2001). Copyright (c) JB Priestley, 1947 appear with kind permission from
Penguin Books LTD
,Contents
Why Buy This Guide?
Why did Priestley Write An Inspector Calls?
Timeline of An Inspector Calls
J B Priestley, Biography and Context
The Detective Story: Whodunit?
The Morality Play
Opening Stage Directions
Stage Directions about the Characters
You need to understand Capitalism and Socialism
Edna
Inspector Goole Explains the Whole of the Play
The Inspector in Act 2
The Inspector in Act 3
Eric Birling
Eric in Act One
Eric and Gerald Keep Each Other’s Secrets
Eric in Act Three
, Eric’s Confession as an Attack on the Power of Upper Class
Men (The Patriarchy)
Gerald Croft
Gerald in Act One
Gerald in Act Two
Gerald in Act Three
Sheila Birling
Sheila in Act One
Sheila in Act Two
Sheila in Act Three
Sybil Birling
Mrs Birling in Act One
Mrs Birling in Act 2
Mrs Birling in Act Three
Arthur Birling
Birling in Act One
Birling in Act Two
Birling in Act Three
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