An Inspector Calls: Context & Background for GCSE students working towards Grade 9

An Inspector Calls by J B Priestley

The important context or background of the play is discussed in this lesson.

Context or the background means:

The time and place when the text was written. (An Inspector Calls was written in 1945)

The writer’s personal experiences. (What we know about J B Priestley & why he wrote the play?)

The time and place in the text. (An Inspector Calls is set in 1912 in the North Midlands)