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Tensions in the Birling family
Part (b) belongs to Question 4 on An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley.
Explore another moment in An Inspector Calls where tensions in the Birling family are revealed.
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Marking points
- 1 Selects a moment involving Birling family tension.
- 2 Explores what the tension reveals about relationships or secrets.
- 3 Analyses dramatic language, structure or stagecraft.
Why this answer loses marks
The Inspector causes tension in the Birling family.
The focus must stay on a Birling-family tension moment and how Priestley reveals it dramatically.