Character Analysis of An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestly
J.B. Priestly was born in Bradford on 13th September 1894. He had
wanted to write ever since he turned 16. When war broke out in 1914
Priestly joined the infantry aged 20. He left the army in 1919 after
serving front line service in France and nearly being killed. These
experiences influenced the way in which he wrote.
After leaving the army he got a place at Cambridge University, but in
1921 he left for London with his newly wed wife. His first novel was
called 'The good companions' which he wrote in 1929, he wrote many
other books including 'An inspector calls' which he wrote in 1934 but
was set in 1912. In 1927 the queen made him a member of the 'order of
merit', which he enjoyed until his death in 1984 aged 89.
Inspector calls is about the Birling family and its guest Gerald Croft
who are visited by an inspector Goole, who brings news of the death of
Eva Smith. Inspector Goole establishes each of the other characters
involvement in her death, which makes the audience want to know 'who
done it', because they have the desire to find out who, ultimately,
was responsible for driving Eva Smith to suicide. There are many
skilful climaxes in the play, which helps to keep the audience
attentive and interested in the play.
There are many characters in the play of which I will make a detailed
analysis of just 2 characters, Arthur and Sheila Birling. I will look
at how and why each character changes as a result of the events in the
play.
At the beginning of the play we can see that Arthur is very fond of
himself and likes to show off about being upper class. For example the
first thing he says is to Gerald "You ought to like this port, Gerald.
As a matter of fact, Finchley told me it's exactly the same port as
your father gets from him". This shows the Arthur is very fond of
In the act the actress who plays Sheila is told to act as though the
2. Explain how a character in the book changed or is starting to change in the part you are reading?
it will create. He makes a toast to the couple and to the fact that
Facts: Chet is basically Gene's only real competition in school for valedictorian but Chet doesn't really notice it as competition because his love of learning is so sincere. Also, he is amazing as tennis and playing the trumpet, and was even asked by Finny to play at their winter get together when the band can't come.
The war was said to bring fire blood & anguish in to our lives. WW1 -
and the majority of the wealth was in the hands of the minority of the
talks with. He is a man who has come to the Birling's house to do his
King Arthur shows to be a very provident king who treats his people with a large amount
in jeopardy than how he may have driven a young girl down a spiral to
the love he holds for her at the start of the play in his letter to
...nd things can change: the way one might act, how someone may treat one another, what their motives are, etc. Throughout the text
In a relationship, Love is a feeling that humans share with a special person. Some bonds could be mutual, while others are dissociated. During the Medieval period, love affairs were dominated by one gender, men, and the women had little or no control over decisions. Before a gentleman married a lady, the gentleman first boasted about her beauty, championed the cause of the lady, and did whatever the lady requested. The era was influenced by knights, and dictated by honor and chivalry that each knight had to display to their king and queen. As a gentleman, a knight had to be just at all times, especially toward ladies. At this time, there was a king named Arthur. King Arthur had a flourishing kingdom that abruptly ended. Later on, many authors recounted the story of the reign of King Arthur. Sir Thomas Malory published Le Morte d’Arthur, and Geoffrey Chaucer published The Wife of Bath’s Tale. Although both of these books recount the reign of King Arthur, the stories are very diverse and unique in their own way. Both stories demonstrate for a relationship to be successful, both partners must be submissive, must be brave, and must be willing to learn from mistakes.
Arthur is portrayed to be somewhat foolish and gullible in Book I along with Book IV, not in the sense that he is silly and imprudent, but in the sense that he is a pushover.
Even though “King Uther die[s] himself…/ that same night…/ Arthur [is] born” (Tennyson 10). Most children are scared of the dark, but in the darkness of a man dying, a child is born which is not darkness, but a life that is full of light. That child, King Arthur, shines his light upon his kingdom and makes his people, even the children, no longer scared of the dark. Elaine, a beautiful lily maid of Astolat rises and falls all in “Lancelot and Elaine”. Elaine, with her pure innocence, lay “High on her chamber up a tower to the east…/ Which first she placed where morning’s earliest ray / Might strike it, and awake her with the gleam” (Tennyson 152). Elaine is innocent and full of light. She lets the light in to feel the warmth of it shining upon her face. She never knows what evil is until she falls in love with a man who does not love her back. Her innocence causes her death, because the light inside of her does not know how to handle the
The first of act of real betrayal is seen towards the beginning of the novel committed by Sir Accalon of Gaul and Morgan Le Fey. King Arthur under the impression that he and Accalon were friends, had no idea that Accalon was planning on killing him. But the even worse was the fact his sister spearheaded the whole thing. At this point Arthur is being betrayed by his Knight and his sister. Morgan was the one who seduced Accalon into the idea of becoming the strongest knight and giving him this false confidence. His false perception of strength came from the fact that Morgan gave him sword of Excalibur. Arthur finds out and says, “But I fele by thy wordis that thou haste agreed to the deth of my persone: and therefore thou art a traytoure – but I wyte the lesse, for my sistir Morgan le Fay by hir false crauftis made the to agré to hir fals lustis. (Malory 90) In theses lines Arthur is forgiving