An Inspector Calls Mock revision 2019 Recall 1

An Inspector Calls Mock revision 2019

Recall 1. Macbeth: What is one of the Witches’ second set of prophecies? 2. Romeo and Juliet: Romeo, Juliet, The Friar – who dies first? 3. A Christmas Carol: Who tells Scrooge to be merry, that he is “rich enough”? 4. An Inspector Calls: Who repeats the Inspector’s words once he has left? 5. Poetry: In which poem is the sea spitting “like a tame cat turned savage”? 6. Language: S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

Edwardian England: How might these images reflect differences in class? S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

J. B. Priestley At the time I was writing plays, my work and ideas were ground breaking and controversial. I liked to write about social inequalities and was interested in politics in Britain. Priestley deliberately set his play in 1912 because the date represented an era when all was very different from the time he was writing. In 1912, rigid class and gender boundaries seemed to ensure that nothing would change. Yet by 1945, most of these class and gender divisions had been breached. Priestley wanted to make the most of these changes. Through this play, he encouraged people to seize the opportunity the end of the war had given them to build a better, more caring society. How can we link this to the play? S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

QUOTATION CHALLENGE Rules: complete each task based on the quotation METHODS: highlight and label the method(s) Priestley has used in this quotation. CONTEXT: explain how this quotation links to significant historical contexts. “Unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable” EXPLAIN: the intended dramatic effect of Priestley’s choice of the adverb “absolutely” in this quotation. Be ready to feedback to the class. CONTRAST: Mr. Birling’s sense of certainty here with a quotation where he seems much less assured of himself and the situation. S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

QUOTATION CHALLENGE Rules: complete each task based on the quotation METHODS: highlight and label the method(s) Priestley has used in this quotation. CONTEXT: how does this quotation convey ideas about Edwardian attitudes to social responsibility? “I’ll tell you what I told her. Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility. ” ZOOM: in on a word or phrase which you think conveys Mrs. Birling’s belief in her authority in this situation. Be ready to feedback to the class. CONTRAST: Mrs. Birling’s comment here with her reaction once she discovers her son Eric to be the “father of the child. ” S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

QUOTATION CHALLENGE Rules: complete each task based on the quotation METHODS: highlight and label the method(s) Priestley has used in this quotation. CONTEXT: how does this quotation link to ideas about social class in the play? “We don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. ” ZOOM: in on the dramatic significance of Priestley’s deliberate and repeated use of a plural pronoun in this quotation. Be ready to feedback to the class. CONTRAST: Inspector Goole’s attitude here with an opposing view expressed by Mr. Birling. S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

QUOTATION CHALLENGE Rules: complete each task based on the quotation METHODS: highlight and label the method(s) Priestley has used in this quotation. CONTEXT: how does this quotation link to ideas about social class in the play? “You’d think we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive – community and all that nonsense” SYNTHESISE: identify two related words and explain what they convey about Mr Birling’s attitude to society. CONTRAST: Mr Birling’s attitude here with an opposing view expressed by Inspector Goole. Be ready to feedback to the class. S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

QUOTATION CHALLENGE Rules: complete each task based on the quotation METHODS: highlight and label the method(s) Priestley has used in this quotation. CONTEXT: how does this quotation convey ideas about Priestley’s attitudes to social responsibility? “You’ve had children. You must have known how she was feeling and you slammed the door in her face. ” ZOOM: in on the dramatic significance of Priestley’s deliberate and repeated use of a pronoun in this quotation. Be ready to feedback to the class. CONTRAST: the Inspector’s attitude here with Mrs. Birling’s defence of her decision to reject Eva’s application for charitable support. S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

QUOTATION CHALLENGE Rules: complete each task based on the quotation METHODS: highlight and label the method(s) Priestley has used in this quotation. CONTEXT: explain how this quotation conveys Sheila’s awareness of the privilege and power her social status affords her. “It’s the only time I’ve ever done anything like that and I’ll never, never do it again to anybody. ” ZOOM: in on Priestley’s use of epizeuxis in the phrase “never, never” and explain the intended dramatic effect of this repetition. CONTRAST: Sheila’s remorse here with the more self-absorbed impression Priestley creates of her before the Inspector’s arrival. S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

QUOTATION CHALLENGE Rules: complete each task based on the quotation METHODS: highlight and label the method(s) Priestley has used in this quotation. CONTEXT: explain how this quotation conveys Sheila’s perception of women and social class in Edwardian society. “If she’d been some miserable, plain little creature I don’t suppose I’d have done it. ” ZOOM: in on a word or a phrase which conveys ideas about Sheila’s envy of Eva to an audience. Be ready to feedback to the class. CONTRAST: Sheila’s jealousy here with her compassion and remorse, using a quotation to illustrate the change in her attitude. S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

QUOTATION CHALLENGE Rules: complete each task based on the quotation METHODS: highlight and label the method(s) Priestley has used in this quotation. CONTEXT: how this quotation conveys ideas of toxic masculinity to a modern audience? “I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty and I threatened to make a row. ” ZOOM: in on Priestley’s deliberate choice of adverb “easily” to convey ideas about Eric here to an audience. CONTRAST: Eric’s justification of his behaviour here with a comment expressing his changed attitude later in the play. S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

QUOTATION CHALLENGE Rules: complete each task based on the quotation METHODS: highlight and label the method(s) Priestley has used in this quotation. STAGECRAFT: explain the significance and dramatic effect of the change of lighting here. “The lighting should be pink and intimate until the inspector arrives. ” EXPLAIN: what is ironic about the fact that the mood is described as “intimate” given what we learn about this family’s relationships? CONTRAST: the mood on stage prior to Inspector Goole’s arrival to the mood established by a sudden change to a “brighter and harder” stage lighting. Be ready to feedback to the class. S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

QUOTATION CHALLENGE Rules: complete each task based on the quotation METHODS: highlight and label the method(s) Priestley has used in this quotation. CONTEXT: Explain what this quotation conveys about Gerald’s perception of social class in Edwardian society. “After all, y’know, we’re responsible citizens and not criminals. ” EXPLAIN: the significance of Gerald’s comment here in relation to Priestley’s ideas about morality and social responsibility. CONTRAST: Gerald’s opinion here with an opposing view expressed by Inspector Goole. S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

Everyone is responsible for everyone else. Who makes this point clear? Social Responsibility How is it proved in the plot? Who disagrees? Does anyone in the play come to understand this? What message does this give and why does Priestley allow two characters to change? S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

How does Preistley present the different classes in the play? Class How are the audience meant to react/respond? What are we meant to feel about each class? S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

What sense of time passing by is given in the opening act? Time What references to the future? What do those references suggest about Birling’s society and what do they suggest about him? S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader

Role of Women How are women presented in the play and what does this say about their position in society? Eva Smith Mrs Birling Sheila S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader Edna

What do you need to revise? S 1 – Comment on the events in the play using textual evidence S 2 – Explain inferences made S 3 – Examine the effects used by Priestley Challenge – Analyse the impressions made on the reader