An Inspector Calls: Context and Theory

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When did Priestley and others set up the CommonWealth party?
1942
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What did the CommonWealth believe in?
- Public ownership of land
- greater democracy
- new 'morality' in politics
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Which party did the Commonwealth merge with in 1945?
the Labour Party
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What idea did Priestley influence?
The Welfare State
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When is AIC set?
1912
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What is the significance of the date in which the play is set?
- 2 years before WW1
- Strong distinctions between upper and lower classes
- Women were subservient to men
- The ruling classes saw no need to change the status quo
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What is the purpose of the play?
- Propagandist in support of the Labour Party?
- Importance of socialism
- Highlight issues of capitalism and the Conservative Party
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Who is Herbert Spencer?
- First coined the term 'survival of the fittest'
- Helped to popularise Social Darwinism
- Was against the Welfare State
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What is Social Darwinism
- Unrestrained Capitalism
- Weeding out of the genetically unfit; weakest members of society (the poor)
- Society should be a hierarchy
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What is Marxism?
The Idea that society is built on capitalism and profit.
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What is the Proletariat?
Working-class people regarded collectively
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What is the Bourgeoisie?
The capitalist class who own most of society's wealth and means of production.
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- Public ownership of land
- greater democracy
- new 'morality' in politics

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