--- title: Imagery in Act One of An Inspector Calls | KS4 Teaching Resource description: Explore key imagery in Act One of An Inspector Calls with these detailed notes, perfect for Year 10 essay writing and revision. image: https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hubfs/Imagery%20in%20Act%20One%20of%20An%20Inspector%20Calls.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/imagery-in-act-one-of-an-inspector-calls#main-content) [![DouglasWise_Logo2026 (1)](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/DouglasWise_Logo2026%20(1).png?width=500&height=144&name=DouglasWise_Logo2026%20(1).png)](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/) - [KS3 Resources](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/ks3-teaching-resources) Show submenu for KS3 Resources - [Prose](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/prose) - [Poetry](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/poetry) - [Drama](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/drama) - [Non-Fiction](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/non-fiction) - [Resource Bundles](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/teaching-resource-bundles) - 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I put it together for my Year 10 wards so they have a clear reference point when they write essays and revise etc. I’ve based in on four quotations: 1. ⛓️ ‘A chain of events’ 2. 💸 ‘I’m talking as a hard-headed, practical man of business’ 3. 🐝 ‘As if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive’ 4. 🌎 ‘They’d soon be asking for the earth’ Here’s a snip of it... ![Imagery in Act One of An Inspector Calls](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Imagery%20in%20Act%20One%20of%20An%20Inspector%20Calls.png?width=500&height=703&name=Imagery%20in%20Act%20One%20of%20An%20Inspector%20Calls.png) Some other bits I recently added to the site that might be useful are listed below... 📝  [Act-by-act review sheets](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/act-by-act-review-sheets-for-an-inspector-calls) 🎩  [Essay plan on Birling](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/essay-plan-on-how-birling-is-presented-in-act-one-of-aic) 💬  [Quotation booklet](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/an-inspector-calls-quotation-revision-booklet) 🎭  [Opening stage directions explainer](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/opening-stage-directions-explainer-for-an-inspector-calls) Cheers – Doug [![�� AN INSPECTOR CALLS RESOURCES](https://hubspot-no-cache-eu1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/143698377/interactive-87489670120.png)](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLLrGDaQ99OCSKhKBpA9j82PXU4b2l3OOtslxohzxd4BWPvMkAkKb5sErW5t%2B9gIi3oUqQ2TUDoTI2XXZ%2BW9fdpjBJ0oLYokKGuFPeSbXKVIF9oja8JNSoPFXtjuJMjurZ5crecucp8FfpX9qgFSg9KaHAxBLk%2Bpma88WIp7EBqTP5mcwh9Hv291kPE%2Bw2Zio6vwg72OPayp%2B8i7WLMYR2xcVNcCs4vP7Uxrla1cH8AGuh4e8Pm5P15ytxFJsyWklelQthlvnVBwYytyZZIjOJYYRGRx0QTC%2B88d7fQ%3D&webInteractiveContentId=87489670120&portalId=143698377) ![Form CTA](https://hubspot-no-cache-eu1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/143698377/interactive-87581475011.png) [An Inspector Calls](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/an-inspector-calls), [KS4](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/ks4), [Drama](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/drama), [GCSE English Literature](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/gcse-english-literature) ## Related posts [![](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Essay%20Plan%20on%20How%20Birling%20is%20Presented%20in%20Act%20One.jpg?height=200&name=Essay%20Plan%20on%20How%20Birling%20is%20Presented%20in%20Act%20One.jpg)](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/essay-plan-on-how-birling-is-presented-in-act-one-of-aic) [An Inspector Calls](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/an-inspector-calls), [KS4](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/ks4), [Drama](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/drama), [GCSE English Literature](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/gcse-english-literature) ## [Essay Plan on How Birling is Presented in Act One of AIC](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/essay-plan-on-how-birling-is-presented-in-act-one-of-aic) ![Picture of Douglas Wise](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Profile/douglas-wise%20(2).jpg?width=50&name=douglas-wise%20(2).jpg) [Douglas Wise](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/author/wise) 15 January, 2025 Click on the button above to download an essay plan that focuses on how the character of Arthur... 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