J.B. Priestley's Creation of Drama in An Inspector Calls
"An Inspector Calls" was written by John Boynton Priestly who was born
in Yorkshire on the thirteenth of September 1894. When he was sixteen
he became a junior clerk with the local wool firm. Whilst working as a
junior clerk Priestly became more advanced within his writing career.
Priestly wrote "An Inspector Calls" in the space of one week near the
end of world war two. He wrote this play because he was interested in
politics and felt the need for a change as to the way poor people were
treated by the more higher-class citizens. He expressed his passion in
this play to get a message across to the public that there needed to
be a change in the social attitude of higher-class people.
In 1984, Priestly died of old age after being made a member of the
Order of Merit by the queen. He died at the age of 89.
The play was set in 1912 when Britain still had its empire and was
classed as a wealthy country. It was mainly set in the Birling
family's living room, where Inspector Goole questioned each of the
five members of the family.
Inspector Goole is part of a police force inspecting the suicide of
Eva Smith. Nobody really knows who or what the inspector is by the end
of the play, but as far as the characters are concerned he is just an
average inspector doing his job. The Inspector appears in the play to
be just like any other police officer, he asks questions and tries to
find the truth, using any evidence possible.
All characters in "An Inspector Calls" are extremely different. They
all have their own views and opinions as to what is right and what is
wrong. Mr. and Mrs. Birling are the most similar out of the family.
They both think that what they did was right and that they can not
take blame for what happened to Eva Smith. But they really played a
substantial role in the reason Eva killed herself.
one page 11) this indicates that he is a selfish man and cares for his
she needed more money. So she said to him give me 25/6 because of that
A Comparison of Characters of Mr. Birling and Inspector Goole in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls
J.B. Priestley's Motives Behind An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley was born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1894. His mother
There was a lot of poor people and very few rich people. A lot of the
Examine Priestley's use of dramatic techniques to create tension in the play. Priestly was a socialist writer, and 'An Inspector Calls' is one of the plays in which he tried to display his socialist ideals in. The play was written in the 1940's, a little after the end of the Second World War, and it was first performed in 1946, in Russia, then later in England. Priestly had served in World War 1, and the terrible scenes he saw lead to him having socialist views. He was inspired by other writers whose views he shared, especially George Orwell and H.G.
Victorian rich life out to be less than what it seems. I think it was
The play is set two years before World War I, in 1912, and in the year
Priestley's Social Message in An Inspector Calls The play an Inspector Call’s was written at the time of 1945 but is set in 1912. Priestley conveys a lot of social and important messages in this play. He conveys the messages through the character of Inspector Goole. One most important message that Priestley conveys is about Socialism.
they have done even know they do not lead her to her suicide. But a
A morality play is a medieval play designed to teach the audience right from wrong. JB Priestley uses An Inspector call to convey a moral message, which is that you should not judge people on their class i.e. lower working class/higher class. He also expands the views of socialism within the message; this is all made very clear by the use of dramatic devices. Although it is a morality play it is not in the traditional format. Priestley makes it very clear in what he wants the audience to think is moral and immoral. The play also conveys a strong political message. The play encourages the idea of socialism, a society in which responsibility and community are essential, also a place where the community all work together and are responsible for their actions. This is in contrast with capitalism. JB priestly wrote the play in 1945, but it was set in 1912 just before the war, it was later performed in 1946. The play was written after World War I and World War II, Priestley used this to his advantage, it makes the audience feel awful after what has just happened, the majority of the audience would have either lived through one or both of the wars. This helped Priestley promote socialism against capitalism.
Goole. Some the Birling family are used to show how we are not to act
The Birlings are holding a party to celebrate their daughter’s engagement with Gerald Croft. The pleasant scene is interrupted when a rather shady looking Inspector gives them a visit, investigating the suicide of a young working-class girl in her middle twenties. Each family member is interrogated and they all find out that they are somehow linked to the girl’s death.
An Inspector Calls by John Boynton Priestley The story “An Inspector Calls” is set in 1912 and is written by John Boynton Priestley. The story, which was written in 1934, is about an upper- class family who believe that because they are richer than other people that they are more important. The story was made as a play by Priestley in 1944-45 using the characters he had already thought up several years earlier. An inspector calls is what is known as a well-made play. This is because of the progression throughout the story from ignorance to knowledge for both the audience and the characters.
In the play he takes on the role of a character as well as taking on