Talk:An Inspector Calls

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Contents 1 A rapid addition of spoiler tags 2 Set in 1912 but written in '45 3 article needs attention 4 Things about the play. 5 Someone add more on the characters 6 Spoiler Warning Maybe 7 record-keeping note 8 Underlying themes etc. 9 Editing Notes/Update 10 The Goole/Ghoul thing 11 Helpful for T.Y.B.Com. Students!!! 12 Picture 13 Article 14 Spilt 15 Confusing information 16 GCSE (to be changed) 17 Mass Murder 18 Vandalism

[edit] A rapid addition of spoiler tags

Though this article is in closer need of attention, I've added spoiler tags above and below the character synopses. To be honest, enough people have had this play ruined for them by the GCSE, and I don't see why that trend should continue here. O'Shuva 04:12, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Set in 1912 but written in '45

I'm fairly sure the article is wrong and the play was written in 1945 but set in 1912, and the dramatic irony was intentional. Can anyone confirm this? --Gutya 20:46, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

sooooooo what that doesnt matter. there are loads of books written today and are based years ago!!!!!!! durrrr

Yes, But for someone writing an essay on the play this is very important. --Gutya 20:46, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

The dramatic irony is of course intentional. Priestly writes with hindsight after the two world wars. This is what is meant by the Inspector's final speech with his reference to 'fire and anguish'. - Sophiaaa.x 08:11, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes, this is correct, written in '45 but about 1912. Meateater 09:05, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] article needs attention

This article really looks like it's just been constructed by the GCSE students who have been studying the play. I did it some years ago at GCSE and to be honest was not inspired, but subsequently having looked at it in the context of Priestly's other plays it is interesting. This article makes it look about as interesting fuck this shit as it appeared to me at GCSE. It really needs some attention - the bit saying that the play uses dramatic devices for example. Well, I hate to say it, but it is a play, so clearly it's going to employ 'dramatic devices'. No play doesn't.

That's almost insulting to GCSE students :P I agree though, it really does need beefing out.

Wikipedia is about helping people. If GCSE students have knowledge, I would encourage them to share it. School is not a good place for the intelligent students to share ideas- but Wikipedia is. It does not need people like you discouraging edits. 81.109.94.62 18:27, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

I did a little bit of spelling correction and beefing out yesterday, I'll keep going. Cricketgirl 18:00, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Also - surely this shouldn't be part of a WikiProject films, but rather Literature? In which case, why the bit at the top of the discussion page? Cricketgirl 18:12, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Things about the play.

MAIN POINTS to include in an essay

The play is extremely contraversial in its twentieth century political standing.

Eva Smith is not killed, she commits suicide.

There is a longstanding debate about just who Inspector Goole is because it is confirmed within the play he is not a real police inspector.

It's spelt "Birling".

Inspector Goole may not even be a real person due to the obvious pun on his name. (Goole/Ghoul)

[edit] Someone add more on the characters

The characters are vital to the plot, and I have added a basic structure. But somebody needs to add detail, as it is practically a stub.

• I've added some info about Arthur, and there's a good source at BBC GCSE revision (I can remember using that for my GCSEs a while back.) I'll try and go through them all eventually.Paj.meister 17:26, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

• The characters certainly have enough on them now, possibly verging on too much. the seperate articles read more like mini-essays, and could do with cleanup. Wrincewind 13:49, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spoiler Warning Maybe

Yup i think so

• I certainly agree; I'm not studying the play, and it seems that all references to the play on the web are entirely for or about people who are studying it rather than watching it, y'know, for fun. I'm one of the latter, and I'm very lucky I didn't stumble across a spoiler which would have rather ruined the ending for me. I'll quickly edit the article and separate out a spoiler if I can. -- Archfalhwyl 09:31, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I dont understand, maybe I will go through the information submitted and section it, seeing as no one else will:DLindaaaaa. (talk) 20:29, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] record-keeping note

All the recent edits were performed by me. --Poorsod 17:03, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

u can see who made the edits from the History, we don't need u to tell us. Ghingo

But if you make more than minor edits, it's a good idea to explain why here. Thanks, Ben Aveling 19:07, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Underlying themes etc.

The story of this play is all about Socialist vs Capitalist views. The references to "Community" being "Nonsense" recognizes Birling as an ignorant capitalist, whereas Goole [who has "lower" social standing] clearly shows himself as a socialist due to his final speech. It's a great play as well [and I'm doing it for GCSE], it deserves attention.

New person: I was changed some spelling eg... sheila's was sheilia's and fiancee now has the accent over the first e ...

[edit] Editing Notes/Update

If more needs to be added on, someone should add it (I'm not very familiar with this work and can't really add much more.) The article seems pretty cleaned-up, for the most part. I also removed some vandalism. I am going to remove the cleanup tag, and if anyone disagrees they can re-ad it.--Fisheromen 16:16, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Goole/Ghoul thing

it is an established view that the inspector could be recognised as a ghost, it's not original research so I'm removing the big I thing.

Really? I'm doing it for GCSE as well, I put that possibility in, but do you have any sources? Will ^{(Take me down to the Paradise City)} 21:00, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Helpful for T.Y.B.Com. Students!!!

I'm Hussain Savani from Morbi City of Gujarat(India). This article is really helpful to T.Y.B.Com Student of Saurashtra University. In this article they showed "Ghoul"/"Goole" thing... wondering is it the truth... i'm gonna write it in exams ;-) Does anybody knows from where I can see a visual play that was played in 1946!!! kindly help if anybody know :-)

[edit] Picture

I added a picture I found from the play's "official" website : www.aninspectorcalls.com

I hope this is ok - it seems to add to the overall neatness of the article, don't you think? Should it be placed somewhere else? I tried placing it in the introduction except it messed with the format, so I just put it in the synopsis.

It looks pritty good, but are you sure it isn't copyrighted? Also, please sign your messages using four tiles (~) Larklight 18:41, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article

What happened to a plot summary? And the character def.s are a tinsy bit too long. Larklight 16:06, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spilt

Right, this article is way too long. I'm not sure of the protocall (most peeps here liook like GCSE students too) but the length on each character boarders and essay- not suitable for wikipedia. I recomend each one becomes a separate article. Thoguths? Larklight 17:39, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Right, as no-one else seems to be opposed, I've split the article and cropted industreously.Larklight 13:11, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Confusing information

As somebody who is unfamiliar with the play and went to Wikipedia for information, I found the article very confusing. The surprise ending (that the supposedly moral inspector is an imposter) is buried in the character descriptions; this should either be omitted or made much more prominent. On several occasions Priestly's attitude is called socialist (a term rarely used in US literary criticism). Is this explicit, or is the article writer simply assuming that because he satirizes a rich family? (KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, from the same era, also satirizes a rich family, but I've never heard it classified as socialist) CharlesTheBold 22:10, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

I would be gald if you could at least sort out the article yourself, although i will sort it out at some point. The character descriptions were much longer; what is now the individual pages.

GCSEs demand some reference that priestley was a socialist, but the actual play does not make it explicit: he could be asking for a more moral upper class, rather than forciblie redistribution. Larklight 14:19, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

another note from someone else:

keep it as it is! its fine! just leave it! please! its been really helpful to me! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.143.174.77 (talk) 16:08, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GCSE (to be changed)

This is not just taught in Scotland and Bedfordshire. It is tauht all over the UK. I am living in wales and i still get taught it. Please someone change that :D 172.188.60.168 15:06, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mass Murder

I've once again gone through the article with a flamethrower. Try to keep it encyclopedic? Larklight (talk) 20:09, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

hey!!!!!!!!! this article helped me alot with my work i had to do a homewrk on characterists and this helped me alot and plz carry on doing this article by giving more information so tnx for the help xx —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.105.248.7 (talk) 21:40, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

I don't know if anyones noticed but the Character Arthur Birling has been vandalised I have looked up the history, and it is one of the anons from the 12th of March. This is utterly moronic and pointless. Shame on who ever did it. -KR —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.40.97.63 (talk) 18:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC)