An Inspector Calls By J.B Priestley In the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B Priestley, we see the importance seeing things for what they really are. Many people are blind to certain things and later blame themselves for them. Scam artists know this very well. They lure people in by making them think something completely different of which the unsuspecting victims trust. Then they strike, usually taking with them a large sum of money. Leaving a very broken and hurt victim. Sheila Birling
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writes? (30 marks) Birling: (jovially) But the whole thing's different now. Come, come, you can see that, can't you? (Imitating Inspector in his final speech.) You all helped to kill her. (pointing at Sheila and Eric, and laughing.) and I wish you could have seen the look on your faces when he said that. // Sheila moves towards door.// Going to bed, young woman? Sheila: (tensely) I want to get out of this. It frightens me the way you talk. Birling: (heartily) Nonsense! You'll have a good laugh
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How does JB Priestly explore and present the theme of gender in the play ‘An Inspector Calls”? Section 3 - Throughout this play JB Priestly has included a range of female characters in the play, from an upper class snob, through a mature daughter and a working class girl. However Eva Smith, the working class girl, was the only character who suffered the most because of her gender, she was treated differently by all character throughout the play. She had no value in society what so ever and we’ve
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because of the event that has just occured. In the stage directions it says that, "Sheila is still quietly crying." This builds up the drama more and proves to us that the situation has really affected her. We can see this throughout the extract. She dislikes her father's comments. The stage directions show us this and Priestley has written her comments towards her parents to be angry and frustrated. Sheila is trying to make her parents see that what they did to the girl was wrong. She
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I am going to consider the five different characters in ‘An Inspector Calls’ and their contributions to the death of Eva Smith before concluding who I feel is to blame the most. Arthur Birling is first to be questioned by the Inspector, at first he does not recognise the girl’s name but after seeing her picture he realises that she was a young girl that once worked as a labourer in his company. He claims that he fired this girl for asking for higher wages. He displays a lack of empathy and understanding
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Explain how the introductory stage directions, what the characters say and how they say it helps to influence the audience opinions of the character in An Inspector Calls ? Priestly had successfully made clear descriptions about the characters in ‘An Inspector Calls’ whether it’s from the stage directions, what and how the characters say which would lead the audience to judge and made opinions about them. It is clearly described in the stage direction which was in beginning of the play that
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drinker for two years and that he is treated childlike, for example, Mrs Birling assumes that Eric and his sister are tired because he is apart of the younger generation although he is old enough to be responsible for his actions. In Act Three the Inspector questions Eric, and when the truth comes out about Eric’s role of Eva Smith’s death he acts as if their relationship was brief and the fact that she became pregnant seemed a childish game by describing her as a 'a good sport'. He does, however
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Although these texts were written more than a century apart, they both explore the changeable and intricate relationships between a parent and their child. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘An Inspector Calls’ portray similar relationships between a parent and child. The structure of each text highlights the conflict and aggression, as the tension progresses. The scenes intensify when the powerful, controlling father figure feels his authority has been challenged by a child in the family. Firstly, in 'Romeo
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How does JB Priestly explore and present the theme of gender in the play ‘An Inspector Calls”? Section 3 - Throughout this play JB Priestly has included a range of female characters in the play, from an upper class snob, through a mature daughter and a working class girl. However Eva Smith, the working class girl, was the only character who suffered the most because of her gender, she was treated differently by all character throughout the play. She had no value in society what so ever and we’ve
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An Inspector Calls is a parable on the responsibility of the individual toward one’s fellow beings, and it succeeds in spite of its heavy-handed sermonizing. Arthur Birling and his family are celebrating their daughter Sheila’s engagement to Gerald Croft. This will also merge two corporate competitors, resulting in higher profits. Priestley relies on the audience’s knowledge of recent events to color Birling’s optimism with irony as he extols the wonders of the Titanic, which is about to set sail
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