1. ACT TWO
“No, he's giving us the rope – so that we'll hang ourselves.”

2. Act Two Stage Directions Inspector Goole Sheila Gerald Sybil Birling
Arthur Birling

3. Locate the quotations from Act Two:
Eva Smith
Locate the quotations from Act Two:
Who says each quotation?
What do the quotations tell you about?
The speaker?
Edwardian attitudes to working class women?
Eva’s position in society and the possibilities open to her?

4. “We really must stop these silly pretences”
Explore how Priestley presents and develops Sheila Birling in Act 1 and 2 of An Inspector Calls
Techniques, themes, symbols, motifs
Changes / Expanded
Point & Evidence
Point, Evidence, Explanation
Point, Evidence, Explanation, Language Analysis
Point, Evidence, Explanation, Language Analysis & Alternative/Extended Views.

5. Comprehension Questions
What is the mood in the dining room at the start of Act Two?
How does the Inspector affect Sheila?
Why does Sheila stare at the Inspector ‘wonderingly and dubiously’? (pg. 29)
What is Mrs Birling's attitude to Eva Smith?
How had Daisy’s relationship with Gerald affected her? How did she react when it ended?
How does the Inspector’s attitude start to change over the course of Act Two?
Why does Mrs Birling react in a ‘frightened’ way? (pg. 49)
What is then mood in the dining room as Eric re-enters? How does this set the tone for Act Three?