Notes on ‘An Inspector calls’ Arthur Birling – is happy because his daughter is marrying Gerald because his family owns a big company and Birling wants to be part of the upper class and he also wants to bring the two companies together after the marrige. ~Film was set in 1912. ~before the war ~In 1946 it was written and performed “War” “Fiddlesticks” – Mr B is wrong about war and is foolish‚ he doesn’t let his son or anyone else talk. “Titanic” “Unsinkable” – It is almost comical
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Mr and Mrs Birling do not care about their involvement in the death of Eva smith. They do not care about responsibility. How far do you agree that responsibility is the major theme in the play? JB priestly in ‘An inspector calls’ provides a play that will not only entertain but a play that will deliver a message of the injustice in society‚ class‚ and social responsibility. I intend to explore how Priestly conveys these impacting themes throughout the play and how he uses the main characters to
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A CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE PLAY “AN INSPECTOR CALLS” BY J. B. PRIESTLY The play‚ “An Inspector Calls” by J. B. Priestly deals with the underlying themes of social responsibility and moral conscience. It tells of how a wealthy‚ middle class family’s actions affect the life of a young‚ working class woman‚ Eva Smith‚ eventually resulting in her suicide. The play shows how every person plays a part in the community‚ and how selfish actions can lead to the death of an innocent person. These themes are
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Year 11 English Literature Revision - An Inspector Calls *Read the play again carefully *Complete the activities at the back of the book *Do detailed plans of some of the essay questions *Memorise (short) key quotes you can use in the exam *Mind map characters and themes Top tips Check how many marks are available for each question Read the question carefully – What‚ where focus How questions – comment on language Imagine tasks – you must use language that shows the character and reflect the character’s
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possibility of a consequence if something goes wrong. “An inspector calls”‚ a play written by J.B. Priestley‚ talks about an Inspector name is Goole who interrupts the engagement party of Gerald and Sheila because a woman named Eva Smith has died. In the end‚ he reveals all the characters have something to do with Eva’s death. However‚ only Sheila and Eric‚ the younger characters‚ feel responsible by the end. In the play‚ “An inspector calls”‚ Priestley promotes the need of responsibility in society
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Plot 1. The Birling Family and Gerald Croft are having a celebratory dinner. 2. Just as Mr Birling is at his most confident; an inspector arrives to investigate a suicide. 3. Mr Birling reveals he sacked Eva Smith. 4. Sheila explains that she had Eva sacked from her next job and Milwards. 5. Gerald recognises the name Daisy Renton 6. Gerald admits that he kept Daisy as his mistress. 7. Mrs Birling tells the group that she denied help to a pregnant girl when she went to Mrs Birling’s charity
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Examples of Dramatic Irony from Act I & II | Characters Involved | Sympathy?Antipathy? | Reason your sympathies lean as they do | Evidence- Lines & Explanation of Effect | Act 1 scene 1 | Hamlet‚ Claudius‚ Marcellus‚ Horatio‚ Barnardo | This is where the ghost is first seen by Horatio‚ Marcellus and Barnardo‚ representing that the King’s spirit is still alive as he is not yet at peace. I feel sympathetic for Hamlet as in the next scene everyone is mourning over the King’s death and Hamlet
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her case’ because Eva called her ‘Mrs Birling’. Mrs Birling felt that this was a deliberate sign of ‘gross impertinence’ and insolence. Yet‚ despite Eva’s death‚ she still felt no remorse of compassion. Mrs Birling defends her decision before the Inspector‚ stating ‘Yes‚ it was’ her influence‚ as a prominent member of the community‚ that finally refused to give Eva Smith any help‚ insisting that Eva Smith simply did not make the right claims. Mrs Birling intimates that she was a liar and disrespectful
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Parents versus Children or young versus old. In Act 3 it is a battle of words between the Parents and children‚ the parents who believe in tradition‚ materialism and status and the children who are for progress and liberalism. In this Act the Inspector has a huge impact on the children as he influences them to become tolerant‚ compassionate and teaches them to show respect. This is one of the reasons for why the children are against the Parents‚ the parents do not believe in respecting each other
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beginning of the extract the Inspector says “She wasn’t very pretty ... very pretty.” In my opinion the Inspector says this to try and give the Birlings a ‘guilt trip’. Mr. Birling reacts by almost telling the Inspector off‚ as if he were a child‚ “That’s enough of that”‚ it sounds like something he would say to Sheila or Eric. The reason he says this is most probably because he feels that he is better and more important than the Inspector and that he can tell the Inspector what to do. The reason he
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