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    only used Eva for his own benefit and when he was bored of it he ended the affair. This is implied in the conversation between Gerald and the Inspector‚ the quote ‘and then you decided to keep her‚ as your mistress’ portrays him in a negative light as the inspector is stating the harsh truth of the situation. The possessive verb ‘your’ is used by the inspector to suggest that Eva was an object to Gerald‚ this sparks a reaction from Gerald who naturally tries to justify himself although this may be

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    In the starting scene of ’An Inspector Calls’ J.B. Priestley used a variety methods and techniques to give the audience an idea about what was most likely to happen throughout the play. because the play is a murder and mystery genre‚ the audience are not given any real cause on why Eva Smith killed herself. Priestly is providing hints on who might of killed Eva Smith but the audience are not sure on who exactly might of been the cause of her death‚ which leaves the audience on the edge of their

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    ‘An Inspector Calls’ Essay We don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. How does Priestly present this theme through the use of character‚ action and dramatic devices? ‘An Inspector Calls’ by ‘J.B Priestly’ is a post world war 2 drama set in 1912. The play is set in the industrial town of Brumley‚ the play is set in the front room of the Birling household. The play follows the classical unities rule where the play is set in one place‚ this allows future

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    ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J. B. Priestley In Act One of ‘An Inspector Calls’‚ how does J. B. Priestley use dramatic devices to convey his concerns and ideas to members of the audience‚ as well as interest and involve them in the play? In Act One of ‘An Inspector Calls’‚ J. B. Priestley uses several different dramatic techniques to voice his concerns‚ ideas and political message about socialism to the members of the audience. He uses characters‚ lighting‚ sounds‚ props‚ dramatic irony and juxtaposition

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    Real inspectors inspect all goddamn bags!” C: And so he went back to Thailand where he would train a generation of subway inspectors to follow his principles‚ his skills to be the

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    In the Birling family there is a lot of tension between the Characters because Priestly begins to suggest hidden truths‚ lies‚ secrets etc. He starts to reveal them to the audience as a slightly forced family and the household one in which Mr. Birling rules and characters can’t speak freely. He creates characters with secrets and unspoken words and then slowly begins to expose the family throughout the play1. Gerald and Sheila are two characters that are expected to get marries. Throughout the

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    At one point in the play the Inspector says: “We don’t live alone. We are all members of one body. We are responsible for each other.” How successfully is the idea of responsibility explored in this play? Focus on two or more characters. In the play‚ An Inspector Calls‚ theme of responsibility is mainly discussed and appeared. The purpose of this story is to talk about each character’s responsibility relating to the death of a girl‚ Eva Smith. Also‚ the play explores the effect of class‚ age and

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    As the inspector arrives at the home‚ suddenly we are shown that this respectable’ young man has his own dark secrets. We first see suggestions of this at the dinner table‚ when Sheila (again) asks him where he was last summer‚ and then later Sheila says to him that he must have done things that he was ashamed of‚ he gives himself away immediately by being surprised and on guard because of the comment. What bothers Sheila is maybe not so much that he has a secret but that he is not honest with her

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    Of Mice and Men - Loneliness Most chararcters have isolation and loneliness‚ for example George is always playing solitaire which is a one-player game‚ and also he becomes lonely after the killing of Lennie. Crooks is isolate being the inly black character as he is not allowed and is not welcome with the other ranch hands to play cards‚ so he has a lot of books in his room as that is his only form of entertainment. Candy is also lonely‚ especially after they shoot his dog as his dog was his companionship

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    An inspector calls was written by J.B.Priestly‚ Priestley presents the character of the inspector as a defense of socialism as Priestley was a defensor of the socialist party. The play was set in 1912 which is also linked with 1945 as it is about the same century. the play transmits a lot of political and social messages as Priestley believed in socialism and used his plays to convince people of his way of thinking. The play is about a family who are in a lunch room celebrating their daughter’s engagement

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