Look at the following images. What do they have to do with the text? An Inspector Calls Look at the following images. What do they have to do with the text?

Challenge: Can you link any quotations to your answers? Get Ready … 2 minutes on each question. Write at least three points you would make for each one. ISSUES AND THEMES a) How does Priestley explore ideas about deception and mistrust in the play? b) How does Priestley explore the theme of gender inequality in the play? c) How does Priestley present the theme of class differences in ‘An Inspector Calls’? d) How does Priestley present ideas about social duty in ‘An Inspector Calls’? e) How does the play explore the issue of time and the past’s impact on the present? f) An Inspector Calls has been called “a play of contrasts”. How does Priestley present some of these contrasts in the play? Challenge: Can you link any quotations to your answers?

How does Priestley explore ideas about deception and mistrust in the play?

How does Priestley explore the theme of gender inequality in the play?

How does Priestley present the theme of class differences in ‘An Inspector Calls’?

How does Priestley present ideas about social duty in ‘An Inspector Calls’?

How does the play explore the issue of time and the past’s impact on the present?

An Inspector Calls has been called “a play of contrasts” An Inspector Calls has been called “a play of contrasts”. How does Priestley present some of these contrasts in the play?

Dramatic irony Use of lighting Stage direction Use of prop Extended speech Dramatic entrance or exit ‘False’ ending  Denouement  Emphasis  Emotive Language  Exposition Monologue Subtext Turning Points  Well-made play  Can you remind yourself of examples of these dramatic techniques in the play?

Now choose a question and write the opening paragraph Now choose a question and write the opening paragraph. Don’t forget about the following phrases … This is symbolic of… This could suggest to the reader/audience… This might indicate that… A reader/audience might see this as a criticism of… A reader/audience might see this as a promotion of… This could represent the view that... An alternative reading could be that… The writer could be implying that… This is further enhanced when… On one level, the writer might be implying… However, it is conceivable that the writer could also be suggesting…