PPT-AN INSPECTOR CALLS JB PRIESTLEY

AN INSPECTOR CALLS JB PRIESTLEY Final revision and preparation for the GCSE exam The Exam 1 hour 45 minutes long Section A is for Macbeth 40 marks in total Section B is for AICand you have the choice of 2 questions You get 40 marks in total 32 for content and 8 for SPAG You must also refer to context in your essay. Analysis. Sheila and Gerald. The Inspector’s entrance allows him to question Gerald. At first Gerald wants Sheila to leave. ‘unpleasant and disturbing’ – Sheila insists on staying.. Tension between Sheila and Gerald. Agenda. An Inspector is………………. What an Inspector has to do. How the Inspector inspects. Management of an Inspection. Your Role – The Interview / . behaviour. Questions. 1946/7. WW1. WW2. Women’s . Sufferage. Movement becomes active (1906). Industrial Revolution meant that wealth and power shifted from landowners to industrialists. A new, urban working class developed.. What are themes?. Themes . are the big ideas behind the text such as . social class, time, gender roles, responsibility. etc. . The . questions usually focus on the how Priestley presents a particular theme but because the themes are inter-related, this will inevitably mean you need to bring in other ideas as well.. “We . don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will no learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. What you will need to know. Context. When the play is set and when it was written. Historical/social factors that are relevant to the time it is set and the time it was written. How the context affects the plot, characters and themes. 3 Unities. Time – it’s real time so we experience everything that happens to them. Place - intimate setting therefore we see everything they don’t want us to see, so they are exposed. Action – chain of events – responsibility – cause and effect. Context. Link point with elsewhere. Evidence. Technique/effect. (context). Priestley presents the Inspector as all-knowing.. He says “We will come to you next”. . The monosyllabic phrase emphasises the Inspector’s authority. To investigate Inspector Goole’s character. To explore Priestley’s intentions. Monday, 16 October 2017. Mouthpiece. “We don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will no learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish.” . : To identify and explore how the themes are presented within the play.. Challenge. : Relate to context.. Starter. : What are the main themes? Look at the images to help you. .. Themes. In An Inspector Calls, the central theme is responsibility. Priestley is interested in. Final revision and preparation for the GCSE exam. The Exam. 1 hour 30 minutes long- 45 minutes for each section. Answer 1 question from section A and 1 from section B.. Section A is for ‘AIC’ and you have the choice of 2 questions…you can choose which one but make sure it is the one that you feel confident about.. To analyse the development of characters in the play. To explore the different uses of symbolism and themes in Act Two. Monday, 02 October 2017. Character development. Symbolism. “No, he's giving us the rope – so that we'll hang ourselves.” . Birling makes a lengthy speech, not only congratulating Gerald and Sheila, but also commenting on the state of the nation.. Arthur gives a speech to Eric and Gerald. He says that every man should look after himself.. What key quotations could you use?. Consider:. Plot. Character and . themes. Theorist: . Karl Marx. Key ideas:. . Society is capitalist as it is based on making profit, rather than by the interests of all people..