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Older and Younger Generations in the Play Inspector’s Call
An Inspector Calls
How does JB Priestley present the older and younger generations differently throughout the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ (45 mins) The older and younger generation are represented clearly from the start of the play. There are differences between the generations when concerning the characters attitudes and how much responsibility they take, this is represented, mainly when…
Mrs. Birling: An Inspector Calls Analysis
An Inspector Calls
How is Mrs. Birling presented in ‘an inspector calls’ and what does this reflect about Priestley’s ideas? In the play ‘An Inspector calls’ Priestley presents Mrs Birling as a; immoral, proud, prejudice, bad mother. Priestley presents Mrs Birling as being proud of her social status; he uses Mr Birling to highlight this ‘Arthur you’re not…
“An Inspector Calls” Plays by John Boynton Priestley
An Inspector Calls
Joke
Priestley utilizes the character of Sheila Birling to express his own opinions and attitudes. In a character study, one can analyze Sheila’s actions and dialogue by referring to the text. For instance, in a half serious and half playful manner, Sheila remarks, “Yes except for all last summer, when you never came near me, and…
An Inspector Calls
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…
| genre | Drama |
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| originally published | July 6, 1945 |
| description | An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in the Soviet Union in 1945 and at the New Theatre in London the following year. It is one of Priestley's best-known works for the stage and is considered to be one of the classics of mid-20th-century English theatre. |
| setting | Edwardian England |
| characters | Arthur Birling, Eva Smith, Inspector Goole, Sheila Birling, Eric Birling, Gerald Croft |
| information | Playwright: J. B. Priestley |
