“Cruel and Vile”: A Grade 9 Guide to Sheila Birling in An Inspector Calls Introduction: Why This Quote Matters In J.B. Priestley’s powerful morality play An Inspector Calls, the quote “Mother, I think that was cruel and vile” is a pivotal moment of emotional clarity and moral awakening. Spoken by Sheila Birling in Act 2, […]
Understanding Mr. Birling through His Quotes in “An Inspector Calls”
Understanding Mr. Birling through His Quotes in “An Inspector Calls” Introduction Brief introduction to the play “An Inspector Calls” and its socio-political context. Introduction to Mr. Birling as a character. 1. Character Analysis of Mr. Birling Background and social status. Relationship dynamics within the Birling family. Initial portrayal and first impressions. 2. Key Quotes Analysis […]
Understanding Mrs. Birling through Her Quotes in “An Inspector Calls”
Understanding Mrs. Birling through Her Quotes in “An Inspector Calls” Brief introduction to the play “An Inspector Calls” and its socio-political context: “An Inspector Calls,” written by J.B. Priestley in 1945, is a play set in 1912 England, just before World War I. It explores themes of social responsibility, class distinctions, and moral consequences through […]
Age in an inspector calls
This is the third in a series of articles on the themes of the play, ‘An Inspector Calls’. The first focused on class division and social responsibility and can be read by clicking on here. The second about gender can be read by clicking on here. In our two previous articles we looked at different themes within […]
Themes in an inspector calls
In this series of articles I will be focusing on the themes of an Inspector Calls. In this particular article I will be focusing on them in general and in subsequent articles elaborating on each of these themes in more detail. and depth. Prior to the modern industrial era where most societies were ones where […]
Gender in an inspector calls
In the previous article in these series on the themes on ‘An Inspector Calls’, we looked at the issue of class division and social responsibility being explored in the play and also some of the wider social and historical context which the play was set in. Some of what was mentioned in that article, which you […]
Sheila Birling quotes
This article focuses on some of the key quotes for Sheila Birling in the play, ‘An Inspector Calls’ along with explanation and analysis of these quotes. These quotes can be used in exam answers. Some of the larger quotes do not necessarily have to be quoted in full but just the relevant words or sentence […]
Eric Birling, a character analysis.
Eric Birling a character analysis. The role/function of Sheila Birling’s character in the play. In the previous articles we looked at the Birling parents and their daughter Sheila. We focused on what the writer J.B. Priestley was trying to do by creating these various characters. In terms of Eric: 1. Eric (and his sister Sheila) […]
Sheila Birling, a character analysis.
Sheila Birling Character Analysis This is the third in our series of articles on the themes of the play, ‘An Inspector Calls’ and the two, the first two articles can be read by clicking on here. Mr. Birling, a character analysis. Mrs Birling, a character analysis. To read the articles on the themes you can […]
An Inspector Calls, The Themes: Age
An Inspector Calls, themes: Gender This is the third in a series of articles on the themes of the play, ‘An Inspector Calls’. The first focused on class division and social responsibility and can be read by clicking on here. https:/an-inspector-calls-the-themes-part-1/ The second about gender can be read by clicking on here. https:/an-inspector-calls-themes-gender/ An […]