Missing Scene in An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley This is set in a fairly large shop, clearly at the turn of the century (early 20th century); this is shown by the décor. At one end of the shop (downstage) is a wooden shop-counter with a stall next to it. Sat on the stall is a grey haired man, in about his early 50's dressed in appropriate clothing for the period in time. He is reading a newspaper and has a monocle. There are lots of shelves with folded clothing and racks of dresses. It is clearly the woman's section of the shop. It has stairs, which go downwards, to indicate that it is larger than what the audience can see. There are a few assistants all aged in their twenties and thirties, all women and a few customers. Most of the customers are women except those with their husbands. There are also some screens for changing behind and mirrors. Two women enter the shop chatting. On of them (Mrs. Birling) is aged in her 50's and is wearing a hat, which she places on the hat-stand by the door as she enters. She also had a long coat that she places on the hat-stand and a long grey dress with a cream collar. The other woman (Sheila Birling) is in her early twenties. She also removes her hat. She has a woollen shawl on and a cream blouse with a navy skirt. Sheila looks particularly grumpy and is holding two shopping bags. Mrs Birling automatically notices a dress and rushes to it. It is on a rack with a big sign saying 'Sale' above it. She picks-up the dress. It is long and pale pink all over. It has short sleeves and white buttons down the front. Mrs Birling: Oh Sheila dear, look at this dress. A shop assistant (Miss Francis) approaches them. She is tall and thin. She looks the oldest of the shop assistants, in her mid-thirties. She is dressed in a white blouse with a gold Milwards sign embroidered on it.
one page 11) this indicates that he is a selfish man and cares for his
as it matters ‘a devil of a lot to him’. He is relieved that there is
Sheila says this to Eric at the table. As we can see this is quite a
J.B Priestley use of Sheila Birling to Convey His Message to the Audience in An Inspector Calls
the play is set in 1912. The main themes of the play are lies, love,
property he can run it any way he sees fit. This is a belief which
J.B. Priestley's Play "An Inspector Calls" "Why shouldn't they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices. And I don't see why she should have been sacked". Eric to Mr Birling says this.
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
J.B. Priestley's Motives Behind An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley was born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1894. His mother
upon so many levels. On the surface it is a simple tale of how one man
Each floor I stopped at had a variety of stores. From eery-looking stores selling Halloween and magic merchandise to a magazine shop selling vintage Playboys and Time magazines from the 40s, to a saloon that invited customers, every corner filled up with something worth staring at or dropping my jaw on. Tibetan artefacts, leather bags, indie artist studios, thrift shops, liquor stores, stationary, carpentry shops, jewellery stores, clothing like t-shirts, hats, ties, and belts, pet care, human care, hair styles, Seattle mementoes, and thousands of other little and large shops lit up as customers
Birlings, as they find out that they have all played a part in a young
The setting for this novel was a constantly shifting one. Taking place during what seems to be the Late Industrial Revolution and the high of the British Empire, the era is portrayed amongst influential Englishmen, the value of the pound, the presence of steamers, railroads, ferries, and a European globe.
The coffee shop I decided to do my observation was the well known Starbucks just a couple blocks away. The reason I chose this coffee shop was because of it 's style inside, it attracted me. For example, one side of the wall has a glass top, and the lower part of the wall, made of wood and painted in a bright red color, which was one thing that attracted me and stood out. Outside of the shop people can actually see through the glass wall and get to see what’s happening inside of the coffeeshop. By the entrance you see these two red ceiling lamps which were shaped in a flower bud and these two tall green plants. Once you were in, on the right of the shop there was a counter with food and things to put in your drinks such as milk, sugar, chocolate, etc and the colors and how the food was displayed and served was appealing to my eyes. Behind that counter there was a long table with different electronic devices plugged into the wall. On the middle of the those there is a fridge just for ice and when I turned to the other side and I noticed a big menu on the wall. Further more into the shop, there was an area filled with tables, chairs, and sofas. The tables were in different shapes, one was round and the others rectangular, also there was four bamboo baskets and I looked around and noticed that the walls in that area were decorated with paintings.