An Inspector Calls | Responsibility Theme | 5 Key Quotes Explained | AQA English GCSE

Revise An Inspector Calls with five essential quotes on the theme of responsibility, analysed for AO2 language and structure.
This video explores how Priestley presents personal, social and moral responsibility, exposing selfishness and promoting collective duty in post-war Britain.

💡 In this video you’ll learn how to:
• Analyse Priestley’s language and dramatic devices to reveal attitudes towards responsibility
• Link quotations to context, AO2 commentary and Priestley’s socialist message
• Write concise analytical paragraphs that secure Grades 8–9

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction | AO2 focus and theme overview
01:09 – What is Responsibility? | Defining key vocabulary
02:20 – Birling: “I can’t accept any responsibility” (Act 1)
04:48 – Inspector: “Public men… have responsibilities as well as privileges” (Act 2)
06:15 – Mrs Birling: “It’s his responsibility” (Act 2)
08:40 – Gerald: avoidance, guilt and emotional responsibility (Act 2)
11:18 – Inspector: “Millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths… we are members of one body” (Act 3)
13:40 – Summary | Responsibility as Priestley’s moral code
15:10 – Essay Plan | Structure + AO2 paragraph guidance

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