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 How does Priestly hint at tensions within
the group that become more clear in Act 1?
How does Priestly hint at tensions
within the group that later become
        more clear in Act 1?
       The level of tension in the play
        starts extremely low, builds
        gradually as the Inspector
        enters, and builds more as the
        characters come to understand
        the fate of Eva and their roles.
       The inspector control pace and
        tension by dealing with one
        line of enquiry at a time
How does Priestly hint at tensions
within the group that later become
        more clear in Act 1?
         Mr Birling’s confidence is
          soon replaced; first by self-
          justification as he tries to
          explain his part in Eva’s
          death – then by anxiety
         “Look – there’s nothing
          mysterious – or scandalous
          – about this business”
         “That’s enough of that”
How does Priestly hint at tensions
within the group that later become
        more clear in Act 1?
            Sheila’s slightly acidic
             comment about Gerald’s
             supposed absence last
             summer plants the idea that
             there must be a better reason
             for the absence and her
             comment illustrates the cracks
             which are present from the
             very beginning in the
             relationship between Sheila
             and Gerald.
How does Priestly hint at tensions
within the group that later become
        more clear in Act 1?
               Eric’s unmotivated
                laugh in the middle of
                the conversation helps
                us to understand, later
                in the play, that he
                probably is “squiffy” as
                Sheila suggests,
                though it is not until
                much later that his
                alcohol problem will
How does Priestly hint at tensions
 within the group that later become
         more clear in Act 1?
 Priestley carefully structures the
 play so that the careful listener
 or reader will hear these
 ambiguous possibilities of
 trouble.

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An inspector calls

  • 1. Essay Planner How does Priestly hint at tensions within the group that become more clear in Act 1?
  • 2. How does Priestly hint at tensions within the group that later become more clear in Act 1?  The level of tension in the play starts extremely low, builds gradually as the Inspector enters, and builds more as the characters come to understand the fate of Eva and their roles.  The inspector control pace and tension by dealing with one line of enquiry at a time
  • 3. How does Priestly hint at tensions within the group that later become more clear in Act 1?  Mr Birling’s confidence is soon replaced; first by self- justification as he tries to explain his part in Eva’s death – then by anxiety  “Look – there’s nothing mysterious – or scandalous – about this business”  “That’s enough of that”
  • 4. How does Priestly hint at tensions within the group that later become more clear in Act 1?  Sheila’s slightly acidic comment about Gerald’s supposed absence last summer plants the idea that there must be a better reason for the absence and her comment illustrates the cracks which are present from the very beginning in the relationship between Sheila and Gerald.
  • 5. How does Priestly hint at tensions within the group that later become more clear in Act 1?  Eric’s unmotivated laugh in the middle of the conversation helps us to understand, later in the play, that he probably is “squiffy” as Sheila suggests, though it is not until much later that his alcohol problem will
  • 6. How does Priestly hint at tensions within the group that later become more clear in Act 1?  Priestley carefully structures the play so that the careful listener or reader will hear these ambiguous possibilities of trouble.