a lack of logic and reason. The overall effect is to suggest that Birling is intellectually weak, and blusters and brags; he is characterised as arrogant and inept. His stumbling manner of speaking is juxtaposed with the confident fluency of the Inspector, who seems all the more trustworthy in comparison. A key device used by Priestly in the characterisation of Birling is bathos. When speaking of Shiela and Gerald’s engagement he says that this is ‘one of the happiest nights of [his] life’. Love
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Name | What do they represent? | What does J.B Priestley want us to learn? | | He represents the greed of the wealthy.He also represents the arrogance and detachment of the upper class.He also represents the stubbornness of the upper class, and their unwillingness to change. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | She represents the ignorance of the upper class.She also represents the refusal of the upper class to accept blame
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with Eva, he seems to undergo a dramatic change in which he accepts responsibility for his vile treatment of Eva and breaks away from the capitalist limitations that his parents have set him. Towards the end of the play we see Eric agree with the inspector, who seems to be the righteous view of morality and also agree with Sheila who has undergone the most dramatic change and has accepted social responsibility forever. In order for us to recognise Eric’s change, his flaws first have to made abundant
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Analysis This is, without a doubt, Kipling's most beloved poem, and, along with "The White Man's Burden", his most famous. Although T.S. Eliot would deem it only "great verse" and others "jingoistic nonsense," it is consistently ranked among the highest, if not the highest itself, of Britons' favorite poems. It was first published in the "Brother Square-Toes" chapter of Rewards and Fairies, a 1910 collection of verse and short stories. While the poem is addressed to Kipling's son John, it was
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In ‘An Inspector Calls’ Priestley explores the different social classes. I am going to have a look at how he manages to do so. The Higher Class are shown as being very self-conscious especially the older ones who are set in their ways. Even though they are happy about the fact they consider themselves above the majority of people they are obviously wary about the fact there are people more important than they are. ‘It’s a pity Sir George and – er – Lady Croft.’ The way this happens shows that
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date. The next few months were a nightmare for me, as he and his friends called me names and threatened me, which made me debilitated. When I first saw him, we were at fellowship and our leaders put us in the same group, which is when he decided to call my friends and I “weaklings”. Subsequently, we played kickball and he managed to kick the ball up, perpendicular to the ground, as it made its way back down behind him. When he asked me out, personally, I was not ready for a relationship. Therefore
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I could see my breath as I sprinted away from the driveway. I ran as fast as I could. I didn’t even take the second to shut the door. I’m not sure if I shut off the ignition. At that point, I knew, I hit rock bottom. Nothing mattered. Nothing made sense. I knew they were watching me. They followed me home. I couldn’t see them but I knew they were there. I had to get away. They didn’t understand anything about me. They didn’t care. They took Tess. They knew nothing about what we shared. They were
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Inspector Goole has an incredibly important role in ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B. Priestly. He is a persistent person with a strong character which allows him to take control of all of the actions of the other characters and the development of the play. Firstly, the Inspector is clearly important because his name is in the title. ‘An Inspector Calls’. Only the most important of character have their names in the title of the play. Priestly wishes to convey the importance of the Inspector before the
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The INSPECTOR walks upa dark street, he walks past dim streetlamp briefly illuminating his face, which is a mask of anxiousnes, he is wearinga dark coat of the period, walking very quickly. He reaches a very small house. He knocks loudly.The street is positioned so that the INSPECTOR is walking towards the audience, the wall of the house closest to the audience is not there, so the audience is able to view inside the house. INSPECTOR (loudly and authoritively) Eva, are you there? (EVA SMITH
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This essay will explore the themes, character development and Priestley’s intentions for An Inspector Calls. Mr. Birling is a large pompous man in his mid fifties, a successful business man and the father of the Birling family. Throughout the play, Mr. Birling is shown by Priestley to be a narrow minded and unjust character. His uncaring view towards factory workers and cold-heartedness both contribute to Eva Smith’s death – who symbolises many other women who, like her, live in poverty and are
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