Inspector Calls Flashcards
Who is Shiela in Inspector Calls?
Shiela is the daughter of Mr & Mrs Birling.
Who is Eric in Inspector Calls?
Eric is the son of Mr & Mrs Birling who is slightly younger than Shiela.
Who is Gerald in Inspector Calls?
Gerald is Shiela’s partner who are engaged to eachother. Gerald places a ring on Shiela earlier on in the play.
Who is the Inspector in Inspector Calls?
The Inspector is introduced to the audience in the middle of the play & makes things more interesting as he arrives to the Birling household with some shocking news.
Who is Eva Smith (Daisy Renton) in Inspector Calls?
Eva Smith is the character in the play where the scene (main story) is around her. She later on in the play changes her name to Daisy Renton for various different reasons such as work due to she was going to have a baby before she died at the end of the play.
How is Eric described in the introduction of the play?
Half shy, half assertive & has a drinking addiction /problem. Very much still childish like his sister Shiela.
How is Mrs Birling intoduced at the start of the play?
Cold hearted, tries to skip talking to human nature. Not a nice person, always has an opinion on something which turns out to be negative.
Where in the play is it noticable that Shiela & Eric are being very childish alike?
In the play there are many different situations where Shiela & Eric are being very childish and calling their parents “daddy” & “mummy”.
When was the play Inspector Calls set?
- Just before WWI started.
When was the play Inspector Calls written?
1945
Who says “the Titanic is unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable” in the play Inspector Calls?
Mr Birling claims on page 7 of Inspector Calls that the Titanic is unsinkable which comes back to bite him later because the Titanic actually sank years later.
Why does Shiela take off the ring which Gerald gave him an hour later?
This is because Gerald told the story between him and Eva /Daisy when they were together to everyone whilst he was also trying to meet Shiela at the same time.
What is one way shown in the book that Mr Birling only cares about his buisness and not anything else?
Mr Birling has quiet a few of these things in his character where h is only aware of himself and his buisness rather than caring about his own family where there are a lot of gaps missing especially in he children’s education at the start of the play. He always looked to invite and care /talk to Gerald who was part of the Royal family about buisness and the way his family takes care of these type of things. Mr Birling thought his family was one of these families Gerald had because of the house the Birling’s had which was slightly upper class and is the reason why he never said anything bad to Gerald to complain about him because he was his daughter’s (Shiela’s) boyfriend who were looking to get married later on which Birling was very happy about because of th links and people Gerald knows perfect for Birling’s buisness. However when Sheila takes off her ring which Gerald gave him, Birling got very annoyed and worried he would never see Gerald again because of his buisness and arguement he got into with Shiela. He tries to through-out the rest of the play calm down the pair of them to see if Sheila would put the ring back on.
What is noticable in Mr & Mrs Birling arrogance, disrespect & hate through-out the play towards the lower class of people?
Through-out the play it’s very noticable for the audience to realise that the two adults in the Birling household are very arrogant and disrespectful towards lower class people just because they were one class above them and don’t have to work as much as lower class people have to to earn their bread on the table. This was also anticipated when they were comparing thier homes to the lower classes who didn’t have a lot and had to work to earn money which creates a really negative and hatred mood towards Mr & Mrs Birling from the audience.
Why does Gerald take a walk outside the Birling’s house at one point in the play?
This was because when the Inspector arrived and gave the Birling’s news which they were very confused about. Gerald was one of the people who knew Eva Smith who died and was shocked because he had spent time with her and took a walk around the side of the house which lead him being out of the play for quiet a few scenes. This is why it lead to Shiela taking the ring of her finger after recieving some shocking news about Gerald cheating on her from in the past.
