An Inspector Calls

Question 1

Ideologies priestly promotes

Answer 1

Socialism:

Responsibility, maturity, resilience, acceptance/honesty

Question 2

Contextual events

Answer 2

World wars - “Germans don’t want war” - dramatic irony, audience of 1946

Patriarchy society - heavily male dominated society to resemble the treatment of Eva + Sheila, poor working conditions, pay and long hours

Power of upper class

Question 3

Didactic messages

Answer 3

Change can’t happen until you face the truth - polemic play as J.B P wants audience to recognise faults of capitalism

Social + economic responsibility

Respectful + being morally good are NOT the same

Cyclical - our responsibility to break the cycle

Question 4

Why does priestly use character symbolism?

Answer 4

To present his own views and criticise the way capitalism effects society

Question 5

“Public men, mr birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges”

Answer 5

Shows how he must accept what he has done as, even though his is rich, he must accept the same treatment as other people

Question 6

“Why shouldn’t they try for higher prices? We try for the highest possible prices”

Answer 6

Eric begins to show immediate guilt and reassembles socialist views

Question 7

“I’ll never never do it again to anybody”

Answer 7

Sheila begins to feel remorse immediately due to the inspector’s questioning