Wrotham school quotation revision an inspector calls key quotes mr birling youre just the kind of soninlaw i always wanted 4 im talking as a hardheaded, practical man of business there isnt a. Look closely at it adding to the annotated comments and questions to help you talk about what kind of play this is going to be. About an inspector calls an inspector calls summary character list glossary themes quotes and analysis act one act two act three the plays unique place in drama a stage history of the play related links essay questions quiz 1. Inspector goole a representative, supposedly, of the local police force, sent to investigate eva smithdaisy rentons suicide. There is a change of lighting from pink and intimate to brighter and harder when the inspector arrives. An inspector calls revision guide holy trinity academy. Revision notes these notes are to help kickstart your revision of the play for the gcse exam. The inspectors investigation aims to teach each character a. The play is set in the fictitious industrial city of brumley. The birling family are arthur, sybil, eric and sheila. What part did each of these characters play in the death of eva smith. Learn all about how the characters in an inspector calls such as sheila. Although the inspector criticizes geralds affair with daisy, the inspector notes that gerald is perhaps the least culpable, and most morally upright, of all the characters. Read a plot overview of the entire play or a scene by scene summary and analysis.
An inspector calls character and theme revision slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Designed to support english teachers, nonspecialist teachers and teaching assistants in identifying and fixing problems in students writing. Priestley, here you will find gcse english literature revision notes on the characters, the key. About an inspector calls an inspector calls summary character list glossary.
Arthur birling is introduced as a fairly prosperous manufacturer and a family man with a wife and two children, sheila and eric. An inspector calls revision guide norlington school and. An inspector calls characters overview characters gcse. A multiple choice quiz on act 1 of an inspector calls.
The morality play is a very old theatrical form, going back to the medieval period, which. Quotes to learnmemorise choose those to use for each essay area. Free download or read online an inspector calls pdf epub book. A 7 response embedding quotes and linking to context. The main characters of this plays, classics story are arthur birling, sheila birling. The titanic she sails next weekand unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable.
Created by the original team behind sparknotes, litcharts are the worlds best literature guides. An inspector calls study guide contains a biography of j. An inspector calls revision guide holy trinity academy, telford. Goole is allegedly a police officer who has come to investigate the potential involvement of the birlings in the recent suicide of a girl by the name of eva smith. Birling heavylooking proud to have status of evening wear but portentous uncomfortable due to overeating middle fifties easy manners provincial in speech character description how they might feel.
Sep 17, 2019 a worksheet for students to use for making notes on the key characters in an inspector calls. Priestley plus historical and literary context for an inspector calls. Get the entire an inspector calls litchart as a printable pdf. Produce mind mapssummaries of each act and character. It is one of priestleys best known works for the stage and considered to be one of the classics of mid20thcentury english theatre. The dining room of a fairly large suburban house, belonging to a prosperous manufacturer. An inspector calls plot summary north leamington school. He is largebodied and middle aged, with easy manners and provincial. A very pretty country girl with soft brown hair and. Priestley, first performed in 1945 in the soviet union and 1946 in the uk. But before we can understand his key quotes, we must analyse his character.
A representative, supposedly, of the local police force, sent to investigate eva smithdaisy rentons suicide. Arthur birling is hoping for a knighthood through his. Although an inspector calls is set in 1912 it was written in 194445 and produced in london for the first time in 1946. Characters arthur birling sybil birling his wife sheila birling his daughter. Priestley, first performed in the soviet union in 1945 and at the new theatre in london the following year. The inspector has a photograph of the woman and from it mr birling admits that he once employed her in his factory but had sacked her over an industrial dispute over wages. Revise and learn about the characters in j b priestleys an inspector calls with bbc bitesize gcse english literature. The morality play is a very old theatrical form, going back to the medieval period, which sought to instruct audiences about virtue and evil. An inspector calls study guide literature guide litcharts. Make notes about what each character reveals about themselves in a chart like the one below. Know what happens and when it happens and also why its important.
Plot and structure an inspector calls by jb priestley characters. Perfect activities for structured revision activities for pupils who need that extra bit of support. See more ideas about inspector calls, gcse english literature and gcse revision. An inspector calls characters overview characters aqa. This suggests again that the inspector is a hard character who will wreck the cosy world the birlings live in. Knowledge grids for the key themes and characters of an inspector calls to help pupils to prepare for questions for their literature gcse exam. Mr birlings character is central to an inspector calls. You could argue that the inspector comes from the future or from some place outside of time to offer the birlings an opportunity to change an opportunity they dont take. Inspector calls revsion booklet william ellis school.
The very first page of an inspector calls, which gives the list of characters and establishes the setting, has been reprinted for you below. Its a pity sir george and er lady croft cant be with us but theyre abroad and so it cant be helped. Audiences at the end of the war would have appreciated the irony of birlings predictions for the. He is a friend of arthurs, providing arthur with an increased sense of influence in the community. An inspector calls is a play written by english dramatist j. My students cant get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the. An inspector calls study guide 1 ysgol john bright. Gerald croft, sheilas fiance, joins the birlings for. J b priestleys play an inspector calls, first performed in 1945, is a morality play disguised as a detective thriller.
Zthe titanic she sails next weekand unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable. It is one of priestleys bestknown works for the stage and is considered citation needed to be one of the classics of mid20thcentury english theatre. Priestley, here you will find gcse english literature revision notes on the characters, the key themes, the dramatic devices used in the play, plus an overview and background to the play. Please note that some binary parts inside a pdf are not necessarily uncompressible or decodeable into human readable ascii code, because they are embedded and used in their native format inside pdfs. Priestley physical appearance we learn about a character by what they say dialogue and by what they do verbs adverbs and by what others. Such pdf parts are jpeg images, fonts or icc color profiles. Home study guides an inspector calls test yourself. Throughout the play, he read full character analysis eva smith is an employee at birlings factory who leads a group of workers in a strike for higher wages. See a complete list of the characters in an inspector calls and indepth. An inspector calls all acts 1,2,3 fully annotated lyrics. Mr birling is a successful businessman, who has been lord mayor of brumley. The main characters in an inspector calls are the birling family, gerald croft and inspector goole. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 117 pages and is available in paperback format.
A worksheet for students to use for making notes on the key characters in an inspector calls. Wrotham school quotation revision an inspector calls key quotes mr birling youre just the kind of soninlaw i always wanted 4 im talking as a hardheaded, practical man of business there isnt a chance of war 6. Please note that some binary parts inside a pdf are not necessarily uncompressible or decodeable into human readable ascii code, because. How and why does priestley present inspector goole in an inspector calls. Mar 18, 2014 a revision video looking at the characters in an inspector calls for the english literature gcse. His speech is interrupted by the arrival of a police inspector, named goole. The first edition of the novel was published in 1945, and was written by j. Priestley physical appearance we learn about a character by what they say dialogue and by what they do verbs adverbs and by what others say and by what they do to them.
Much of priestleys writing was controversial and many of his plays and novels have strong. Back to english literature notes for popular inspector calls character profiles and themes mr birling quotes and notes. An inspector calls revision guide norlington school for boys. Act 1 quiz a multiple choice quiz on act 1 of an inspector calls. An inspector calls character notes key quotations key. When studying an inspector calls it is necessary and also highly important to look closely at the setting of it. The inspectors investigation aims to teach each character a lesson. Make notes about each character find quotes to back up your views environment home work social class character notes name calls an inspector j. An inspector calls theme and character knowledge grids. A very pretty country girl with soft brown hair and big dark eyes. May 25, 2017 an inspector calls character and theme revision 1. Inspector goole inspector goole, a mysterious figure for social justice who claims to represent the police. Start studying gcse english an inspector calls character quotes.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Conflict between characters theme, an inspector calls. Priestleys play changes the audiences perspective on everything that. The ring also interrupts birling suggesting that the inspector will have power and control over birling. There is a change of lighting from pink and intimate to brighter and harder when the inspector.
In the opening stage directions in an inspector calls, the reader learns that the main characters are wealthy. An inspector calls character notes key quotations key language. B priestly an inspector calls gerald character analysis. Gerald croft, sheilas fiance, joins the birlings for dinner. An inspector calls plot summary the birling family are holding a dinner party to celebrate the engagement of sheila to gerald croft, the son and heir of mr birlings rival in business. Arthur birling is a man with some reputation in the town. Priestley, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Use these quizzes throughout your revision to check understanding of. Look at the following quotes from mrs birling in act 2 explain in what they tell us. Birling heavylooking proud to have status of evening wear but portentous uncomfortable due to. How does priestley explore the role of women in an inspector calls. These icons indicate that teachers notes or useful web addresses are available in the notes page.