What is the significance of the Inspector’s cue to enter the stage?
The moment before the Inspector enters the stage, Mr. Birling is talking to his future son-in-law Gerald and his biological son Eric. He is lecturing them about a man's role in society and how a real man should always look after himself and make his own way, "But take my word for it, you youngsters - and I've learned in the good hard school of experience - that a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own" (p. 10 ll. 6-9). The Inspector interrupts Mr. Birling’s sermon of advice when he rings the front doorbell in the middle of Mr. Birling’s sentence. It is a kind of moral ambivalent when Mr. Birling proclaims how the two young men should conduct themselves when Mr. Birling himself is full of shortcomings and has made a huge mistake.
What is the characteristic of the Inspector's behavior and attitude to the Birlings? Give examples of how he is not intimidated by Mr. Birling
The Inspector’s phrases to Mr. Birling are very straightforward and honest. He doesn't put a lid on his prejudice and assumption about Mr. Birling, and he is not intimidated by his power, “I was an alderman for years - and Lord Mayor two years ago - and I’m still on the bench - so I know the Brumley police officers pretty well - and I thought I’d never seen you before” (p. 11 ll. 19-22). At some point in the conversation Mr. Birling is indirectly trying to blackmail the Inspector, "Perhaps I ought to warn you that he's an old friend of mine and that I see him fairly frequently. We play golf together sometimes up at the West Brumley" (p. 16 ll. 7-9). Whereupon the Inspector with a frigid tone answers, "I don't play golf" (p. 16 l. 10). Mr. Birling's powerful circle of acquaintances leaves the Inspector cold.
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