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Learn about the plot, characters, themes, and quotes of J. B. Priestley's play An Inspector Calls, a critique of class system and moral complacency. Explore the full study guide, flashcards, and PLUS features on SparkNotes.
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An Inspector Calls is a play in three acts, set in Brumley, an English manufacturing town, in 1912. Arthur Birling has convened a dinner for the engagement of his daughter, Sheila, to her boyfriend, Gerald Croft. Arthur and his wife Sybil seem happy, although Sybil is reserved at the meal. Eric, Sheilas brother, drinks heavily and appears mildly up...
The Inspector, whom Arthur does not know despite his positions in local government, announces that a girl named Eva Smith has died of an apparent suicide. The Inspector asks Arthur if he knows anyone by that name. Arthur initially denies it, but after seeing a picture, he admits to employing Eva at his factory, and firing her when she incites a fai...
The Inspector turns to Gerald and asks if he knows someone named Daisy Renton. Sheila realizes, from Geralds expression, that Gerald knows this name. When all but Sheila and Gerald leave the room, Sheila accuses Gerald of having had an affair with Daisy Renton the previous summer. Gerald admits to this. He asks Sheila to hide this information from ...
An Inspector Calls Summary. Next. Act 1. The play begins in a nice dining room, with the prosperous Birling family joyously celebrating the engagement of their daughter, Sheila, to Gerald Croft. Everybody is in good spirits. Mr. Birling gives a toast, and Gerald gives Sheila her engagement ring, which she puts on her finger very excitedly.
Full Title: An Inspector Calls. When Written: 1945. Where Written: England. When Published: 1945 (play premiered in Soviet Union) Literary Period: mid-20th century British drama, social realism. Genre: Mystery drama. Setting: 1912; a comfortable home in Brumley, England. Climax: Gerald returns to the Birling home after Goole has left, to report ...
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Inspector Goole posits the merits of socialism, ideologically opposed to that of the capitalistic Birlings. He believes Eva’s suicide is a response to an uncaring society and that we as people have a duty to avoid harming one another. In calling for the Birlings to take responsibility for their actions, he directly challenges everything they ...
