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Inspector Calls Analysis Worksheet

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Inspector Calls Analysis Worksheet

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📖 Extract from 'An Inspector Calls' - Act 1

BIRLING: Just let me finish, Eric. You've a lot to learn yet. And I'm talking as a hard-headed, practical man of business. And I say there isn't a chance of war. The world's developing so fast that it'll make war impossible. And then ships. Why, a friend of mine went over this new liner last week - the Titanic - she sails next week - forty-six thousand eight hundred tons - forty-six thousand eight hundred tons - New York in five days - and every luxury - and unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable.

MRS BIRLING: Arthur, you're not supposed to say such things—

BIRLING: (jovially) Oh - come - I'm treating Gerald like one of the family. And I'm sure he won't object.

SHEILA: (half serious, half playful) Yes - except for all last summer, when you never came near me, and I wondered what had happened to you.

📝 Part 1: Retrieval and Understanding

1. What does Birling describe as "absolutely unsinkable"?
2. According to Birling, why will there be no chance of war?

The world is developing too fast

He has inside information

Politicians have promised peace

Trade agreements prevent conflict

3. How does Birling justify his comments to Mrs Birling about speaking freely?
4. What does Sheila's comment reveal about Gerald's behaviour the previous summer?

🎭 Part 2: Language and Dramatic Analysis

5. How does Priestley use dramatic irony in Birling's speech about the Titanic? Explain the effect on the audience.
6. Analyse how Birling's repetition of "forty-six thousand eight hundred tons" reveals his character. What does this suggest about his values?
7. How does Priestley use the stage direction "(jovially)" to show Birling's attitude? What does this reveal about the class differences in the play?
8. Sheila's tone is described as "half serious, half playful". How does this foreshadow the themes that will develop later in the play?

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