J. B. Priestley

The play An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley tells the story of a wealthy family in 1912 who are holding a celebration when the harsh figure of a police inspector arrives to investigate the suicide of a young woman who used to work at Mr Birling’s factory. In the first fifteen pages of the play, Priestley is able to make the Birling family appear extremely confident, whilst also creating subtle tensions, of which the significance later becomes clear. Confidence: In the opening pages of the play

In An Inspector calls, there are many themes discussed but the main theme is responsibility. The author, J.B Priestley aim was to make an audience aware that no one can live in a society without being responsible for other who lives in the same society. We all live in one community and we are all responsible for each other, our action does affect the people’s life around us. Firstly, throughout the text, there are many ways to presents the theme of responsibility and one of them is the different

Coursework: How does Priestley present the theme of responsibility in “An Inspector Calls.”  JB Priestley shows the subject of responsibility in "An inspector Calls" in a few ways. In this paper I will discuss how JB Priestley displays the topic of responsibility and how each character feels about them being in charge of Eva's demise, I will give unadulterated proof to demonstrate my point utilizing cites straightforwardly from the book. I will likewise discuss Mr. Birling discourse and Controller

An inspector calls This essay will be about Eric Eric is not very polite, shy but has a loud voice. He's also an alcoholic In 'An Inspector Calls' by JB Priestley, the character of Eric demonstrates that he is a polite but a shy person throughout the play. INTRODUCTION: This essay will analyze Eric, a character who is shown in a play/book 'An inspector calls', written by J.B Priestly. The play was performed for the first time in 1945, but The book takes place in 1912. The book takes place

J. B. Priestley was very focused on morals in politics throughout his life. He created a party known as the Common Wealth Party, which fought social injustices in Britain and social democracy. Priestly wanted to have the political party no longer favor the higher-class society, creating a voice for those in lower classes. He used his socialist beliefs to incorporate the unfairness of the social upper classes and the responsibilities they lacked judgment of. Priestly heavily argued that the lower

‘An Inspector Calls’ by J. B. Priestley In Act One of ‘An Inspector Calls’, how does J. B. Priestley use dramatic devices to convey his concerns and ideas to members of the audience, as well as interest and involve them in the play? In Act One of ‘An Inspector Calls’, J. B. Priestley uses several different dramatic techniques to voice his concerns, ideas and political message about socialism to the members of the audience. He uses characters, lighting, sounds, props, dramatic irony and juxtaposition

J B Priestley's Main Ideas in An Inspector Calls In the play "The Inspector Calls" by J B Priestley many views are put forward for the audience to contemplate. Priestly uses the characters to portray the views and changes that were happening and going to in the time when the play was set 1912. Mr Birling & Mrs Birling are a classic example of the typical upper-class citizens. They are self-centred and naïve to world problems. Their main aim in life is to make

J B Priestley uses a variety of theatrical and literary devices such as dramatic irony in this play to present the characters to the audiences in a way that shows they are often deluded or false. The play was set in 1912 but was not written and performed until after World War Two. Priestley’s intention was to make the point that everyone has social responsibilities and that they should fulfil them too. J.B Priestley presents the Inspector as an unusual figure who is a catalyst on stage, eliciting

An Inspector Calls How does Priestley use the character of the Inspector to convey his own opinions and attitudes? An Inspector Calls, set in 1912, is a play with many social and political messages. J. B. Priestley believed a great deal in socialism and believed that many other people needed to be more caring about their community and the people in it. Priestley uses the character of the Inspector to convey his own thoughts, feelings and opinions about social issues. However, he also uses other

Dramatic Functions of Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley In the play An Inspector Calls, a message is being portrayed to the reader by J. B Priestley and in my opinion, the main bearer of this message is the inspector. Being of an ambiguous nature, he appears to live in a different world to the family with whom he deals; the Birlings and it is his dramatic function in the play that I shall be analysing. Firstly, we have the Stage Instructions