An Inspector Calls De =e old - crossAcademeLUTERARY EYE GCSE Engin 10 15 19 21 Steve Eddy An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley Context 1B, Prestey ita «Th nature of re» Scion + Two contents ass aterancos + Gander Play notes ‘ty act analy with arange of actos: Craactr arabs Fecus.on themes; Looking at language, Dat impact Characters Assessments of al the kay cheractre: Arbur rng» Sj ring ‘Cara Cro» Sala Ee napecter Goole Themes “Tha ey temas of ho pay ss ‘The goneratons «Tine ans pedcton Structure “The arate unites « A walmade pla * Two timescales | Rk the soy eer «Pacing * The ngpeetor Exam practice Saris questions « How to tackle question 1 # A posible psnJ.B. Priestloy's life, 1894-1984 Born in Bradford, the son of a teacher, Joba Boynton Petey wocked as 2 junior office lek before serving in the ifantey from 1914 to 1918. During World War One he for line service in France, arrwly escaped death, and experienced a gas atack Hela sid chat the war had an imporant eee on his views and wring Prsley graduate from the Univesity of Cambridge witha degree in history and pols He moved to London and besame 2 freslance vei achieving cos ist aan esis ad hovelst, and then a6 playwright. He wrote his es play, Dangerous Corner, in 1932- One of his favourite hemes was the long-temcoo- Sequence of our aon. The nature of time Some of Presley's plas ate infoenced by his reading of JW. Dunne’ Av Experiment with ‘Time (1927, hick questions the belie that time travel ove discon. The idea hatte “ould he warped soar enalepresognition influenced An Inspector Calls: the mysterious Inspector ould be sen as a foreshadowing of the teal inspector about to arse at the end ofthe pay. Socialism Priestley was socials like playwright George Beenaed Shaw and novelist H. G. Wall (i se by Bing in Act One) His on expec ence had helped to convince hit hat we are sll responile for each oer = the view pat forward by the Inspector, On the other hand, Priestey did nor wane a vile revolution, as had occurred in Rusia in 1917, laerestingy, ‘A nspctor Calls was Rt periomed nt “London but in Moscow =in wo thetes tthe ‘Two contexts Aw Inspector Calls was ween in 1945, i ‘mediately after World War Two, bot se 1912, to yeas befor the tar of World War (One. These wars brought about huge soca changes, incoding the growth of socialism, ‘cate ofthe oles of ordinary een in the two svar and of women in thee sbeece. Anbar Boling is conden chat there wl be no wt In rerorpec, hs inaccurate predictions cat doabe on the vali of all hi wiews Class differences The play s pry abou las. Me Biking ad ‘he Crofs ate uppers Brings elf mace ‘man who has become wealthy by exploiting his workers. Despite his wealth, we se signs of his insecurity about his soca status. The play begins with im wanting o inspec (Geral that he ges he same brand of poe = Gerald's upper lan father ad tha ei key to reeive + ighthood. He is ao anxious foc the Inspector to know that e has beet Mayor of Burley ‘Mes Bling eo higher clas background than her husband, which why she els hin off for praising the meal, obliging her gee, Geraldo are. Thi is inappropsat Behar tour forthe clas ro which he spies. Gender ‘When the play was writen, women were bei ing eo have # higher sats in ssi, party ecuse oftheir role ding the 1939-48 wae “We ace the new aserivenes of the young generation of women both in Era Sith as {ig fo w pe vn, andl lading vs) end ‘Shel (challenging her parent). We also se Prietey views on how men exploit women, in Eva's tcament athe hands of Gerald and eg and even Bing oes irri fore war ws ‘mec. 9 1880 Rado Bosacast 910)Key point Gera ts tare te govomor, song resect = heh Beg woul canbe rma th ‘The opening stage directions ‘The opening dietions see the sene. The sings ave money, but thet “good sold further comfortable’ and doesnot ‘make the room cosy and homelike sounds Tkea hoe, What does hi suggest abou what they vale? "Arhur Biting is “ather provincial in his spec the hae ceponal accent) ands wife his “oil superior. Some landown ing amis were prepared co ink themselves through marrage co a “soll inferior us: es family in return for ancl pi CHARACTER ANALYSIS ead th opening speeches of Bing, Goa, ‘Shel, Ms rng and Ere. For Et, nl he ‘tage rection ERIC suey guts (a) Gen me opning character deren, ow do yu tink each speech shoul be spoken? (©) Wt prea of cea you get ‘rr tae species? ‘A family celebration > Fa, a a Bickng pases the port wo Gerald, stich suggests that he accepts Gerald as part of he fanny. Bring. nots that the fries buy the same pore. The subtext here hate could te suggesting but nor saying) could be “Our Sales are equal: your father is higher cas ‘han me bat Lam jan ab wea ety 2 LOOKING AT LANGUAGE hat do you ne set fe folowing Inenan page 2nd Sou bo? (8) MAS. fepocontay Aux youre nat pone to ay auch ngs (0) GERALD It uch bing oe ofthe fami now Fe ben tye ong enon avert? le) ERIC —sussny ft ust had to gh (6) SHELA Dor bean ase, Se Business benefits snopes 3) Boling i pleased to be geting a soninlaw ‘who ia goed match fr his daughte, and he Tooks forward 0 the fay businesses “ooking together lowe cons ad higher price p4Even wile elebraing, he stil ‘hiking sour basins. One way in which he family alliance could produce ower eos is if Crofe and Bing keep wages down 10 the same level wt ett 3 DRAMATIC IMPACT eet nea: (a) mae he moo seam eae na heop (it that ings cou go wre Moke a mina apo sierra o show wht cau go wrong sac posstly, wt down snc vase tat ist ‘The state of the nation > heath eat tig Shot nd Ee. 7) Rising makes long speech broken nly by ‘bef comments from Eric and Gerald. He ‘want to mark eh ocasion and put the coming mariage a conte, ving the Young coupe a Kind of send of He alo feels thar i i upby enwaring thatthe tse of Capt are proceed + ke him ro safeguard the ation Father and future son-in-law one toone Mrs Bing as acy got sic out ofthe room. Bring and Gerald hat confidently sharing a joke about the Bitings being “2 tice well behaved fay” (8) Biting fers (Gerald 3 iar ~ sgeting bis acepeance of ‘i almost at an equal, Compare this th the ‘way Bing eas Ese irling tie to reassure Gerald thatthe Ridings ate aloe the sil equals of the Cots. Bing thinks Gerald aritoerae ‘mother will eard ion more highly when be comes Sir Anbu CHARACTER ANALYSIS DRAMATIC IMPACT Enter Inspector Goole The stage dictions reveal tha he Inspect has to give ‘an impresion of massvons, solidity ond purposes, which ives him fan aie ofauorty (p11). Bing is pleasane 1o him ase, bor becomes empaine when the Inspector refuses to tte hit busines in mediately. The Inspector reveals that he bs come abou gil who ha emitted suc. Peientey une device ro make the Inspects knowledge of her belevable er dary The Inspector quickly enablses hime ata ran who cannot be atnated or ierackel He iateapts Bling and etines to le Gerd and Erie seth photograph he shows Bilin Birling’s responsibility Birling recognises Eva Smich a¢ an employe whom he fed, bu hei not unseted by is gh he as reais tha soe people might blame hin“ ean accepe ary responsiblity’ (p14) In addition, be iso omfoable when Ee quotes his cai ss ‘ion that a man has ro lok ae him icing acknowledges the Eva wat 3 god worker bat makes clear thatthe pay lam i which she was invaled never nd ay hance of sae I refined, of couse (1 He resentsthe Inspector asking why. Moreove, he uses isc my duty tobe aboot coms down? (15) Ere questions thy signal lng the beginnings of ful tensions whe Gerald suppor Bing Big alte sik pil affair but claims that Eva Smith a8 ringleader, had ro go p15) Bling resco intimidate the Iapeioe by ami him hat he know the Chief Constable Upet6) Hes angry tht Ec ies with rs, and els that iis tme for the spectro leave ‘An ospectr Cals key point Key pointLUTERARY EVE GOSE Enalsn Key point key quote race li 32 DRAMATIC IMPACT Sheila on trial Shela’s nad on ily enering sin conta to the mood thar has been generated by the Inspector. Bing tele Shila to “Ru along (he ser er ariel rather than an ada, bute nopector tel ert ty. This makes Birling dhreaten to epoe him. Unperarbed the Inspector intoduces himel nd the pu owe of his ingiry to Shel, who i ater sree hough she takes am ines inthe Young woman: ‘rey? Noe the Inspectors {Fim police sle humour; ‘She wast prety when Tea he toda.” p18) ‘When icing here ehit the Inspector ot come only to ee hn, he changes bis tone and apologies. The lnspectr takes his ine Cxplan tha afer Bislng Bred Eva Soh she hanged her ame Ene and Shela ate sympathetic t0 Bra, specially when the Iepetor describes ee es no relatives to help es, few fends, lonely hal-starveds she wat eling desperate’ (p19). Do you think that, fora police inspector, he Notice how Biting continually expects the Trouble tere, suppose Not doing her work propel? (20) ‘When the ispctor mentions tht ther Shes agaton omer complained ab ‘which isconfrmed when she sees phororaph fn ecgisesthe i 8 he ne she go ed fram Milward (p20) The Inspector graally becomes more allengng with he fail When Ere wy he thinks be sould got ba, the Inspector els him, ‘shin you'd beter way het’ (p22, Gerald calls tht eashanded, andthe Inspector uss i by saving that he is oly being as “uy” Corchight) wth he Family a they are being wi im, ‘Graally She's story emerges Unlike her father she scape responsi, and is dis teessed by ber erin the ude She readily npn he oe “ent wo the manage at Midwards and 1 fold in hat fey dae gid of that {Sok Pd never go nen the place agin and Td persiade muther to close our acount Shia ges frank account of her petult behaviour pp. 23-9, The nears she comes 0 scjeticaton is when he says that she a ever done anyling ik thi before, and never Daisy Renton Ie is now Gera turn to be gil The ram ing pont comes when Goole els he fami thar Era Soh changed her name co Daisy Ren te deny knowing Dany. While he Inspectors (9.25) Gerald stared and hen tes ‘emporaniy cue, Sheila tele Gerald nce © esto: "You pve yourself way a8 soon 35 he mentioned he other na’ (p26). Sheil press home ber spins: Were you sing her las spring aad summer, daring eat Hine when you hardly ame eat me, and sai you trees busy? (p26 His ahame and dis his silence, Even when he admits othe aflir to Sheil, he tl rier convince he ht shey ‘an keep i fom Inspector Goole, Shei, bo es ks etesey CHARACTER ANALYSIS. Fin ean ht hows tht Shea + coos nt ether abou ing: + nab ectenper, + canbe sau Act Two [Ace One ended ata tense moment, and on & question, Ac Two continies fom the same Point and withthe sume question, frog the Tewpeceor to Geral Well” Family tensions (Gea sil ying 0 resale a po sible tothe Inspecto. When he sa, hink Mis Bing ong to be excused any more of this questioning do you think he protecting eg orhimel (27)? Tensions now arse berwsen Geri and Shela. Gerald acces he of nly waning to sy in order to watch him be “pu through bythe Inspector. She tl i, “And you'd relly loved me, you coulda’ have ssi that? Do you shi thir ere? She thinks that Gerald nove parse slab vindictive creature’ (p28). Only the Inspectors inte ‘ein balks he argument, Mrs Birling gets it all wrong The fist suspicion about the Inspectors ‘deny aries when Shel tells the Inspect "Ton understand about ys" (p29), When Mrs Bing enters “ris, guite oo ey? wih he mood of the scene, sa eine _onfdenny to setaboutdsmisingthelnepector When Sheil els her she is “begining. all ‘wrong sh is aed p.29) She mises he ‘whole inguiry this beard busines (p30), ‘She tis to send Sheil o ed, then tls er cf for coeradetng het and ally reveals ber class pejdices Girl of dha lass ip. 30, Sin knows thee is no poin is he mother tying “build up a wall kerece he Bigs and Bra Smith: the laspecor wil destroy Nonetheless, Mey Birling Hunde on, til checked by the reelacion that rei 2 toned drinker Her shocked eeation is ene of denial isnt ee’ (32). Only Geral confmation makes her kee it “Tensions moune, ar Bring coer, having failed to ge Erie t0 go 10 Bed because the Inspector wants to speak toi. Me Bing ngily threatens the Inspector “I dow’ pro- ose give you nach mor ope ip. 3). Nes Bing angely demands ofthe Inspector what he want o know When the Inept this wn pace takes up va story once moe, nd mentions her name change t0 Dany Renn, Gerald makes one more fehl effort to dey knowing her which Goole bases aie: Yo ‘10 yourself away at once (p35). CHARACTER ANALYSIS ard arange of mos, expel Mrs Eas ‘mood beng ou okey wih Shas. nage ure ae to arse Mr Bing, Me Bing. Geral and Sola Yea st prsonstatrart foreach one sng hw tay ot ssa he Stet about ath thr ae abut ne Inept Gorald confesses “This secon reveals an inmate beta: Bing and Sheila Barely knew Eva Sih, bat Gerald came to know bee wel ~ yet ll kt her when suited hn ema be had for hin (0 tell che story of his tart the Inspect, especially wth Shia preset He onic co ‘ment (p34) donot make ie any exis Well we didn think you meant Bucking ham Palace? Toul mis i for wore? * Trmsupposed tbe engaged tothe hero of Goon Geral” Gerald gives full acount of his afi swith Das. He was inthe Palace har whe te sve bee with druken Alderman Megeae, ‘An nepectr Cake Key quote You ae, we ve teenage, we'thave to shoe cur gut. 39 Inspactor Goo 20) key point ral’ account of Day owe ‘ren by ing and ‘Shela Tis gues set thao bang roe han oe itLUTERARY EYE GoSE! Key point Key point oleh (Gerald says ha she gave hi a lance that was nothing leet xy for Belp= he sexe Fimself ape escer(p.35) Hearing that Dany ws abou ob evced, Gerald ised on er moving to is ends cant ft. However, he denis ing this so that he coud make lve oer (p37) ntead, he thinks that thet afi wae ineitable case she was young and pretty and warm eared ~ and incense rate (p37 ‘When Shes ake Gerald if he was in love vith th gil he eles wit honest cet. ‘Sheila, owen biter ni You were the wondcfl Fairy Price. You must have adored iy Gaal p38) Aas, he admis to this LOOKING AT LANGUAGE ‘The end of the affair Gera has by now given ep all atempts at onctalmen. He scems #0 remember Daisy Fondly saying that he was ery allan about his breaking off their relationship (p38). He foes on toy She told me she ben happier than she'd ever ton before” (p39). Gels ating cash i {lef elt o he lationship Tefore Gerald lnves, Shela hands bac her engagement ing. However we see a deepening snabled Daisy to go away for other harater aber speech eganing don't Aske you sed alan hoor ago, Gea {p.4d), She resp his hones, bt abe fel that for het rlionsip vo conn, “We'd have ose al over ain. (40 CHARACTER ANALYSIS. Mrs Birling's guilt There i another ia tha Shela suspects the Ingpector: "You know, you never showed im that phorograph of her (40). Goole gives ‘only pata explanation. Why do you think we does tis? Goole shows Ms Biting «photographs but is ita photograph, and she pectends not 0 reeogive the gi He ll ier rankly"You'r rot eling ne th: eu p41). Both se and Bring are ovtrge, bot Shela Backs the Inspector Mean, we hear from the slam ‘ming dor that Fic ase he hose. Neher Menor Mrs Brag suspect that he may have hd’ reason for ening, Mis Biking afer 2 pause’, admis to hav ing scen Eva Smith two wecks eae wen she cme to ak the Brumley Women's Char Organization for pe quickly emerges that Eva alld erwlf "Mes Bing, whch the real Mrs Bing ses as gro impertinence The won ‘ingecien (es Bing and impadence’ (Me Birling mean more than ast rdenes they ae wale ten words, imply ing that Era, av lowerat person, soold have shown Ms iling spec simply because she wat upper ch,Mes Biting explains that she did not be lieve Eva stor She therefore made sre the sl war ef belp. She insist ‘Unlike the ter thre, I diésothing Pm ashamed of oF that won ese investigation (p44) She feels that ot only Geral but also her hosband and Sheila para to blame, Dramatically speaking, her selévghtousness St her up © fal frther shan the oer characters. The eve, ‘hat lends t this bepns when the Inspector announces tha Eea was pregnae (p45). He condenses My Bring: "ou shamed the door in her face (p45). Sheila aces with hin ee Bling admis that thi could damage the ‘analy’ repuraon Mes Bing continues jas enll. She sil feels hat wa he Father's esposiliy Teemeres rom her secant tha the father a young ma, silly and wild and drinking too ‘muck who ole mone give to Eva (p46). Does this sound like someone we know? Tes Shela who guesses shat the father i ic. Mes Biting blunder on, esting that the young man “ought toe dele with very Severely”). When the truth docs fly comege, her dress is expresicd as denial: don belie won'belere (p49). The Aramati moment ceaches its peak with Eric sie rerun DRAMATIC IMPACT Act Three Eric reveals all Family twsions comin 1 grow Sheil ie things up by ling Esichow thet moet has een “blaming everthing on the young man who go this gil imo trouble’. Eee bier: "You havent made i any ease for ms, have you, Mother?” (p50) Her sexponse ~ Bat 1 Aid'rknow iewas you.” hint athe dale Standards: she wold noe want her own on ede with very severe i ike Geral met Ev a the Palace bs He wast bie sully (p51) and threteed to make a row if she dd let him int fer lodgings (p52). He didn't even rem having ace with her on thi fist ecco {p.52) However there were othe snes ~ util she gr pregnant Hiscrime,in i ater ey, is far worse because he tok the £50 he ge her from Birks fc. Do you lee si lai that he “stended opi back (p54? Family tensions are running high. Ee x ces Bilng of tor Being the Kd offer chap could go to when het in rouble Biking eats by alg Ec "pol (50. Howeres, Eat emorions explode when he hears of his mothers role ‘You ld th both (p55. Worse, he accuser of nner tring to understand - he fee nunderstond and unacknowledged, especially by her He seems onthe verge of physically tacking he when he nepctr interes, Dramatic dashes In thie part of Act This there are ames dashes, both at the ead of apeshes a in Sheila made an example of" (p50) ad ‘nthe middle, an xcs Oh = my Gol how stupid lls (pS2}. The ise sort way ‘a nepectr Calle ey pointLITERARY EVE GCSE Engicn Key quote shows that another character interrupts while Eevee alone, the second sor indiater that a character’ ese mantorsoh words are coming out broken. cna 3 DRAMATIC IMPACT Inspector Goo 56) Lockback a he ee ‘aati ashe! in tha face the changing mood of he play ti (o) Whch charac have ne met, a Inspector Goole takes charge ~ and takes his leave The lnspestorhas made each charter ie his cor her account of thir ineavement wth Eva Smith He now becomes like a ade passing Sentence: Thi i Klld herself = and died 3 owl death Bat each of you helped oll er Remember that. Never forget (p5 He reminds ich inten of thee gle fist Mes Bling een Eni, hea Sheila and Sally Bring. He peas the exaet amount ofthe py tise that Eva Smith wa ened, He condemns ch in tum although noting that Gerald ‘at Test had some flection foe her and made hee app fr atime’ (p58) The Inspectors ial speech i ike that of a indge summing up a the end of ial. He feminis the craters, andthe audience, thar Eva was ja one of milion of exploited working lass people ‘The Inspr’ assertion of social respons Iii cold be sn athe hey mesage ofthe play. His final waning ofthe “re ad blood fnd anguish the wl come if men wil nor len hat leon ina powerfal warning to the audience p56 LOOKING AT LANGUAGE (@) Wat enages doa he us and whats tee DRAMATIC INPACT Blame and doubt “Te family vos deepen a ling worries that a sandal lal his knighthood, and defends hime and hs wie, wl Sela and Ec have taken the Inspector lesson ro ear Ercan, "What does it mater now whether they pve you a knighthood oF 2" (p57) ‘Slaps disse: "Te point you don't sem go ve lao 2ythig (pS ‘ice the mutual blame, tbe doubt begins ic eminds ator of hi conden speech in Act Ones “You tld us that a man Bas 10 ake his wn 3, look afer himsel? (p58) ‘Shela refcs om the Inspector, anda momentle voce her dots doesn matter much sow ofcourse ~ but was he ally pie "To Eric and Sheil the sah of what each of them hs done i what matters to he Biting and lace, Gerald, avoidance of # scandal cverything. Bing becomes excited when he thinks that perhaps Goole wae hose, then nary when toccrs to him hace ober ned ot hae reveled so nich, He now thinks hat the Inspector was probably s Socialist oe sme som of rank (p. CHARACTER ANALYSIS Who was the Inspector? ling contin ix eto a damage limits son, ying 0 avoid eling Gerald about the spilt of Mr Biting apd Eric (61). Shia feels there 6 no point in ying to hide thee shared gut but ares to keep gue for nove Gerald tow astounds Me and Mrs Biting by announcing: That man warn pie ocr {p- 62) He hasbeen doing womedeecive work ff hi own, and hs foond out that Inspector (Goole not onthe lca force. Bing guickly ons this by phoning the Chit Constable The mood of Me and Mes Bing changes in response to this ews, but Sel and Erie do not share in ths A Sei ays with iter ‘area Trepp wee al ice people now {p.63) Me Biringshows er high elF-opinon: “Twas the only one of ou who dd’ ino in (p63). Biking is lead making lhe of that ellow’s ni (64), One girl, or more? The neat stage in the uneavelling ofthe ese comes when Gerald rises a key question; Bat how do you Know ifthe same il” They ave all been involved with a girk but was it the same one (9-667 DRAMATIC IMPACT bong ne ame ge at each haar Down No suicide, no girl? Gerald's rezoning gickly establishes that he ‘icings could each have eon shown ci ferem photograph, (Gerald did wo ee one at all) This means that there sno poo hate tnd each of the Bing were connected wth the same young woman “Thi ine of argument doesnot impress Ec who ays that cren if here wore str gil "Thar doesn’t matter to me. The one knew it ead (p69) Biting counter," she? Howe Jo tee Kn se ie” Gerald has evenly worked this our already: “Thats righ. How do we now any it kill herelf today? Youve aoe (69), There is a tense moment wen ‘Gerald phones Brame lfemary and discovers thac there hus been no suicide, Me and Nie Bing and Gerald are delighted Bingspeks “jovial Shes, however, points ont If Aid’ en erally, then ha lack foro Bing just ejoying teasing Sheil ad rc about thei atu, when another shork oma: the phone ings and they learn tha fl hs ant died after drinking dinfceaa, an that a inspector ison his wy oak sone ‘yertons DRAMATIC IMPACT espn eaten ngage Soot the may the nd fh lay. Then make a tro-colmn tle Incoter ents he man tring. ahs inte charac’ understanding of whit ‘mood You cous tt wth Gari Ta man seen apaien fice 2). ‘Aa lnspectr Calle Key point el pales inpecer key quote apes brand tas wht ators 39 Er 65)Characters \ Shel’ ack of (50), Howees, be dos Arthur Birling fot understand his childsen or resp hee inet. He ell Shea Ch p21 Key quote His position nd 33) andi i corto Ec fos (Amen has make Arthur Biting pwd ois achievements, but ported by hin p58, Iiecunvway—harto” his accent and his memories eeal his humble Tooke nine 39 background Hesupports the economicsyseem Unchanged Bring 9) hoch allowed fin to succeed: "We employ- Bling is unchanged atthe nd of the play lsat last are coming tguter tose that our although the final >bone cll threatens this iets and the interest of Capital ~ are For bi, the familys problems are over ithe propesly pots (pe cems obvious 0 Inspector was a bower He admis to having Fim thatharheaded, praca busnesten hada it ofa scare, bute srebved to have Know beer hanlefewinginllecuae, bur his avoided a"pblic scandal p.70). “sate ofthe nao? speech is fl of peeiions which flo come rae ity $ CHARACTER ANALYSIS ky point Aneed to impress Fd ed wean que shown he otoviog Prete corres ing wants to imprest. In ix pening speech characters in Bing: Bring aciypceot he points ou that he buys the same port as (a) hs priein hishunbl beckon rrenwhotee that” Gea father He also tls Gerald that he) is eno of inporncn Thess shoulé gets likely to recive 2 knighthood p.8). This) hs poein bing har-neadad them what thoy wrk, ply to revere Gerald's mother, but it buses; tho reflects is sense of selFimportance. He) Nsinaity to rte tohis chien: Sgsin amers his own importance when he (isa tolean ortho rspectr' vl tell Goole, "wasn alderman fr year and ritlsat neque for achat Ted Mayor two yeas ago ~ and Pm ill on ‘the Hench (p11). He ae ies to intimidate Gook y saying ha be plays gf with che a (Chief Conca p16). Sybil Birling Businessman and family man Her snobbery Eilng so hime buses, He Mov Bing tare of class dint, ‘Secbrc aso repes about Era Smit, He showing emburament when ing cow sTitpps tr ts deh ging to mary liens se ok (2) dein of ‘Geral, br prlybecase he wants the wo talking bones (p.4- She aso disapproves of Fumi’ cmpeniesto work together Yorlower the slang word age (p.3] She resents Era Key quote ‘oss and higher pies pt, He is protective Sith rss imperienc’ (p43) in calling evwottemycuty towards his fam, prorating, when Goole eel Ms Biting, and refases co believe in fonecplbour costs upects Sheila (21) and tying 20 stop bet het moral stance: ‘She was claiming elaborate own 38 hearing about Grads afi pp-34 and 37). fine felings and scruples that were spy bring 6.35) In rem he expects loyalty and resents absurd ina gin ber pon’ (p46).Her lack of compassion Despite heading a charty for women in ned, Mr Bing showed no compassion towards Eva Smith. She fels“perfey json hang dismiss er (p47). Yecunderpesue she eis o sie Blame onto Biting: wane Tipho had er tuned (bt). Shei even tare forceful i Hang ‘ome drunken yours ile? (p.48). Prey eas wih Mrs Bring with special seve her own making she is confronted wich the knowledge that Este ie hd drinker andthe father ofthe dead ‘woman's child, She has helped tol her own, rand 1. wrapped. The andence will ele efore her tht the ‘drunken young ie is Ei. Thetis alo station ony: we Know Unchanged Mes Biting quick wo claim that she would conic, she is relieved and “am ‘cannot ce why the fay should not ay on a blore (71 LOOKING AT LANGUAGE Gerald Croft His relationship with Mr and Mrs Birling ed Bcing is heen to have bia a8 sor lan. Geral i described a "ery much te he seme anxious to leave the Brings (3 When Bring pies the dines, Gerald ages enthsantcally ‘Absolut clas fp. 2). The same can be std of bis response wet Birling als abour the business benefits of te fn Inspector Cals Key quote 6 On ened cone Key pointLUTERARY EVE GOSE Elen key quote 6 Lanna hee tere hat cous ws oy fore ae et ata ae ot er gsing bck te Pace bac 39 na .57 oy quote Ke Eveyhing at rato, Shot (Hats ve near) eg? 9 Gentsio79) marrage (p4). In Act One, Geral says ra tively Tse Because he fing is way with ‘Me and Mrs Bsns So, when Bing makes 2 speech abou the ners of Capital, Gerald limits his response to a respect believe you's ight, ai (9.6), He nao quick 0 con {raat Bring on his expected ighthood in "We se that Gerald is happy eo side with he der generation when he and Bing tase Fe: "Sound it hy to ee" (ps Unlss Ee been upto something” p10). He nods “ont Aerial Bing, excadig Eie rom thee joke, He alo defends Binge “You coulia't Ive done anyhing else (p15) and‘ know ‘wed have done the samedi p17). His relationship with Sheila “When Gerald say that he heen "yng lon nought join the fan, he ie only Bal Joking he tao Biwing tar his paience i ‘wearing thin (3). However we ae aleced © ‘Sheil sspicions aboot bum when se refers to tan sume’ when he Bad 0 efor her [p.3. His esponse reveals that they have had this out Before, and we later lar that he i Tying “And Te told you~ was ally busy the work al hap. 3]- Geral ties © ‘maintain the en Ac Two, but, o his credit, he drops ie gickly When the tah emeres, he defends sell fom Shela acorn ith Sarcasm: ‘Thanks. You'te gong to be reat Belp, I can sey im glad T amuse you~ (p34. His relationship with Eva Smith (Daisy Renton) Gerald behaviour towards Daisy was not ‘atily bad He porteays himself asthe ge esc sponding ober ‘xy for el [p38 Fe lend sypatheally and go er sme thing ro eat when be dicovered that she was hungry (p36). Learning hat be ws abou 0 beets, he ‘insied”oa her moving into his end fa, Gerald is shocked by the gies deat. He speaks almost endedy ofr ever with Sheil present, and never tes to Blame the gil foe thee afi He admis to enjoying her gra te, say that se wasgallan about his end ing the eationshp, and that abe sid se had een hap with him (p38) He alo made be pacing ile of money. His attitude towards the Inspector Geral shares the older generation’ view that, the Inspestor caght show them respect. He arms hi hat he is ging ‘a bi easy handed’ as they ae all ‘respectable citizens? (p.22). Howee, his enication with the Bilings is eer stronger in Act Three. He gres wit Brg tha if Goole i fake, this "rakes al the diference (p63). Hes pleased thes he works otha the Inspector may have Tricked hems There were probly four of ve erene gil p68) His spits it farther then he discovers that there no dead gil at the Infirmary. ety (CHARACTER ANALYSIS (Dram yp. to-coluna cineade For and "nganat, Record te pons n Gul’ fever andthe wayei ft behaves ay {) te a pracraphasezcing Gerald, babe on youre Sheila A playful, intelligent young ‘Shi i playf and tenes Gerald — "bate ‘yu to know al about por (p-2)~ though she isineligen enough ro dnt hi excuses for rot cig he Yes, tha what you sy" (p3) Her ineigence also shown in her quik sation the Cerald knee the dead gel. She i too heist ores that xcs the father of the gies unborn Baby, andthe Sst o suspect ‘hat Goce ism genie, Her conscience Although er behaviour ia Milward, which leadero Eva Sith’ dismissal tha ofasefsh and spl chil, he rgets i itely and 36 epestha she spar tesponsble forthe gis ‘death ip. 23) en eae, when Sheil ears out he tbe Bring Ev, she is sympathesi: “tu shee gir arent chexp labour ~ theyrepeopl’ (19). Se is also the Sst to sli thatthe Inspector seems tobe aden therm al, waesing her moter apse even eng t0 ‘sist hi "You maxtn' yt build up a Kind wall eeween ur and that gil yu do, then the Inspector wl jos break i down p50) Her growth ‘Shes surpesingy ea out Geral ffi pshaps because she smpected i. Howeve, she i appalled that ber pres and Gea Contin o thik chat all hat mars is avo. ing scandal Ae the endo the ply she ress sluching a an etsy resolution. Although she ‘aye she respecte Gerald's honesty, she snot jus boar wo take hi back LOOKING AT LANGUAGE plan wats reveal he low nes Eric Insecurity rcs a toubled young man, lacking Gerais easy selfconfdence, He ft ener the sept wie a gf thar he cannot explain, showing his socal awkwardness. Left with hi fer and Gerald he speaks ia eather nave way ‘shout woes being pot” about lots, ten las himselt open to spcion by beginnings say Yes, remember ~” then stopping himslf (p-9. When Gerald jokingly suggest tha he has heen up to something he nesny 3d responds defensively (10 Teemerges that Eis 3 hard drinker Ger and Shela are aware of this, bot not ie paren Ie 6 atthe end of «drunken night ‘hat he Set gos home with Eva Smith, Do you think his drinking i jst the wide of Youth, oF does he drink o pr himself ene vocal? His aseertiveness Akhoogh unsire of hms Eric can be ase tiveaimes, He speaks defiant ois ater when asked “What the mater with you Ip-11). He aloes, though inet, 0 cullnge his fnther"on his polit views: ‘What about war?” and “Yes, | know ~ fat ‘Aa nepectr Calle Key quote 4 saya gts dosLITERARY EYE GCSE Engin Koy quote 6 teatro ak stil p.6). When he heats about his father fing Eva Saith he ddares ha ii nota “ose country’, 2 Birling elaims, “if you cn 0 and work somewhere che (p15), He even alleges Gerais defence of Biting: He ‘ould have kept heron instead of throwing her out ip.) His conscience ici sympathsc towards Eva Smith, even ‘efor elsng his own involvement He fee that ie was "ough luck’ for ber to be fired (p-18). Acoeding to his on acount, he was in a hell of sat abour her pregnancy, and sve her money to ve on p53). He admis having stolen thie from the busines, although he claims thc he meant repay ip Like Sheil, he feels tha even ifthe Inspector wat a hoaxes it doesnot er the fae ofthe gut “He was our pole inspector al ihe (9 Later, he sl ns, “We id erin all ight {p.68). Hei partculaly savage in condemn: inghis mothe fo efasing to hlp hei "You led er (p55. CHARACTER ANALYSIS Inspector Goole ‘An enigma Like the fay we ae Jet args in the dark bout Inspector Goole. However, wesc that he i confident, uncompeomising and Man, deermined to ke the aly face te gile, He describes how a young woman “Bars be inside out with dsinectaet, dying in ret ‘9007 (p11) Fe insite on his own methods: “One person and one line of inguiy at acme ip. 12, He uses word springy, most leting ‘he family incrnate thse However, be ‘dos ke oneal mol jodoements td seers more sympathetically involved withthe fl han moe inser might be, eis unmovel by the older Biting fons to ivdate hin with cei status and con ‘nections, When sing ay that he plays gl swith the Chit Conable, Clone. Rober, the Inspec iy” repli don pay gl p16, When Bing accuses him of making 4 ness ofthe family celbeacion, he retorts that feomeone bas mide a mess of Eva Smiths le Theinspector ems to know lot bor va Smith He say sb wa living in lodgings, ith 10 relatives to help hes few fiend, Jonas, halstaved. esing desperate (p19). How ces hesays be sever spe wo he p54). Do you find this sescous? Who is he? Tn analysing lnsector Goole, think about his dramas role, 2 just his character AS Esc ays be i the familys inaperoe, meaning ‘hat his ole hs been to nover their mora shortcoming. CHARACTER ANALYSIS.Themes Responsibility The cent therein the ply i esponsiliy. Inupector Goole’ role to poit out oll the rman characters how they ae eponsble or the death of Er Sith ~o tent, Row they have behaved in away that might wll have Contributed to the suicide of Eva Smith oe someone ke he ‘Ae oct, Presley was very mich con cecned with soil responsi In this respect be was in tune withthe Labour Goverment that ws ved into power afer the wae in 1945 the same year that Aw Iapector Cale vas published, eset abot forming he Welfare ‘Stat, o provide nancial support for theo ‘employed and poor and to provide heath care forall in the poy, the younger geneeaton, represented by Shea and Ei, apse this Politial development rings view on sca) responsiiiey i defniely noc tha ofthe Labour Party. Tes ‘med up io hs ine*A mam has to make his town way ~ as to lok afer himsl? (p.9). He thinks that eis pars of seers 6 forthe good ofthe county and even ofthe world This is sential he capital view of tock, and Bing sas that the interests of Capita” shouldbe peopel pts ip.) In is opinions oskers do not waa to work forthe wages on fe, they can go caewber: esa fice country” (p15) Hower, as Ee repli, en if you can go and work some Inher In other word alough in theory 1 working mtn or woman can work deewher, in protic he employers co-operate 9 keep swage dwn, “The Ipeto pas the oppose view - that _psoplin society ar responsible foreach ther, fin that if the prveged clases continae to Pursue slfinteret the res wll be dee, He does noc ey t blame any one person, telling he fi: ‘Yu'l be able odie he responsiblity between you when Te gon (58. ven carly on he hin ea ehe wealthy explo the poor and that tere ae mumereat poor working-last women ike Eva Soi “ehere weet the factories and warehouses woulda know where to look for chap Tabour Ask your father’ (p19). His accuse sone boome sronger asthe play goes on. He tele Ee that e Jost wed er for the endo {stupid drunken evenings a8 if she was an Sima, a hing, not person (p56) His inal speech sus up his views. He sys ‘there are"milions of va Sith wove chance ‘of happiness i intertwined with ou es and what we think and ay and do’ He warms at i people do noe elvis they wl eae iti Gre and Hood and angus (p.6) Here Pricey in refering tthe war which ended 1945, and perhaps othe Resin Revolution (p56) He war a soca but he dd po wane revolution in Botan, That i why the leper faye es beer to as forthe earth han 0 take p15). Although very concerned with oil respon sil, Presley also writing about personal ‘esponsibility. Gerald for example, who does scm to have render feling for Ev, none he es behaves inespnsibly towards et. Een hough he begins a8 er rescet,sespondng to her ‘ry for hl, be allows er to becone ‘emotionally stack ton when he as 80 ination of marrying, he, and he mast in ‘tab hort he (p35). To his rei he ds St leat cake responstiliy for what e at done, as we soe when he speaks of Eva sot ‘aming im for ending thi relaonship and he comments, with o God she ad ove Peshape fel bee about (p39) She's approval "Teather spect you more than ve Key vote 6 We dont chen Inept Goat 5)LUTERARY EVE GCSE Engl ey point ver dane before’ ~ confirms the valu of hie taking esponstity (p.40). "The younger and more feckless ic & mote iesponsble in is treatment of Ea, but is deeply affect when he realises that the pregnant i he knew is now dead — spell when he Fars of bis moter’ oe inthis, Mev Bing bs already Brough the ise of personal esponsbly to prominence in condemning the father tls child He should be made an example ff and ‘compelled to cones sn public his Fespoaiiliy” p48). Eni, for hi par, bods Fis motes responsible forthe death ofthe el and of his own cid: Then ~ yu kl er yo kl them Boe (p88). The Btngs and Gera el vacyng egress cof responsiblity towards the dead gil. Both ‘older Bing isis that they are i m0 way Tesponsil forthe death~ although ould be ange that Mr Bing’ veemene blaming of the father and even her sige Maing of her husband) sgt hata some level she fs ral. Gerald supe by hearing about the death of smite (p39), bu mach more ‘heed when eis able to prove that in fa 20 tied sod fp. 70). Thin ater undermines the nse of esponsibility that he seme to show ‘rl. Only Shi and Fie conie to Fee Strong seme of personal responsiblity towards someone they have wronged FOCUS ON THEMES Class “When Arm Inspector Calls was writen, ass consiusneswassronger than now Howeve, the clu syste wae being challenged because 0 many workiegclass men bad died in the ‘vat wile workinglase women bad worked infacories and en farms This wa maior Torin ushering inthe first Labour Goverment in 945, MrsBislngandGerldaremembersofthe old supper class. The famies have been wealthy for many genertions. Aor Bing, om dhe other handy fa poorer Background (we fever find ut how pout! and as worked bis vay up This why bets ken to emphasis importance when speaking Gerald and tothe Inspect aking about having been Mayor of Brumley of ervig ab magnate and of his ‘expected knighthood Tea sgnisan eason forhim wanting daugheco macy ito the oft family, ei alan why bis wf picks him ‘ap on what she erat lower lass Behaviour, Tike talking busines a amily saben. re and Shela som tse themselves 26 upper cls. Shel asses that she worthy (of Gerald and tat Eva Sith should show ber respct. Mrs ring ver lal ses hese as pperclas,locng down on Era Smith and rls ofthat ces” (30), Even Bsc, who is Sympathetic to dhe ight of his aher work fs ses Era fordrnken (p15) Bing ee i he natural nde of hings that men like fim sould become wealthy by teploing the working clas, thar strikes for Sever pay should be put down and tha dhe troublemaker’ should be fre, His ate rowan lw cu be elated wo the principle ‘ol the survival of he Sen, a idea poplar inthe early ett entry but which found pancalarexprsion in Navi ideology On a Poa evel he even senso think there i url hiearly that pis to ations. Hen te says that Rasa “wl aways be behind satura (7)Inspector Goole scems slot clases at least in his speech, However, he lal sympa thse with ee working clases, a we ein hit comments onthe only alae. desper ane Eva Sith p19) He els unimpressed by ing’ lame to socal importance. For example, when Biting says that he plays gall ‘with che Chief Conse the Inspector dil isis don ply gol (p. 16). FOCUS ON THEMES Fd en copy ou sh qucas Forth lay ht (a) Being i proud os hoe age 1) Being wanes oprase Gara nb, Lay (6/Seta nougnt nat ne git in Maas owed (Exc eympatiaes wth ne pon oft wring (Goats ical of ampoye’ veatment fhe Gender 1 1945, when the play was writen, women had mote opportntis than in 1912, when it ist, but fever than today. Although the lige mis falspecc, says ha eer are ‘milions of Eva Siths and Jon Sith ie Sipitcan dha Pesley chose make a young ‘woman the focus of i ply (9-56). By doing Soe underlines the fe that women wet pe |hps even more exploited than nen, “Mrs Biking plysacraional ole inthe fm ‘iy She allows hers rte her husbandt ‘mes, bron the whole se aecees hat ee ‘womans role eo suppor her sbunds cree She involves erlfnchaiy work, but has no career of her own She alo tlle Shella hat she trl have to accept that men with imporant Jobs ae often preoccupied with them Gerald and Ese both exploit Esa Smith, although Geral les obviouly 20, ar ofthe resto his happens sta, young working Class woman, harder for he to find work ‘than ie would befor a man. er main hope of survival would have been to mary. Gerald account of his Sat meting with ‘Eve (Daisy sheds free lige om the treat ment of women by men. He meets he in the Pace ba place frequented by prosuss foe ‘women OF the town’ probably te “han syed doughfaced women’ who Gerd ‘aye he hates p34). Tete he see Alderman Meggary forcing himself on Era and comes her rescue. Megaary assumes acceptable to make advances to ber whether she wekones them or aot. Gerald role is mre noble dan Maggary’s bat Shel is being ironic when she describes him a “Fairy Prince’ rescuing 1 damel in dite’ He adit to enjoying ‘his ole, a leas for whe. ei leary ot «relationship of equal, bu oe in which he ‘an, however well meaning olds he power, etaty 3 FOCUS ON THEMES (scr om te rspectn eressng wat hat, The generations ‘The main characters divide up loosely imo ‘older and younger generation. The Bilngs ee ‘obviously ofthe older generation, while Shela and Frc are ofthe younger. Gesld only a few years olde than Shi, but ents mere with the older generation. The Inspector i= ‘older, bu Brings the most radical ideas he lay ‘We see something of generational lah Iecwsen Athi Bring st his son. re fel risundertood and overlooked, his opinions neither encouraged or taken sronly. When he protests on Eva behalf, don ac why she should have bee sacked ease she'd it ‘more spice han the other Bing responds gly ‘Unleseyou brighten your ens, youl ‘eve be n'a position gt anybody say oF 0 tel anybody co go" (p-16. ising does noe regard Eric viws a evn worthy of considernion, Howove there is ‘more passionate clash beeween Exc and is ‘mother tha he elas never derstood hin tor een ted to dos (p55. Sheila dos ao clash with her parents, bt shepleads wie her mother nota ty ods the lgpectr® tempo make ther fel hae _esponsiliy for Eva Sith, Se ses how he mothe isto distance the fay from Evy bur fel tha they cannot avoid responsi. ‘An nspectr Calle Key quote (€Wesabouttineyou school edarsty fe somo tach you. 39 Bring to eg 1)LUTERARY EVE GOSE Enlin They diference between the alder ener tio of Bing and Gerald and he younger eneration thatthe secepe the lesom au hy the Inspector Mr tnd Mrs Bing eink ha all hat mares is foiding 4 damaging sandal. Even Gerald thinks that he and Shei shoald he able to put his ase heind them and carry on as nothing has happened, The Ipectar is aware that he makes more ofan imprenion om the young ones. They te ‘more impresonable’ p.30). This sagas hat they amore open © moral imp tdi tur, hat sce hope fr the fare lcs with he younger generation, no wth od school capitals ke Biting or the toon Upper lates, represented by Mes Bing "The geertione’ theme could also bese in teas of family The Biking family are perhaps typical of thir ls, but despite their money they are nota patil happy Family Bring partons Shall, speaking to her asf shea Tl gic and bes mise of isso. Eric in ton fe that he cannot conBie in his Fate However he peshps fs even more letdown by is mes, because abe as never ted co derstand hn a see, er faire lp the mother of his cid, and ht sccsing his ‘mother of murder alo eet o the Baling fare to funciona a family We do not meee ‘Gerald's father, but fom the way in which he speaks about hin seme a if hi relation ship might bes heer oe. FOCUS ON THEMES Time and prediction A further thee within the play tha The play was wten in 1945 ba ein 1912, so Pree can use the ions of indsighe The aia examples ofthis are found in Bigs long tate of te nation’ spech, in which he confidently makes several predictions chat che Souk Know had failed to ome ere (pp.6-7- Contrary to bis expect tans, by INS there had heen Rot one at ro world wa, Rusia had Become # major two power and the Titanic had sink, His Inaccurate predcions cast doubt al his Time also fees inthe manne in which the story unfles, At the sar ofthe pla, the ey evet on wich ies Based =the death of Eva Sith ~ ha already occurred (or #0 we ar led tobe). We earn ofeach characters involvement wih her in a seres of marae Aasacks that gradually bring ws up eo 40 ob death, This could be sen as only a atatve die, wer it not forthe surprise endig, which ass the pos ly that she Inspector has been vitor from the fare who has somehow predied areal age. weeks before Bt suppo Peinley was intrested inthe concepe of time and even tine eel His hook Man ad Time (1964) explores theories of time and investigates the phenomenon of precogniine Atcaming (perl having dreams which ome tw) Tes ky tit he wa deliberately ex Plorng thes isin he play. FOCUS ON THEMESStructure The dramatic unities Many plays follow principles supposedly de- rived fom the weg’ of the ancient Greek Plilosophee Ansa (384-322 BCE). He sid thac a play should have the nity of 2 Living ‘ryan and that itn action shoud be seen ‘vero more than 24 hors. From thi, si teenth centysrtcs developed the ies that pay should have tre wie: ‘con one mai plein * ime dhe acon should ae place over 20 sore han 2 hours nit cis a tage time should match ime covered bythe plot + place ~ only one seting. ‘An inspector Calollows hese unis suit, in ha iis inal tne’ there ae no jum vehere we have toate that ine his ped “The plocall revolves around Bea Sth (Daiey Renton: there are no sabpots ~ found or cxample, in many Shakespeare plays. Last, the action takes place in the Biting di ing coon, characters leave temporal, but we sever follow them. This adherence tothe ramtic unis has the eff of inenifing, the acon. We fllow 3 single plot without being distracted by any other oryines In some play, these provide variety and added iners, but in An Inspector Call this kind of variety is provided bythe naztedashbacks into ech character's rerore of Era (Day Sima though we ael back nme ‘those marae, the fae thatthe action takes place in realtime’ means that thee isn ee "pin the gradsally moaning dramatic enson. “Thins eifored bythe tage deions at he start of Acts Two and Thre, which stipulate that dhe ‘cee and statin” ae xa a at tend of he previus Ack inal, the fact shat we are never taken cutie the Birling” dining room crests the sense that their cesponiiity for the eat fof Esa Smith ~ and our shared responsibil ity for those lke het ~ ean never be escape ‘Whenever characters eve theron icservesa specif damaie purpose. For example, wht Mes Bing, Sela and Eric go ot in Act One Up. 9) this leaves Biling and Gerald to have 1 maneorman talk which reveal Bins ‘ocial aspirations and Geral’ deste o preset himself asa respect fart son-inaw When Gera leaves ia Act Thre, his enables hi 9 follow up his suypicons abou ee lspectar by taking police sergeant aboot him, Hes ae te shock the family hy revealing, That mn vasa pie ofex (p62) ‘well-made play ‘Av Inspector Calli also “swell nade play “Ths efers to particular geae (ype) of pey folowing cen rls refers thi gear m that chat sng rightly consrocted plo wit suspense, a series of climaxes and reeation, leading to fal climax nea the end of the lay. Sach plays en also ice one character ‘eho presenta moral leon to the other char cers in thi case te Inspector ‘further feature ofthe genre isacion aking place before the start of what we see on stag In An Inspector Calls his aetion icles ll ‘hae happens to “Eva Smit from asking fer 2 pay se tthe factory to her ie, This reveled through another devce of wellmade plays ~ the finding of dary. The dary ene Bes the Inspector to revel some ofthe more intimate deri of Eas ie leading up oes ssid, when eel Gerald about er ing sway t0 "some tease pace. 9 be alone, be guie, 0 vemember ll hat had happend beeween you" (p39). The dary device ako dds tothe impression of Eva Ing alone 2 the wot asf the day she nly end’. key point vwelimace ay wae ovlpod by he French ayn Eapinesombe (0791161 rou0 LUTERARY EVE GOSE Engen Brower ‘Ae er pp, oon sok gat 1810 rea ole at Miner Deca 1010 | +m st Gora zc 1011 2 3 ects nsNeverter 1811 ot Dero ap by Mr Bg February 1812 Pats Two timescales wll be Keen to fd out what happens next (One srking eture af the ply is tha, while This tension is eabaced bythe contimsation the action takes place in ‘elie the story of ofthe next Ae fam exactly the same Pont. "Ea Sth peed over about 16 months, 5, shown by Table The Inspector Another struc featere thats major char Akink in the story order acter the Ips = appear eal a Ack You can see fom the table that there is a Thee, having deivered his resounding moral “kink in the sory order The lat charac eveageto the fay and tothe audience, Ths ‘be involved with ‘Eva Soi’ was Mrs Bring, leaves he faa to consider who he was, and but the last story tld is Eric's, This enables co divide up accrding to how important they ‘reste, through the Inspector to set a tp think his dey. A he ps There Be {or Mis Biting, She condemn th repens plenty of time, when Tve gone for you all 0 Ie young father before se finds ou hat he adjust your frail eltonship (p51) in aot er own son, Thisorder ako means that The Bal sist nies jst when che older the bigest revelation ~ the father’s iensty ~ —Blings and Gea think he are ofthe ook, ‘ome ls and tha the emotional climax of andthe phone ell comes announcing that 3 Enc accsing is moter of murder can come ral ispectoe i visting to investigate 2 eel in Act Thee, At this point the amy ima sukide. This gies a cicularity co the plays state of upheaval, Both they aod the audience seractae. The fail is lunged ack ino the tre at thei moat uncepile ro the Inspectors sation they we in when te Inspector fist ‘mor eson arcved in Act One (p10), but withthe Key fierence that hey now know all abou each Pacing ‘ter’ involvemen with Eva Another feature isthe plays cafe pacing This wit mess char thee i a sense 90 the speed and regula of revelations and ceoltionto the ays Ea ith the el who Ininiclimance. For example as you can see now appears to fave ded? Who was Taspecor from the timescale able, we lacs on page 20. Goole? Wil he uty characters confess? tha Esa was taken on a¢ Milward then on ‘age 21 wesce Sela ue by her photograph. Act + However we do ao ind outunti page 23 why DRAMATIC IMPACT Shea was pat, and we only tthe fuletory Weave een hoe Precey ras out the on page 24. time betwen Sela obi athe ago he 1 addon, Acts One and io end on if phtoyech an a ting her son ie 8 hangers, ensuring thatthe audience will he parr sboutFow tis ‘aving cuttin! comparing expectations in the ineval and works wih ne citr guiy cheacts.Individual exam board requirements vary, bat you will benefit frm studying the flowing Secs of questions, whatever your board Sample questions Esclre how Prey makes epetor Gods How to tackle question 1 Star by undedining Key words inthe question cede oundertand wat i ically asking snd what oppomnises and clus gies Here tre some phates for special atenton grat dramatic gamble ~ thi suggests chat ‘not giving Eva, Sith 4 normal role has dcvanages and dnadeantage, 0 you need to-consier what thes ar the comral character, Eve Smith ~ you can «question the assumptions of the question Trehee ust one va Smith? she central? owe Presley portrays ber avs yo to write about Presley techniques Iw far you tik hie gamble pays off — inves you t0 evaluate and give Your en sonal opinion. A possible plan + va Sith ht no lines: she is dead atthe seat of the ply She “central in thatthe Brings and Gerald have al wronged hee Advantages: we pie together her or from other charcts’agcounts andthe Inwpestors comments; thi is engaging ad sheds ight onthe character, Not eng her leaves open the posit that ae ie mone than one peron,o represent all working clas women. + Disadvantages: she is the character mort eseving of our sympathy, butt is aed > ey with semone we ves ‘meet. The lay could dag while er try ld + How portrayed diferent views are con pared = Gerald isthe most deed and rmptbei, Mis Bising’s is the leat Spmpabeti “+ Balnion: the gamble i partial success Presley makes pital pot bat ec rot el mich fora chaacer we never etror LITERARY EYE GCSE English An Inspector Calls ial eMac] crossAcademe