J.B.Priestley's Use of Exits and Entrances In An Inspector Calls J.B Priestley makes his play "An Inspector Calls" interesting by his use of entrances and exits, as they help to build up an atmosphere and massiveness around the inspector on stage. As the whole play is set in a single room the right timing is crucial. All of the exits and entrances can be categorised into three main sections, dramatic irony, to push the story along and to enhance the image of the inspector. The first three entrances and exits are made by the Birlings' servant, Edna. Edna is a symbol of all the Eva Smiths and John Smiths. The Birlings treat her badly and expect Edna to wait on them hand and foot. The way the Birlings treat Edna shows the Birlings attitude towards people whose class is lower than theirs. You can also see at the end of the play that the Billing's attitude towards Edna is still the same, showing that Mr and Mrs Birling have learnt nothing from Inspector Goole's visit, as they expect Edna to stay up through the night just to make them a cup of tea. The play starts off with Mr Birling talking to Gerald about his strong Capitalist views. As the play was written in 1944 Priestly uses past events to make Mr Birling sound arrogant and opinionated. Mr Birling says "The Titanic, she sails next week… unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable…" He also wrongly predicts that the rumours of the on-coming First World War are not true and that it will never happen. Sheila makes a remark about her fiancé, Gerald, never seeing her throughout the summer. Eric laughs at this remark, which could indicate he knows that Gerald had an affair. In the fort... ... middle of paper ... ...and Eric are still shocked and stunned. Mr Birling, now unaffected by the Inspector's visit, patronises Sheila and Eric by saying that they are over tired and should go to bed. He says to Mrs Birling that they would be as amused as we are in the morning. I feel that this is because Mr Birling does not take his children's views into consideration as they are different from his. At this point Mr Birling gets a phone call from the Police saying that a girl named Eva Smith has died and that an Inspector would be on his way shortly to question the Birlings. This phone call was an entrance which heralded the second entrance of the Inspector. Priestly wrote the play for entertainment but mainly to try and promote socialism and the labour party and to obviously make people think more about their actions towards others.
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The case begins with a report of a house fire in a Virginia suburb. When firefighters arrived and extinguished the flames, they made a horrible discovery. All four members of the house were dead. 41-year-old Blaine Hodges, 37-year old Teresa Hodges his wife, and their two young daughters, 11-year-old Winter and Anah who was just 3 years old. Investigators arrived and interpreted the burn pattern. They also discovered the presence of an accelerant. They determined that the cause of the family’s death was not an accidental house fire. This immediately shifted the focus from an accident to something more sinister.
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A Comparison of Characters of Mr. Birling and Inspector Goole in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls
The following day, a fisherman was at the Treeland Blvd. pond when he spotted some stuff floating in the water. Upon closer inspection he noticed it was firefighters gear and figured something must be wrong since firefighters do not just leave their equipment. The police had the pond drained and found a green Chevy truck at the bottom. Inside the truck was a substantial amount of blood; when the blood was tested it was that of Brandy Hall. The amount of blood in the cab of the truck makes it unlikely she will be found alive. The woods around the pond were also searched but nothing more was found.
Mr Birling in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls Works Cited Missing Written in 1946,by J.B.Priestley, "An Inspector Calls" leads us into
On November 15, 2017, Horace Verbermockle was on the floor of his bathroom unconscious. His wife Minnie told the doctor, “My husband had a fall and he’s lying unconscious on the bathroom floor. I think he must have been taking a shower and slipped on a cake of soap. I did not move him. I threw a blanket over him and called you immediately. When the doctor arrived he check his body and said he died to a hit to the back of his skull. After the doctor examined the body he noticed the scene of the so called accident and called an investigator. After the investigator looked of the scene he can conclude that Minnie Verbermockle was the reason for his death.
Donald Bruce Dawe (AO) was a one of the most influential Australian poets of all time whom challenged readers with his strong moralistic messages throughout his work. During Dawe’s childhood, he moved throughout Melbourne while his father sought employment. He worked as a postman, lecturer, teacher, and was enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force, all as well as being a successful writer and poet. His life experiences are prevalent in his writing, where his moralistic and powerful views encourage deep interpretation and reevaluation. Dawe’s poem “Enter Without So Much As Knocking” challenges the themes of materialism and consumerism in a cynical manner. The piece draws focus to society’s conformity to such things, and our ideas as to what is important. “Drifters,” another of Dawe’s works, focuses on transience of life, looking at a family who constantly move around and struggle with the uncertainty of their future. “The Raped Girl’s Father,” one of Dawe’s stronger poems, powerfully argues society’s view of rape and specifically rape victims. The piece draws attention to the vulnerability that victims have as a result of judgment from those around them.
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The story is taking place in a prairie. The first line of pg. 47 declares that. The same page is talking about a storm might be coming. I guess, there is a ocean near the prairie. On pg. 48, I found that the prairie landscape is discomforting due to the fact that it seems alive. It also talks about the farmsteads are there to intensify the situation. That same page talking about putting fire. It is taking place during winter, and may be somewhere during December. I think, the time is during the Great Depression of 1930's. In pg. 51 we found that John's farm is under mortgage. The same page tells, He works hard too much to earn some dollars. From pg. 52, I also found, he does not appoint any helper. In pg. 52, Ann remembers about their good time as well. Now, they are not having that of a easy life. They are tired by the labour. These all quotations proves that, the setting of the story is in a hill during the great depression of 1930's.
When I arrived at the scene, Captain Muldoon instantly told me that Mrs. Miller was dead. With information I immediately knew something was not right because I have never known of anyone passing away from a foot fall off a porch. The front door had no answer and I see the back door cracked so I make my way to the back yard to hear the door being unlocked. Mr. Miller appeared saying “sorry I had to lock the front door” with a band aid on his chin and a glove on his hand. At this point imp a
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