An Inspector Calls Themes: Women in 5 Quick Quotes | AQA English GCSE Revision

Описание: In this video, you’ll revise how Priestley presents women across the social hierarchy in An Inspector Calls — from Edna and Eva Smith to Sheila and Mrs Birling.
Explore how gender and class intersect, revealing inequality, moral hypocrisy, and the limited roles available to women in 1912 society.

🕒 Timestamps
0:00 – Introduction: Women and class in An Inspector Calls
0:25 – Hierarchy & Women
1:14 – Quote 1: “Edna, the parlourmaid, is just clearing the table...” (Stage directions, Act 1)
3:08 – Quote 2: “She kept a rough sort of diary...” – Inspector about Eva (Act 2)
5:02 – Quote 3: “She was giving herself ridiculous airs...” – Mrs Birling (Act 2)
6:45 – Quote 4: “I’ll never, never do it again.” – Sheila (Act 1)
8:22 – Quote 5: “I did keep a girl last summer. I’ve admitted it. And I’m sorry, Sheila.” – Gerald Croft (Act 3)
10:25 – Summary: Women as ‘use’ or ‘ornament’
11:30 – Final thoughts and free resources

💡 Summary
Women in An Inspector Calls are:
From all social classes
Often portrayed through interactions with men
Governed strongly by their class
Either for ‘use’ or ‘ornament’

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