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The Use of Dramatic Devices in An Inspector Calls By J.B Priestly

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The Use of Dramatic Devices in An Inspector Calls By J.B Priestly

In An Inspector Calls by J.B Priestly an inspector is introduced who wants to show and teach the Birling family. He wants to teach the Birlings about being responsible for their actions and that their actions can severe consequences. Priestly's main concern is to make to make the world a better place to live in for everyone. The date 1912 in which the play is set in is important because two years later World War One broke out. This is ironic because when the play is written in 1945 and that is when World War Two had just ended also this is when the first audience watched. So the first audience were aware of what starts wars, as …show more content…

In the end of act one the question is answered, because Gerald says he had an affair with daisy Renton, who is really Eva Smith.

A further example of dramatic irony is when Eric says in Act One 'Yes I remember-'(but checks himself).

The lighting in the play is significant at the start of the drama compared to the way it changes when the Inspector. At the beginning of the play the lighting is pink and intimate which suggests the family is happy. However when the inspector enters the house, the lighting becomes harsher and brighter. This symbolic because the changing light, proposes to bring to light the Burlings pretences, actions and consequences.

The doorbell as a sound effect in Act One is very important as it brings Inspector Goole on stage. This puts a stop Birling's speech he gives to Eric and Gerald on his personal; philosophy about every man for himself; which suggests that Birling's speech is immorally wrong and the opposite to view the moral of play. In-script stage directions are adverbs to tell the actor how to say the text. This can be slowly or quickly, loud or soft. We find out the Inspector is coming due to a "sharp" ring of the doorbell. Everyone, especially Eric, becomes uneasy and Mr. Birling becomes rather angry. Priestley writes;

Eric (who is uneasy, sharply) and

Birling (sharply, staring at

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