An Inspector Calls Context

The year the play was written in

1945

The year that the play was set

1912

An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

Capitalism

A political and economic theory of social organisation which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

Socialism

Playwright who wrote An Inspector Calls

J. B. Priestly

A system of ordering society whereby people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status.

Class

In psychology, the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female.

Gender

a ranking according to status or ability; a group having authority

Heirarchy

concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong

Morality

A government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.

Welfare

.The reason why World War II heavily influenced the political and social landscape of Britain.

Class boundaries becoming less distinct due to classes being mixed in the war effort

J.B Priestly's moral message in An Inspector Calls

All people should support each other.

A major event that happened in 1912

The Titanic sank

working class

Proletariat

The upper classes

Bourgeoisie

The period in which An Inspector Calls was written.

Edwardian Era

The name of the fictional town in which the play is set.

Brumley

a person whose wealth comes from the ownership of industrial businesses and who favors government policies that support industry

Industrialist

The movement organized around gaining voting rights for women

Suffrage Movement

Society in which men are considered to have more power. Women are seen as inferior to men.

Patriarchal Society