The Government Inspector Last Scene and Mute Scene Summary & Analysis

Last Scene. A gendarme announces that the real government inspector has arrived and demands the officials’ presence immediately. Everyone freezes, struck intensely by these words.

The arrival of the real government inspector implies that the town officials won’t get away with their corruption. Despite all their ridiculous efforts to conceal and preserve their crooked ways, the officials will likely get caught, as they deserve. Thus, the play ultimately condemns its immoral characters and their crimes. The officials’ stupefied reactions to their ensnarement comedically showcase their foolishness and guilt.

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Mute Scene. The entire, speechless group is transfixed like statues in various positions. In the center, the mayor stands with his arms outstretched and his head thrown back. His wife and daughter reach out for him. The postmaster is “transformed into a question mark,” the Inspector of Schools appears bewildered, and the Warden of Charities tilts his head as if to listen to something. The judge crouches and seems about to whistle or speak. Korobkin winks at the audience and “directs contemptuous looks” toward the mayor. Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky reach for each other with wide eyes and gaping mouths.

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The Government Inspector: Last Scene and Mute Scene Summary & Analysis