An inspector Calls Flashcards
How many acts are in the play?
3
What is foreshadowing?
An indication that is made earlier on in the play or future events in it.
What is the main theme of an inspector calls?
Responsibility
What characters helped to kill Eva smith?
Sheila,Arthur,Sybil,Eric,Gerald
An example of Dramatic Irony?
Its used throughout the play when Mr birling describes the titanic.
When was the play set?
It was set in 1912.
Name the 4 themes that go throughout the play?
Responsibility
Age
Gender
Class
Where was this play set?
In a town called Brumley.
What other name did Eva Smith use?
Daisy Renton
where was the play first presented?
Russia,Moscow
When was the play first performed?
1945
What is a Climatic Curtain?
A climatic curtain is one of the major features of a well made play.It is when an act or scene ends on a tense and a highly dramatic moment.
What is an exposition?
Main characters are introduced and where it is set.
Why was an inspector calls written?
Priestley wrote an inspector calls because class and gender was a big problem in society at the time.
Give an example of foreshadowing being used in the play?
“Yes except when you didn’t come near me all last summer”
