AN INSPECTOR CALLS MR JOHNSON’S EXAM REVISION BOOKLET HOW SHOULD I REVISE? 1. Firstly‚ you need to look at some past exam questions so you know what to expect – see pages 3 and 4. Do this now. Once completed put a tick next to this first step. 2. OK‚ now that you’ve done that you need to understand what to write and how to write it. You’ll find all of this information on page 4 and 5. Read and digest this information now. Once completed put a tick next to this second step.
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Get hundreds more free LitCharts at LitCharts.com. An Inspector Calls BA BACK CKGR GROUND OUND INFO AUTHOR BIO Ghoulish Goole. Many interpretations of the text consider the Inspector’s ghostly name to be symbolic of the mystery that surrounds his character. PL PLO OT O OVERVIEW VERVIEW Full Name: J.B. Priestley Date of Birth: September 13‚ 1894 Place of Birth: Bradford‚ West Riding of Yorkshire‚ England Date of Death: August 14‚ 1984 Brief Life Story: Priestley grew up in Manningham‚ England
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1) The importance of business costs: costs are very important to all businesses. Managing and reducing costs is important because 2) Start-up costs & running costs: start-up costs are… three examples are… running costs are… three examples are… 3) Business sectors: businesses are grouped into three sectors according to what they do (activities). The primary sector involves… three examples are … the secondary sector involves … three examples are.. There tertiary sector involves… three examples are
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How is the theme of responsibility Explored in ‘An Inspector Calls?’ There are many theme in the play in ’An Inspector Calls. This was written by J.B.Priestley on 1945 and set on 1912. The play begins with the engagement party of Sheila and Gerald. Sheila is the daughter of Birlings’‚ who own a successful business. During the party an Inspector comes and started to enquire about a woman who has just committed suicide. From the course of the play we know that each members of the Birling family
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In the Play “An inspector calls”‚ J.B Priestly presents the characters to take responsibility in different forms. Sheila Birling changes the way she takes responsibility throughout the play‚ including times before Inspector Goole arrives‚ during the presence of Goole and after the inspector leaves. Before the Inspector arrives‚ we are told that Sheila Birling is o be married with Gerald and there is a celebration being held at the Birling’s house‚ Sheila is known to be very irresponsible before
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‘We do not live alone. We are members of one body.’ How does this play highlight the theme of responsibility? ‘An Inspector Calls’ is a detective/drama play written in 1945 by J.B. Priestley. Priestley believed in very socialist views that are very much about sharing and same values for all. Theses get reflected in the play‚ most notably as his role as the inspector‚ where Priestley most outputs his views in direct contrast with Mr Birling. Priestley portrays Birling as an idiotic capitalist that
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play Hook the audience interest‚ intimate‚ calm‚ cosy‚ The lighting change- unusual Party scene Mr Birling’s arrogance and ignorance Engagement Underlying tension Conversation is relatable Audience wonders the connection between the title (inspector…) and the scene before them. Introduce the characters Mr birling’s smugness pg. 6‚ ignorance‚ Mrs Birling’s cold and uptight‚ aware of her class pg. 2 controlling Sheila- naive‚ air headed but may know more pg. 2 under parents thumb Eric-
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"An Inspector calls" takes place in 1912‚ where there are great social divisions and distinctions. Written by JB Priestley in 1945 this allows for hindsight which eventually leads to dramatic irony. There are many examples of this‚ all of which are said by Mr Birling‚ "Just because the Kaiser makes a speech or two‚ you’ll hear some people saying that war is inevitable. Well I say to that - fiddlesticks" This play was first published after the second world war and so the audience will know just
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Who‚ in your opinion‚ is the most responsible for Eva Smith’s death? An Inspector Calls was written by JB Priestley as a means of illustrating the flaws in the society of 1945 and the consequences that these flaws could bear. Priestley exemplifies this message most notably through the characters in the play. For example‚ although Eva Smith may not necessarily be a ‘real’ character‚ she is used as a representation of the entire working class community. This is central to the play because it means
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is the role of the Inspector in “An Inspector Calls”? Set at the close of the Edwardian Era‚ J.B. Priestley’s “An Inspector Calls” is a detective story like no other. Premiered in 1945‚ the play explores the class divide and social hierarchy of early 20th Century Britain‚ warns of the evils of Capitalism and expresses Priestley’s own Socialist message. As a rich‚ middle-class family celebrate an engagement‚ their idyllic world is shattered by the arrival of a police Inspector‚ investigating the
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