An Inspector Calls Essay Examples Page 7

We see and learn that Mr Birling is a selfish, arrogant and unsympathetic to the lower classes. Arthur Birling is also a man of many words, which unfortunately for him, work to no avail. At the beginning of the play Mr. Birling says, “The Titanic… unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable. ” Arthur Birling like many other industrialists…

JB Priestley’s Play of ‘An Inspector Calls’ is about a family called the Birlings. They are spending a happy evening celebrating the engagement of Sheila Birling to Gerald Croft, a marriage that will result in the merging of two successful local businesses. In addition, just when everything seems to be going so well, they receive…

A ‘well made’ play is a play that observes the three unities. The three unities are as follows: Unity of Time, Unity of Action and Unity of place. The play ‘An Inspector Calls’ uses unity of time because the amount of time that passes in the play is actually how long it takes to perform…

The play ‘An Inspector Calls’ was set in 1912 before World War I. The time period was called the Edwardian times because King Edward was on the throne. In this time women did not have any significance in society because the laws said that women were the property of their husbands and could not own…

“An Inspector Calls” is a play written by J. B Priestly in 1945. The play is set in the factious North Midlands industrial city of Brumley in 1912. During this period a rigid class structure existed provincial England. There was also a massive technological advance in this period. I will also discuss the role of…

‘An Inspector Calls’ is a play written by JB Priestley in 1945 and set in 1912. Priestley demonstrates his concern with moral responsibility and his beliefs in Socialist values through the character of the Inspector, whom he uses as a mouthpiece throughout the play. He voices his opinions on these issues using this technique, and they are shown by…

The following essay will question who the enigmatic inspector is and how J.B Priestly “the social critic”, incorporates dramatically effective devices into the play. I would like to begin the essay with some background information about priestly and why it is he decided to write this play. John Boynton Priestly was a socialist writer who used…

Mrs Birling is also like her husband in the play. She is very demanding to her children to get them out of the same room because she doesn’t want them to listen to what the Inspector says. Also she tries to make out that the inspector is lying about the suicide. She is intent on…

From this quote we can clearly note Priestley’s condemnation of capitalism and his vision of a new socialist Britain. Priestley wrote An Inspector Calls in 1945, but critically, set it in 1912, just before the outbreak of World War One, and in the year of the Titanic’s sinking. Inspector Goole is not a real police…

Who, in your opinion, is most responsible for the death of Eva smith? Use evidence from the text to justify your opinion. What reaction does Priestley intend the audience to have to the content of the play? How does he set about achieving them? Do you think he was successful? In class we have been…