Study Guide of an Inspector Calls

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Study Guide to An Inspector Calls

Introduction
This guide is written for teachers and students who are studying J.B. Priestleys play An Inspector Calls. The
guide is written specifically for students in the UK, but I hope it may be tendingful to users from other parts of
the world.

The play in performance
This is a play that has been very successful in performance: how efficacy the way in which the play is
performed draw the audiences attention to the primary(prenominal) ideas in it?
To answer this you should consider such things as:
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playacting - how the actors should play particular episodes
casting - who would be suited to the conglomerate roles
set - what kind of stage set would move around scoop for this play
lighting, sound and music - what effects (FX) of lighting, sound and music would help make the
plays ideas more clear?

This task will work best if you are able to consider the play in at least one version that you have seen, as well
as the 1954 film version, directed by Guy Hamilton.

to begin with published on www.universalteacher.org.uk, Andrew Moores teaching resource site.
This surplus PDF version is available from www.teachit.co.uk. © Andrew Moore, 1999-2005.

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Evas letter
The Inspector tells Mr. Birling that Eva smith/Daisy Renton left a letter…and a sort of journal. The letter could
be to her nearest relative or to Gerald Croft.



hold open - as you imagine Eva would have done - the letter and
daybook entries (between 1910 and 1912) for the key events in her life, from her starting to work for Birling &
Co. to her suicide.
family and month

What happens

September 1910

Eva sacked by Birling & Co.

December 1910

Eva employed by Milwards

Late January 1911

Eva sacked by Milwards

march 1911

Eva becomes Geralds mistress

early on September 1911

Gerald breaks off the affair
Eva leaves Brumley for two months

November 1911

Eric meets Eva

December 1911/January 1912

Eva finds she is pregnant

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