Social + Personal Responsibility

Answer 1

Misuse of privilege? Mrs Birling, Sheila, Eric?
Inspector’s ideas about sexual morality
Context: play performed in 1946 after WW2. Great change in Britain, lots of concern for welfare of poor.
Priestley: felt that if people were more considerate of one another, it would improve quality of life for all. wanted his audience to be responsible for their own behaviour + welfare of others

Answer 2

How does Priestley explore ideas of social responsibility?
Treatment of Eva Smith
how each character does or doesn’t take responsibility for their behaviour
the Inspector’s lessons

Answer 3

Personal responsibility
GERALD
How he treated eva
How he acts after inspector leaves
Relationship with Sheila

Answer 4

ERIC
How he treated eva
How he reacts to inspector
Changing attitude throughout play

Question 5

INSPECTOR
What he says and does