Dramatic Devices in Act 1 of J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls Dramatic irony, sound and lighting effects and cliffhangers are some of the techniques used by priestly to involve the audience whilst conveying his concerns. Throughout this play priestly wants to share his concerns of society and get his messages’ across. The main themes throughout this play are women, society and community, responsibility, family, and employers and employees. J.B priestly wants to people to understand women should be treated as equally as men in society not as it was then. Birling refers to girls as being “cheap labour” and Sheila objects and tells her father that this is a foolish thing to say. The inspector agrees with what Sheila has to say to her father and he adds “in fact, I’ve thought that it would do us all a bit of good...dingy back bedrooms” the message the inspector is giving is that in society not everyone has the “luxury” lifestyle and sometimes we should look out for people in the community we live in, and help them. Priestly shows us family life is important and that people should look out for each other however they still should understand if a member of the family has done wrong they should try overprotect them otherwise they will not learn from their mistakes.” and now there isn’t...into this unpleasant business” Above all these “being responsible” plays the biggest part and each of themes set in the play have a link with being responsible in some way. Dramatic tension is used in many ways in the play to mainly make the play more interesting, at the beginning of act 1 as the inspector arrives there is a momen... ... middle of paper ... ...ing it adds tension in the Birling household. “We here the sharp ring at the door. Birling stops to listen” This shows he is eager to find out to who is at the door but he shows no interest when he is talking to Eric. “Edna’ll answer it...giving you good advice” Priestly has made this a successful play by making his main point very clear, taking responsibility. He prepares us for the next act by building up suspension and problems that have happened with the Birlings and Eva Smith. Priestly wrote the play in 1945 and set in 1912 because he wants people to learn from their past mistakes. He showed how the Birlings made Eva Smith feel lonely and unwanted he wants people in the future to understand we should treat everyone with respect because otherwise it can finish with a malicious event as it did with Eva smith.
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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.
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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.
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Priestley’s Main Aim in An Inspector Calls JB Priestly wrote ‘An Inspector Calls’ to enhance the message that ‘we don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other’. This is something Priestly felt strongly about and he succeeded in representing his views through the character of the Inspector in the play itself. He wanted to communicate the message that our actions, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, always affect others.
Examine the role of Inspector Goole in the play “An Inspector Calls” by J.B. Priestley.
The Role of the Inspector in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls "But I accept no blame for it all." Although this may sound like a statement from someone that is being questioned in the docks of court, this quote is actually from the both the Birling's (Mr and Mrs) in An Inspector Calls when they are asked questions by Inspector Goole. They are demonstrating here that because they are of the richer class, they cannot accept any responsibility for any problems in society, within the city. Of course, J.B. Priestley, the writer, is totally against this kind of thinking. The writer believes in collective responsibility between people, and this is demonstrated when the Inspector, who portrays the morals in this play, says: "We don't live alone, we are members of one body.
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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.