An Inspector calls Flashcards
(18 cards)
You’re squiffy
Sheila to Eric
Shows Eric and Sheilas brother/sister relationship
I speak as a hard headed business man
Mr Birling
Shows that he is a hard headed man
Unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable
Mr Birling
Dramatic irony
We really must stop these silly pretenses
Sheila to Mrs Birling
Sheila understands the inspectors message
Girls of that class
Mrs Birling to the inspector
Shows Mrs Birling is socially and morally superior
She was very pretty - soft brown hair and big dark eyes
Gerald
Gerald’s language stresses the difference between Eva and women of the town.
Who was An Inspector Calls written by?
J.B Priestley
When was An Inspector Calls first performed?
1945
Name all of the characters in An Inspector Calls.
Mr Birling Mrs Birling Sheila Birling Eric Birling Gerald Croft Inspector Goole Eva Smith
What is the central theme in An Inspector Calls?
Responsibility
What type of list is this “ One Eva Smith is gone - but there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths still left with us”
Polysyndetic list
When was An Inspector Calls written?
1945
Do you think that Mrs Birling is more to blame for the death of Eva Smith than the other characters?
Give your own opinion.
What is the plot of An Inspector Calls?
The Birling family are spending a happy evening celebration the engagement of Sheila and Gerald, everything seems to be going well until they receive a surprise from Inspector Goole who is investigating the suicide of a young girl who goes by the name of Eva Smith.
What is social responsibility?
Agreeing to the laws and government.
What is personal responsibility?
Doing something at a personal level.
Give an example of foreshadowing
“Don’t get into the police court or start a scandal - eh?”
“I’ve been trying long enough now haven’t I?”
Give an example of links to context
But the way some of these cranks talk and write now.
Were all mixed up like bees in a hive.
