Dramatic Devices in Act 1 of An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley

characteristics in the first three scenes of the play that make us understand why he acts the

Both “Macbeth and “An Inspector Calls” by William Shakespeare and J.B. Priestley both explores the impact of guilt on their characters. For Shakespeare whose novel was set in Medieval Times and written in 1606 Jacobean Times, he writes the play for King James 1 of Scotland in order to gain patronage from King. However, Priestley (a socialist) whose novel was 1912 and written in 1945 (the end of WW2), he focuses on a capitalist family in Brumley just to promote the view of socialist to the audience in 1945. Despite the differences of the play, the overall impact of guilt are the same in both play but used in different ways. In this essay I will be focusing

Drama at the End of Act Two in An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley What do you think is particularly dramatic about the section at the end of Act Two when Mrs Birling is questioned? In directing the drama how would you bring out the drama?

Dramatic Devices in Act 1 of J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls Dramatic irony, sound and lighting effects and cliffhangers are some of the techniques used by priestly to involve the audience whilst conveying his concerns. Throughout this play priestly wants to share his concerns of society and get his messages’ across. The main themes throughout this play are women, society and community, responsibility, family, and employers and employees. J.B priestly wants to people to understand women should be treated as equally as men in society not as it was then.

Comment on the effectiveness of the dramatic devices employed by Priestley in 'An Inspector Calls'      Dramatic devices are elements of the play which allow the writer to build tension or other intended effects. Priestley uses dramatic devices throughout the play to share his ideas with the audience. They have been used to teach the audience an important lesson.     The first dramatic device used is the lighting in the play, Priestley uses the lighting to change the atmosphere as at the start of the play the lighting is calm and casual, however when the Inspector enters the room it gets brighter.

this is his role in the events of the play. This, and the fact that

Act 2 Scene 1 and 2, and the effects it has on the audience. In the

The young man was leaning against the mantelshelf, watching him with that strange expression that one sees on the faces of those who are absorbed in a play when some great artist is acting. There was neither real sorrow in it nor real joy. There was simply the passion of the spectator, with perhaps a flicker of triumph in his eyes. (156)

Shakespeare has a difficult task entertaining the rowdy Elizabethan audience, especially during the exposition of the play, which sets up the entire plot. The audience needs to be engaged and invested in the play, otherwise many of the Elizabethan audience would throw food and furniture on stage or vandalize the theatre in response. Shakespeare employs a variety of techniques throughout the exposition of the play in order to do this, by creating tension between characters, introducing scandalous plots and unresolved issues right at the beginning of the play leaving the audience waiting for an answer. This essay will explore Shakespeare’s techniques and methods of engaging his Elizabethan audience.

The drama of this play includes several elements such as plot, characters, dialogue, stage setting, and theme. The author seemed to manage it all in this masterpiece. The main focus in this essay will be on the stage setting, character and plot. The stage

While observing this play, I saw many parts that contributed to the content and structure. First, the theater itself was not very large, as the stage was very close to the seats, and there were only 5 rows which made it very easy to hear the actors and see the

Eric is an important figure in many ways. He helps to develop at least five key themes. In this essay, we will look at his contribution to each of these. We will also look at how he adds to key moments of dramatic tension. The most obvious theme emphasized by Eric is that of social justice. One example is the part where he promotes this idea just after the inspector begun questioning Mr Birling: “as you were saying Dad, a man has to look after himself.” Eric is ironically quoting his father here, trying to make him in front of the inspector. Birling being pressurized by the inspector, but Eric is criticizing his father’s opposition to ideas of social justice and caring about others. The fact that his father cuts him off (indicated by the dash)

An inspector calls is a play written by John Boynton Priestley. The play was premiered 1945 but the play takes place on a single night in April 1912. The play was focusing on the Birling family who were in the upper middle-class. The family is visited by a man calling himself Inspector Goole who is questioning different members of the family about the suicide of a young working-class woman, Eva Smith (also known as Daisy Renton). The family were inspected and revealed to have been responsible for the young woman's death through desertion and neglected which effectively leaded to her death. The author uses different techniques to display tension in the play “An Inspector Calls”. The tension is created using the characters, the girls past, and by social classes

William Kraft, a musical composer and conductor, once said, “When you go to the theater, if you’re really involved in the play, you don’t think about it – you’re in it.” This quote from William Kraft is especially true for the One Act plays I attended. The smaller theater space and closer proximity to the stage allowed you to more involved in the play than if you were seated farther away. In the following response, a synopsis and critique of three of the plays I saw will be given.

To analysis this play, one should first look into the playwright, William Shakespeare, and see if he has tendencies to certain styles or genres. Shakespeare wrote about thirty-seven plays during his lifetime. Amanda Mabillard explained, “However, no one can know for certain because of the inexact documentation at the time the plays were first being organized and published” (para. 1). This meant that many of his plays might had been lost or forgotten. Of the thirty-seven plays he wrote ten tragedies, seventeen comedies, and ten histories. William followed these genres to the end; however, he did not follow the classical models. These innovations made it harder for the types of genre to be recognized because they all started to blur