An Inspector Calls

In this essay I will be discussing why J. B Priestly wrote the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ and how he uses the to influence the social hierarchy in 1946. The play was set in 1912 in the dining room of the Birling’s house in Brumely, an industrial city in the North Midlands. The Birling’s consists…

Priestly was a socialist writer. Through the characters of Mr Birling and the inspector, how does his play, ‘An Inspector Calls’ encourage the audience to see Socialist philosophy as morally right and capitalism as wrong? ‘An Inspector Calls’ is set in 1912 although it was written in 1945, after World War II so Priestly lived…

J. B. Priestley demonstrates the differences in attitude of the younger coevals and older coevals by showing them with the same jobs and seeing how their reactions differ from each other. We see that the younger coevals. overall. is more open­minded and honest in respects to the decease of Eva Smith. while the older coevals…

The play was written in 1945 at the end of 2 World Wars. It is set in 1912, Edwardian England, just two years before the first war. This was a very difficult time for England. It was a period when there were many strikes, food shortages and great political tension. By 1945 Europe was in…

In what ways are the characters of Sheila and Eric Birling of import in this drama? Throughout the drama Priestly plays on the thought of community and how our ain actions can hold a immense consequence on others. This was a revolution in the clip of when “an inspector calls” was set ( 1912 )…

An Inspector Calls is a play that was written in 1994 by John Boynton Priestly. He deliberately set his play in 1912 because the date represented an era when all was very different from the time he was writing. In 1912, rigid class seemed to ensure that nothing would change, yet by 1945 most of…

Practice Essay: “We are all responsible for each other.” How does Priestley present ideas about responsibility through the characters in “An Inspector Calls?” In the play “An Inspector Calls” Priestley’s message is “We are all responsible for each other” Priestley explores ideas about responsibility through the character of Inspector Goole as a mouth piece to…

Who, in your opinion, is the most responsible for Eva Smith’s death? An Inspector Calls was written by JB Priestley as a means of illustrating the flaws in the society of 1945 and the consequences that these flaws could bear. Priestley exemplifies this message most notably through the characters in the play. For example, although…

Write about Inspector Goole’s role in the play. How far is he a believable policeman? How does Priestly use the Inspector in the play? In this essay I am going to be exploring the role and function Priestly gives the inspector in “An Inspector Calls“. I am going to break down his role in the…

How is the interrogation of Mr Birling made dramatic. What does this extract reveal about the themes of the play? Priestley introduces us to each character in the first few pages of his short play “An Inspector Calls”. It is established that we are thrust upon a political marriage between the Birling family and Gerald…