An Inspector Calls

Question 1

Context of 1900s

Answer 1

-sinking of titanic
-WW1
-WW2
-gender imbalance
-aristocracy
-socialism vs catalitalism
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Question 2

Themes and motifs

Answer 2

• Morality and law
• young vs old
• responsibility
• appearance vs reality
• class
• gender
• social change
• time

Question 3

Quotes Mr birling

Answer 3

“Hard headed practical man of buisness”
“Unsinkable absolutely insinkable”
“I can’t accept any responsibility “
“A man has to make his own way”

Question 4

Mrs birling

Answer 4

“She had only herself to blame”
“Go and look for the father”
“A girl in her position”
“I was the only one who didn’t give in to him”

Question 5

Quotes Shelia

Answer 5

• “I wish you hadn’t told me”
• “these girls aren’t cheap labour they’re people”
• “aren’t the same people that sat down to dinner”
• “I think it’s cruel and vile”
• “”we drove that girl to suicide”

Question 6

Eric

Answer 6

• “could have kept her instead of throwing her out”
• “that state where a chap easily gets nasty”
• “you killed them both damn you”
• “it’s what we did to her that matters”