONCLUSION:
We see the power shift in Act I as the action progress through the super knowing power of the Inspector. His extraordinary knowledge of the events produces a Dramatic Irony that pulls the audience in; they know, he knows! He is in total control of the pace and the tension as he questions one character at a time and finishes off the act with the chilling, ‘Well.’
The Inspector is mysterious and seems to know what is going to happen before it does. An example of this is the timings of his entrances and exits, they all seem to be when the members of the family are being foolish, such as when he enters at the beginning. Mr Birling is making is making his speech “...a man has to make his own way- has to look after himself - and his family too, of course, when he has one - and so long as he does that he won’t come to much harm. But the way some of these cranks talk and write now, you’d think that everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed together like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense. But take my word for it, you youngsters - - that a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own - and -” we hear a sharp ring of a front door bell.’ This strikes me as slightly odd because we soon find out that the Inspector believes the opposite of what Mr Birling does. He is like a mystical creature, and more and more mysterious things throughout the play, its like the Inspector is a mystical creature a ghoul perhaps?
The power shifts as the action progresses by the Inspector controlling the pace and
CONCLUSION:
We see the power shift in Act I as the action progress through the super knowing power of the Inspector. His extraordinary knowledge of the events produces a Dramatic Irony that pulls the audience in; they know, he knows! He is in total control of the pace and the tension as he questions one character at a time and finishes off the act with the chilling, ‘Well.’
The Inspector is mysterious and seems to know what is going to happen before it does. An example of this is the timings of his entrances and exits, they all seem to be when the members of the family are being foolish, such as when he enters at the beginning. Mr Birling is making is making his speech “...a man has to make his own way- has to look after himself - and his family too, of course, when he has one - and so long as he does that he won’t come to much harm. But the way some of these cranks talk and write now, you’d think that everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed together like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense. But take my word for it, you youngsters - - that a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own - and -” we hear a sharp ring of a front door bell.’ This strikes me as slightly odd because we soon find out that the Inspector believes the opposite of what Mr Birling does. He is like a mystical creature, and more and more mysterious things throughout the play, its like the Inspector is a mystical creature a ghoul perhaps?
The power shifts as the action progresses by the Inspector controlling the pace and