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• An Inspector Calls by J B Priestley centres on Inspector Goole's interrogation of the Birling family, following the death of a young girl called Eva Smith
• The main characters in An Inspector Calls are the Birling family, Gerald Croft and Inspector Goole
• Themes in An Inspector Calls

  • Social responsibility
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Class
• An Inspector Calls


  • It is a play - this has an impact on its language and structure
  • The dialogue is believable and fast moving
  • The play is structured so that each act grabs the audience's attention
• JB Priestley's, An Inspector Calls, was intended to be performed, rather than read