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    prove to the arresting officers that i was not under the influence. When I got to the station they took my blood as soon as we arrived‚ then took me through the normal booking procedures. They placed me in one cell when I first arrived‚ I made my phone call‚ posted my bail waited a couple hours then they moved me to a different cell where I waited to be

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    "An Inspector Calls": Issues and Priestly’s Viewpoint 22nd March 1997 Martin Howitt 11W Discuss some of the issues raised in "An Inspector Calls" and show how Priestly expresses his own viewpoint in the play. The play is set in the 1912 on an English street scene in the evening. The plot of "An Inspector Calls" is about a police inspector who interrupts an elegant engagement dinner party to question the family and their guests about an unsuspected suicide of a young working-class girl

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    How is Gerald presented in the Beginning of the play? At character level‚ Gerald is presented as a wealthy‚ respectable man although this interpretation changes as the play goes on. We see Gerald’s behaviour change drastically as the truth is revealed about his relationship with Eva smith (Daisy Renton)‚ he begins to break down and tries to justify his actions which splits the audience’s views on him as he may be seen in a negative way by some. Initially‚ Gerald comes across as a kind hearted

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    Jairina then explained to me that she called Police tonight because Erick was again demanding her phone‚ and also told her he was going to take her kids from her. I asked Jairina why she did not call the Police during the initial incident‚ and she told me she was trying to resolve things without police‚ and because she was scared. Jairina went on to say Erick told her "she would be sorry" if he ever went to jail because of her. I spoke with Jairy

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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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    other? In the play Priestly is constantly referring us back to ‘No Man is an Island’‚ he does this by telling his beliefs through the Inspector. He does it in ways that are not obvious but always teach the reader and the Birling family a lesson‚ that we are all responsible for each other and that not one person can function properly on their own. The Inspector is constantly giving us this message. One of the first times Goole tries to explain to the Birling family that they are all responsible

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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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    What is the role and function of the Inspector in An Inspector Calls? An Inspector Calls is a play with lots of political messages as well as social messages. J. B. Priestley believed in socialism and he used large amounts of his plays to try and convince people to his way of thinking. It was written in a time when Britain was ruled by a Labour government and socialist policies were seen to be a good way to go. It was a common way of thinking at that time so Priestley’s aim for the play was to

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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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    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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