Mr Monologue In An Inspector Calls

Priestley presents Inspector Goole as someone who will contradict the views of Mr. Birling- he does this through his timing of Goole’s entrance in Act I. Goole’s entrance interrupts Mr Birling speech, in which he discusses his selfish views on how ”a man has to mind his own business and look after himself”. This not only characterises Mr Birling as selfish but also illustrates to the audience that these views are false as a “sharp ring of a front doorbell” interrupts them. The “sharp” sound of the bell is like a knife cutting through Mr Birling’s words. It would also cause an audience to start, as it is suggestive of a short and sudden sound, forcing the audience to take notice of that which follows the ring. The “ring” of the bell could also