PPT-HOW DOES PRIESTLEY SHOW THAT TENSION IS AT THE HEART OF THE BIRLING FAMILY?

3 Unities Time its real time so we experience everything that happens to them Place intimate setting therefore we see everything they dont want us to see so they are exposed Action chain of events responsibility cause and effect. 1912 and 1946. Consider. Why a play first performed in 1946 should be set in 1912.. There are various reasons why Priestley has done this.. Consider the following points. The play opens with a scene of great luxury: a wealthy family is celebrating an engagement in a very lavish fashion. This will be obvious to an audience that has spent the years of the Second World War without the luxuries that the . 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. AIC. ?. Answer this question in note/list form, with brief reference to the text (no direct quotes needed yet). These notes will help plan for your homework.. What are some of the techniques that Priestley uses to present his characters and his central themes in . 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. An Inspector Calls. Each question is worth 30 marks. You should spend 45 minutes per question:. Introduction. 3/4 x PEELA paragraphs. Conclusion. Higher Questions. Question 17 . What . do you think is the importance of Inspector Goole and how does Priestley present him. 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.. by J.B.Priestley. Revision PowerPoint. RCH. J. B. Priestley. The playwright. J. B. Priestley. John Boynton Priestley was born in Bradford in 1894,. When the First World War broke out, Priestley immediately joined the British Army. After being wounded and affected by a gas attack, Priestley was withdrawn from active service and became part of the Entertainers Section of the British Army. . Final revision and preparation for the GCSE exam. The Exam. 2. hours 15 minutes long- 45 minutes for each section. 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.. Act 1. Opening Stage Directions.  . (At rise of curtain, the four . Birlings. and Gerald are seated at the table, with Arthur Birling at one end, his wife at the other, Eric downstage and Sheila and Gerald seated upstage.. SBe. Who was J.B Priestley?. John Boyton Priestley was born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1894 to a Victorian family. Sadly, his mother died the same year and his father remarried when he was a toddler.. 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 ‘ AIC’and 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. How does the opening scene suggest that the Birling's are the ‘perfect’ family? . Before the Inspector arrives, Arthur Birling makes a speech about the state of the world. Name one event that the audience know will happen after 1912 which proves he's wrong. .