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By Larry.

"Better to ask for the world than to take it."

"That's the way that i work. One line of enquiry at a time."

"(Very sternly) Her position now is that she lies with a burnt-out inside on a slab."

"(Harshly) Yes, she's dead. Go on!"

"We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for eachother."

"If men do not learn that lesson [socialism] then they will be taught it in blood and fire and anguish."

"(Cutting in, with authority) He must wait his turn."

"(To Sheila) Yes, but you can't [save her]. It's too late. She's dead."

"It would do us all a bit of good if sometimes we tried to put ourselves in place of these young women counting their pennies in their dingy little back bedrooms."

"(To Arthur) It's my duty to ask questions."

"(Cooly, looking hard at Arthur) There might be [a reason]."

"There are a lot of young women living that sort of existence, Mr. Birling, in every city and big town in this country."

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He questions the family in chronological order of the life of Eva smith/daisy Renton
James

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Goole leaves at the climax, on the brink if a family breakdown. This mirrors a full circle- "walks straight out" as he leaves after a socialist rant, possibly fulfilling his purpose as Priestley's mouthpiece.
-Holly

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“Taught it in fire and blood and anguish”
Joe

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Wants everyone to feel responsible,  links to his socialist opinion
Chloe J

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"One Eva Smith is gone - but there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left width us" (to all of the family)

Laura

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"Lighting should be pink and intimate until the Inspector arrives, and then it should be brighter and harder." - Stage directions from beginning of Act One.

The comparative, "brighter," may imply that the Inspector is a metaphorical 'light of reason', exposing flaws. The comparative may also suggest that the Inspector will progress to illuminating more as more flaws in the Birling family, eventually reaching truth.

This also links in to the theme of light and the supernatural. Light connotes religion and supernatural beings. - The Inspector acts as a representative of moral values and an 'other-worldly' presence from the beginning of the play. This progresses throughout.

James F

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“We are members of one body”
Joe

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Don’t build up a wall between you and the inspector mother, he will only break it down
Dani

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"You're not telling me the truth" (pg 195) hew is blunt

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The Inspector is not a big man but at once he creates the impression of massivness, solidity and purposefulness
Dani

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(Matt)
“He creates at once an impression of massiveness, solidarity and purposefulness.”

"In his fifties”

"He speaks carefully, weightily, and has a disconcerting habit of looking hard at the person he addresses before actually speaking.”

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Has the greatest impact on the younger generation, as they and the inspector share the same socialist view
Chloe J

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"There are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths"
Act 3
Directed at the entire family
Molly

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"He walks straight out leaving them staring, subdued and wondering"
"The Inspector need not be a big man but he creates at once and impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness"
"He speaks carefully, weightily, and has a disconcerting habit of looking hard at the person he addresses before actually speaking"
Laura

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"I'm losing all patience with you people" - speaking with gravitas shows a socialist yet confrontational tone, reflecting his nearing exit. This could also show he feels integrated in the family, supporting the opposing views of the younger Birlings.
Holly

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[coolly, looking hard at him]

Hew is intimidating, [hard] ready to get the truth

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Mr Birling (to Inspector):“If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we’d had anything to do with, it would be very awkward, wouldn’t it?”

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*Birling in the middle of a capitalist rant*
Edna: Please sir an inspector calls
Butty

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“(cutting in, with authority) He must wait his turn.” Act 2, start.
Key word: authority - symbolises his importance.
Phoebe

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To Mrs Birling:
"I think you did something terribly wrong - and that you're going to spend the rest of your life regretting it."
(Charlotte)
Act 2

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(Matt)
“There are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us” A3

"We are responsible for each other.” A3

"We are members of one body.” A3

By questioning all the members of the family, he implies the blame is shared - like everything is in socialism. “Each of you helped to kill her” A3

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He knows what the members of the family have done before they any idea of the events they’re involved in
James

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"No. She told me nothing. I never spoke to her."
Act 3
Said by the Inspector about Eva Smith
Theme of the supernatural
If he's not an inspector and he didn't know Eva Smith (because he does seem to know her) how does he know so much about her?
Molly

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I don’t play golf

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(To Birling)
"That’s more or less what I was thinking earlier tonight, when I was in the infirmary looking at what was left of Eva Smith. A nice promising life there, I though guy and a nasty mess someone’s made of it.”

Rebecca

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"But these girls aren't cheap labour- they're people"

Jess

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[harshly] "it's too late" "she's ded"

Hew tries to make them feel guilty and responsible. Directed mainly towards Sheila because hew was questioning her.

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Emily

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Birling: "....... they'd soon be asking for the earth."
Inspector: "They might. But after all it's better to ask fir the earth then take it."
Anisha

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"No money coming in, and living in lodgings, with no relatives to help her, few friends, lonely, half starved, she was feeling desperate"

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That’s more or less what I was thinking earlier tonight when I was at the infirmary looking at what was left of Eva Smith. A nice little promising life there I thought and what a nasty mess someboy’s made of it
Dani

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“And a nasty mess somebody’s made of it” Inspector to Mr Birling,
Using Mr Birling’s own words against him

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[sharply]: "Your daughter isn't living on the moon. She's here in Brumly too."
Lucy

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[cutting in with authority]

The Birlings have been silenced

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(Harshly) yes but you can’t. It’s too late. She’s dead

Rebecca