Here are some videos of the poems that will be covered in class.
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Sunday, 16 February 2014
Language Techniques
The language used by each character helps us to form a clear picture of them.
The Inspector
Introducing himself as Inspector Goole, he's a police officer who comes to investigate the background to a young woman's suicide.
Eric Birling
Eric is the only son of Mr and Mrs Birling. He is employed in his father's business and drinks more than he should, which leads him into trouble.
Saturday, 15 February 2014
Eva Smith/Daisy Renton
Eva Smith/Daisy Renton is the two names given to the girl who suffers at the hands of the Birlings and Gerald.
Saturday, 8 February 2014
Themes: Love
Throughout the play the idea of love varies, depending on which character is talking about it.
Mrs Birling
Mrs Birling is a prominent member of her society and believes that, as a result, she should be treated in a manner that befits her stations. She's unable to grasp the situation at hand and takes no responsibility in the part she plays.
Sheila
Sheila is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Birling and is engaged to Gerald Croft. Sheila represents the younger generation and the new ideas that they possess.
Sunday, 2 February 2014
Themes: Responsibility
Throughout the play, Priestly highlights the different roles the Birling family played in the fall of Eva Smith. Although he highlights that each had some hand in her ultimate suicide, he does not lay the responsibility of it at any sole person. Instead, he comments that responsibility is shared.
Gerald Croft
Gerald Croft is the son of wealthy industrialist and business rival of Mr Birling, and he has just become engaged to Sheila Birling.
Mr Birling
Birling is a key character within the play An Inspector Calls. Throughout the play, Priestly pokes fun of him and his beliefs, which helps to reinforce his own ideals, that capitalism is bad and that socialism is a fairer way of life.
Stage Directions
The directions given by Priestly are very important. They inform us about what the characters look like, but through the way in which they say things, they give us an insight into what they’re thinking/feelings.
Context
Context
Context plays an important part in An Inspector Calls. In order to get into the top bands for your exam, you will need to be able to refer to context and it’s implications in the play.
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