AN INSPECTOR CALLS BY J. B. PRIESTLEY - General Questions 1
A. Select two characters from the play (other than the Inspector) and compare and contrast their reactions to the life and death of Eva Smith.
B. Although Sheila is a typical girl of her era, she emerges as the strongest character in the play. Do you agree? In your answer you should refer to:
- How she faces up to her foolish action
- How she copes with the Inspector
- How she deals with her parents after the Inspector leaves
- Any other ideas you think relevant.
C. Compare the ways in which three characters behaved towards Eva Smith and comment on how you think the author wants you to respond to their behavior.
D. An Inspector Calls was first performed in 1946 just after World War II. It is set in 1912, just before World War I. It is still popular today. What do you think it has to say about history, society and morality, which have allowed it to convey something to each of these three periods in the twentieth century?