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** The Government Inspector ** ** by Nikolay Gogol **

Write a couple of paragraphs about each of the following 8 questions. Remember to always have quotations as evidence up your sleeve to justify your argument. I will check your notes and we will then discuss these in class... 1. How is humour created in //The Government Inspector//? 2. Analyse the importance of misunderstanding in //The Government Inspector.// 3. Analyse the importance of names in //The Government Inspector.// 4. What does Gogol seems to be saying about 19th century Russian politics? 5. What do you think Gogol's message of the play might be? 6. How does the ensemble cast add to the overall power of the play? 7. How is the structure (many short scenes) important in the building of tension in the play? 8. What do you think the most important theme of the play might be? Justify your answer with quotations.
 * Study Questions **


 * Book Rags Study Guide **


 * Russian 19th Century Literature **


 * Nikolay Gogol **


 * A Brief History of 19th Century Russia **


 * Social Commentary of The Government Inspector **


 * Russian Bureaucracy **


 * Censorship in Russia **


 * Vodka: It's Literary Implications **

**Influences...** The Government Inspector is cited as being one of the key influences on Fawlty Tower's classic episode //The Hotel Inspector// and it is easy to see why. ** Best line? ** // [|Mr. Walt] //: Look, I did ask the waiter!  // [|Basil Fawlty] //: Well he's hopeless, isn't he? Might as well ask the cat.

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