Inspector General

“An Inspector Calls” is a play written by J.B. Priestly in 1945. The play, which is set in 1912, illustrates the vast status difference in society at the time. Priestly wanted to show to the audience a more dramatic look at the relationship between the wealthy and the poor. Priestley, a socialist, believed that we are all part of a community and have responsibilities to look after one another. Using the inspector as a mouthpiece, Priestley was able to cleverly convey his ideas of socialism and

Social class in important in An Inspector Calls. This is because the Birling family all helped to contribute to Eva's suicide. If all the characters didn't think that class was important, Eva would be alive. The older characters, Mr and Mrs Birling who mainly care about class. This is because they are very old fashioned and traditional. Mr Birling keen to be knighted to show his hard-fought rise to the upper class. He also wants Sheila to marry Gerald, whose father is a successful businessman. Mr

Apart from Mrs. Birling, Priestley in his play ‘An Inspector Calls,conveys women as very weak and inferior characters; as the play was set in 1912, we can see how women were stereotypically made to be obedient and loyal to their husbands. Through the character of Eva Smith the theme of vulnerability is portrayed, and through the character of Sheila we can see how women are shown as materialistic and incompetent. Throughout the play Priestley exhibits the character of Eva Smith as an impuissant

The play “An Inspector Calls” by J.B. Priestley is about a wealthy family in pre-war England. At this period at of time, society was capitalistic, with very strong inequalities between the middle and upper class and distribution of wealth. The playwright t refers to this family as the father Mr. Birling is a wealthy manufactory owner and his wife Mrs. Birling is an aristocratic woman who sees herself as the most powerful, because of her social position. The family is celebrating the engagement of

An Inspector Calls is a play that includes a vast amount of political and social messages. Priestley believed in socialism and he used the Inspector as an embodiment of his opinions to try and convince people to agree with his way of thinking. At the time it was written Britain was ruled by a Labour government and socialist policies were seen to be a good way to go. As soon as the Inspector is introduced he is portrayed as commanding and authoritative. Upon his arrival, he creates, “…at once an

An inspector calls is a play which is used as a warning illustrates the clear division between higher and lower class but also between the two different generations. When we are first introduced to Mr Birling and Eric it is apparent that neither of them enjoy each others company and that they do not sustain a healthy father son relationship. Both character have different priorities as Mr Birling chooses business and welfare over his son, whilst Eric chooses drinking over socialising with his family

In the play An Inspector Calls by J.B.PRIESTLY compares the different generations. The young are Eric and Sheila Birling , the old being Arthur and Sybil Birling while Gerald lies in between the two.They all react differently to the Inspectors presence.At the time capitalism was ruling the country exploitatively .The setting of the play had a significant role in the play as it allowed the use of dramatic irony,mainly when Mr Birling speaks about the future,”were in a time for a time of steadily

In ‘An Inspector Calls’, social responsibility is the key theme. Priestley is interested in our personal responsibility for our own actions and our collective responsibility to society, to take care of one another. Throughout the play, Priestley explores how the different characters of the Birling family accept social responsibility. Priestley reveals the theme of social responsibility through the character of Sheila. She feels responsible for the death of Eva Smith. Sheila confesses that “yes,

The story, “The Inspector Calls” is set in the year 1912, in the Pre World War I Era in a fictional place called Brumley, an “industrial city in the north Midlands”, which is most likely located in England due to the author being an English playwright, and the content of the play analysis the English society and hierarchy. At that time in England, the reigning monarch was King George V, with the strong lingering influence of the Edwardian Era in the people, named after Edward VII. At that time, women

government officials of a corrupt town mistakenly identify the wrong individual as the state government inspector? The townsfolk being to panic while the audience hysterically laughs along! The Fine Arts department of the University of Portland present the production of “The Government Inspector” written by Nikolai Gogol and directed by Andrew Golla. The production of “The Government Inspector” kicks off this Wednesday, November 15, 2017 in the Mago Hunt Theatre and ends the following Sunday, November