GCSE AQA AN INSPECTOR CALLS ALL
1912 - ANS- When the play was set
What was about to happen in 1912 - ANS- WW1 was about to start
What tragedy happened in 1912 - ANS- Titanic sinking
JB Priestley wanted his audience - ANS- To see how bad life was before the war (class,
capitalism, sexism)
Why did Priestley want people not to go back to pre-war views - ANS- All bad
1945 - ANS- When the play was written and produced
What happened in 1945 - ANS- Country was improving after the war, more equality etc.
What sort of person was JB Priestley - ANS- Strong socialist
Socialism - ANS- A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns
and controls the means of production.
What did JB Priestley hate - ANS- Capitalism
Capitalism - ANS- An economic system based on private ownership of capital
Outdated ideas - ANS- Women getting paid less,
No benefits
Dramatic Irony - ANS- when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
real time - ANS- the present moment or the actual time in which something takes place
Tension - ANS- pressure
Monologue - ANS- A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.
Capitalist - ANS- A person who has invested personal wealth in business
Socialist - ANS- person who supports community ownership of property and the sharing
of all profits
1912 - ANS- When the play was set
What was about to happen in 1912 - ANS- WW1 was about to start
What tragedy happened in 1912 - ANS- Titanic sinking
JB Priestley wanted his audience - ANS- To see how bad life was before the war (class,
capitalism, sexism)
Why did Priestley want people not to go back to pre-war views - ANS- All bad
1945 - ANS- When the play was written and produced
What happened in 1945 - ANS- Country was improving after the war, more equality etc.
What sort of person was JB Priestley - ANS- Strong socialist
Socialism - ANS- A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns
and controls the means of production.
What did JB Priestley hate - ANS- Capitalism
Capitalism - ANS- An economic system based on private ownership of capital
Outdated ideas - ANS- Women getting paid less,
No benefits
Dramatic Irony - ANS- when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
real time - ANS- the present moment or the actual time in which something takes place
Tension - ANS- pressure
Monologue - ANS- A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.
Capitalist - ANS- A person who has invested personal wealth in business
Socialist - ANS- person who supports community ownership of property and the sharing
of all profits
