The Inspector In The Play Analysis
Priestly portrays the character of the Inspector as an unconventional figure on stage, this is due to the way in which he expresses his thoughts, his personality and the way in which he conducts the investigation. In act 1 he is very direct, in the way he talks to the family, unlike other inspectors, who would be politer and indirect when asking questions about what they have done, “cutting through, massively”.
In addition to that, the stage directions, in which he is described as having an “impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness”, present the Inspector as being unconventional. This is because of the way he cuts into what the Birlings are saying, which is unusual for an inspector as they are supposed to be listening to what they are saying for evidence.
At the start of the play, Priestly describes the set as having “pink and intimate” lighting; however, when the Inspector arrives the lighting should become “darker and harder”, this is supposed to reflect the mood of the play. This could imply to the audience everything is good and there is a happy atmosphere until the inspector arrives, who is going to cause a change to the family like he does to the lighting. …show more content…
The Inspector is presented in slightly different ways depending on which character he is focusing on during the play.
When the inspector is talking to the younger generation, Eric and Sheila, he is much kinder; however, when he is talking to the older generation, Mr. Birling, Mrs Birling and sometimes Gerald, he is much more direct and impolite. This is because the younger generation are much more understanding of the situation, they understand what they have done is wrong, and they want to help get justice for Eva. On the other hand, the older generation do not want to admit what they done and want to cover up what they done, this is due to them not wanting a bad image and they believe the lower classes are inferior to
them.
Another way Priestly presents the inspector is having a lot of authority over the characters. At the Start of the play it would have been Mr. birling with most of the authority; however, when the inspector arrives the authority is taken by him. An example of him having authority is when Mr Birling gets annoyed at the inspector for being there, but the inspector remains with having a tone which is “steadily”. This is significant because Mr birling believes he should have the authority because he is a rich businesses man. However, the inspector, which could represent the court of law, taking over the authority shows people with a rich status cannot bypass the laws, even if it is considering a person with the opposite status.
The Inspector is used as a catalyst throughout the play. The inspector is a catalyst because he causes the character to change, also he makes them reveal what they have done wrong. He controls how the family are
The Inspector is displayed in having a positive effect on the younger generation
The effect the Inspector has on Mr. Birling is very minimal
In addition to that, the stage directions, in which he is described as having an “impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness”, present the Inspector as being unconventional. This is because of the way he cuts into what the Birlings are saying, which is unusual for an inspector as they are supposed to be listening to what they are saying for evidence.
At the start of the play, Priestly describes the set as having “pink and intimate” lighting; however, when the Inspector arrives the lighting should become “darker and harder”, this is supposed to reflect the mood of the play. This could imply to the audience everything is good and there is a happy atmosphere until the inspector arrives, who is going to cause a change to the family like he does to the lighting. …show more content…
The Inspector is presented in slightly different ways depending on which character he is focusing on during the play.
When the inspector is talking to the younger generation, Eric and Sheila, he is much kinder; however, when he is talking to the older generation, Mr. Birling, Mrs Birling and sometimes Gerald, he is much more direct and impolite. This is because the younger generation are much more understanding of the situation, they understand what they have done is wrong, and they want to help get justice for Eva. On the other hand, the older generation do not want to admit what they done and want to cover up what they done, this is due to them not wanting a bad image and they believe the lower classes are inferior to
them.
Another way Priestly presents the inspector is having a lot of authority over the characters. At the Start of the play it would have been Mr. birling with most of the authority; however, when the inspector arrives the authority is taken by him. An example of him having authority is when Mr Birling gets annoyed at the inspector for being there, but the inspector remains with having a tone which is “steadily”. This is significant because Mr birling believes he should have the authority because he is a rich businesses man. However, the inspector, which could represent the court of law, taking over the authority shows people with a rich status cannot bypass the laws, even if it is considering a person with the opposite status.
The Inspector is used as a catalyst throughout the play. The inspector is a catalyst because he causes the character to change, also he makes them reveal what they have done wrong. He controls how the family are
The Inspector is displayed in having a positive effect on the younger generation
The effect the Inspector has on Mr. Birling is very minimal