An Inspector Calls

Question 1

As if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive – community and all that nonsense

Answer 1

Mr Birling - Responsibility , Social class
‘ As if ‘ ~ convinced it will never happen - ridiculous idea
Views it negatively, rejects the idea of working together - capitalist views

Question 2

If you don’t come down sharply on some of these people they’d soon be asking for the Earth

Answer 2

Mr billing - social class, generations
Relates to what the inspector has done to the Birlings , they need to know their place
No respect for the lower class

Question 3

They’ll be a public scandal – unless we are lucky – and who here will suffer from that more than I will?

Answer 3

Mr Birling Social class (reputation)

Question 4

As if the girl of that sort would ever refuse money

Answer 4

Mrs birling - social class 
Ridiculous concept 
Thinks that lower class has no morals 
Small minded
Eric took the money

Question 5

Unlike the other three, I did nothing I’m shamed of you have no power to make me change my mind

Answer 5

Mrs birling - responsibility
She doesn’t want to be associated with them
Feels she’s superior to them
Passing the blame - making them look worse
Immaturity
Doesn’t think she did any wrong

Question 6

You have no power

Answer 6

Mrs Birling - social class 
Comparing classes - she is superior to the inspector

Question 7

She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that was simply absurd in regard of her position

Answer 7

Mrs Birling 
Oblivious to the truth  
Thinks Eva is incapable because of her class 
Scruples - morals 
Girl - belittling - using her class

Question 8

I felt rotten about it at the time and now I feel a lot worse. Didn’t make much difference to her?

Answer 8

Shiela - responsibility
Makes it about her (i) selfish
Didn’t think of the consequences- immature
? - curious and concerned

Question 9

But these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re people

Answer 9

Sheila -
Empathy for lower classs
Respects women

Question 10

It’s wonderful look - Mummy - isn’t it a beauty

Answer 10

Focused on appearance - stereotypical
Childish - changes to mother later on
Materialistic , showing off , looking for attention

Question 11

In a state when a chap easily turns nasty

Answer 11

Eric - social class
A threat for Eva - she is vulnerable - her class

Question 12

I didn’t install her there so I could make love to her. I made her go to Morgan terrace because I was sorry for her

Answer 12

Gerald - gender , social class
Install - object
Made her - controlling , dominance ~ women were subservient to men ~ women’s rights
I was sorry for her - pity ~ made her his mistress actions not that honourable

Question 13

Everything’s alright now Shiela … what about this ring ?

Answer 13

Gerald-
Thinks everything is fine - back to start
Expects her to accept it
Contrast - doesn’t really care for Sheila’s opinion

Question 14

She needed not only money, but advice , sympathy, friendliness

Answer 14

Inspector 
Mrs Birling - could've given her these things as they're free shows how cold hearted the upper class can be

Question 15

She was here alone , Friendliness, almost penniless, desperate

Answer 15

Inspector -
Making them feel guilty
Things mrs Birling has experienced

Question 16

We are members of one body

Answer 16

Inspector -

Socialist view - equality

Question 17

Fire and blood and anguish

Answer 17

Inspector - responsibility
Religious quotations describes hell which suggests the inspector is threatening them if they do not learn from their mistakes that is where they will end up, the inspector could be foreshadowing World War II

Question 18

Responsibility

Answer 18

Older Birlings don’t take responsibility- immaturity & irresponsiblity
Younger generation- more accepting to their mistakes

Question 19

A man has to make his own way - has to look after himself - his family too of course

Answer 19

Mr Birling - responsibility

Capitalist views- every man for himself

Question 20

Their hopes and fears

Answer 20

Inspector- social class 
juxtaposition the gap between hopes and fears shows the difference in classes

Question 21

Jovially

Answer 21

Mr Birling - shows he felt guilty for a bit but went back to how he was at the start

Question 22

Gender

Answer 22

The woman in the play do not have jobs all their lower class workers are not influential in society 
women used ( for sex ) 
man are dominant

Question 23

I left ‘ em talking about clothes again

Answer 23

Eric - gender
When independent parents together husband
identity defined - doesn’t think that they think much else probably thinks women are not intelligent – society
to benefit themselves shows their lifestyle
stereotype of women all they love is clothes

Question 24

She was young and pretty

Answer 24

Gerald - gender
Only see Women for looks 
His fondness for Daisy Renton 
shows the superficial view of women if they didn't meet his standard of beauty he didn't like them 
immaturity of men

Question 25

Generation gap

Answer 25

Priestley points out that the younger generation are more capable of change because they’re not set in their ways – hope for the future (what they did is more important)
Older – concerned with status, not learnt from their mistakes

Question 26

It frightens me the way you talk, and I can’t listen to any more of it.

Answer 26

Sheila - (she has changed / matured) generation gap
Separates herself from her parent
She is disturbed that her parents can talk / act like how they are - they are unaffected by the events
Impressionable - younger generation more open minded, older generation stubborn

Question 27

There are a lot of young women living that sort of existence in every city

Answer 27

Inspector - social class
Many women are being exploited the lower class of being taken advantage of by the upper-class

Question 28

Factories and warehouses wouldn’t know where to look for cheap labour

Answer 28

Inspector - social class 
Because they are lower socio seems as though they should only earn money depending on the social status not how hard they work

Question 29

He’s a notorious womaniser

Answer 29

Gerald - social class
Everyone knows of his antics
expected to be moral because of his social status

Question 30

Social class

Answer 30

The older Burlington have negative expectations and of assumptions about the lower classes 
The upper class get away with more 
socialism reducing class divides

Question 31

Priestley context

Answer 31

He fought in ww1 lived through ww2
He was socialist
Influential in developing the idea of welfare state
Priestley believe that a further world wars could only be avoided through cooperation and mutual respect between countries

Question 32

Set in 1912 (Edwardian era)

Answer 32

It was before World War I a time of peace and stability
it was a time when people are able to improve the wealth and social standing
the rights of workers Eva Smith were not taken too seriously by many employees – they didn’t have employment protection also health and safety laws
there were strong class divisions - social position was seen as a very important
woman were subservient to men and had fewer rights
For working-class women a job was crucial for survival no welfare state the poor often judged harshly by those in the upper-class

Question 33

Play written in 1945 context

Answer 33

Just after World War II
The class divisions had been reduced for example soldiers of all backgrounds fighting together
Women’s rights increase due to role in the war women got the vote in 1918
There was a great desire for social change labour a more left-wing political part won the general election

Question 34

All intertwined

Answer 34

Socialist views – equality

People need to respect each other to create an idyllic society religious connotations - love thy neighbour

Question 35

[we hear a sharp ring of doorbel. Birling stops to listen ]

[telephone rings sharply]

Answer 35

Sharp - significant and unexpected cuts into their celebration
Gets his attention
Interrupts Birling makes us question and criticise mr Birling } doorbell
Sharply - Same as doorbell
Both disruptive symbolise something bad , what my Birling is saying is unimportant - contrast as he is very sure of himself