An Inspector Calls (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Year 'An Inspector Calls' was written
Year 'An Inspector Calls' was written
1945
Year 'An Inspector Calls' is set
Year 'An Inspector Calls' is set
1912
What the play critiques about Edwardian England
What the play critiques about Edwardian England
Rigid class system and social attitudes
Priestley's political belief
Priestley's political belief
Socialist
Key beliefs of socialism in the play
Key beliefs of socialism in the play
Social equality and collective responsibility
Priestley's main message about responsibility
Priestley's main message about responsibility
Everyone is responsible for one another
How the play is structured
How the play is structured
As a morality tale
Literary device using audience's historical knowledge
Literary device using audience's historical knowledge
Dramatic irony
Character who delivers the moral lessons
Character who delivers the moral lessons
Inspector Goole
Major events happening soon after 1912 setting
Major events happening soon after 1912 setting
Sinking of Titanic and outbreak of World War I
What Titanic & WWI symbolise in the play
What Titanic & WWI symbolise in the play
False sense of security & superiority of upper class
Metaphor comparing Birlings to Titanic
Metaphor comparing Birlings to Titanic
Both headed for disaster without change