apparent through the character of Arthur Birling‚ his ignorant and selfish personality has evidently been very much shaped by the money and success which he has attained through his role as the town mayor. However although Arthur Birling’s earlier life are not mentioned in the play it is evident to the audience that Mr.Birling is not a member of the higher class because of his family‚ but solely by his work and the money he has received. This is shown as Mr Birling finds himself being corrected by his
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as dominant leaders who were expected to support the family and respect women. They were expected to sometimes experience drinking/sex but this was to remain chaste. We can see this from the play when Eric’s drinking problem was brought up and Mr Birling said ‘We do not need to know about this.’ In the Victorian times there was a high sense of mortality especially in the company of others. Things such as‚ smoking‚ drinking and sexual activity was frowned upon. And young adults such as Shelia and
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How does Priestley show the importance of the Inspector to the play as a whole in ’An Inspector Calls’? The Inspector in ’An Inspector Calls’ serves a variety of important functions within the play. He makes the Birlings recognise their faults and the consequences of their actions; highlights the importance of people taking responsibility for one another; and also serves as an all-seeing‚ God-like figure‚ giving the impression that those who do not take responsibility for their crimes will be punished
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How does Priestley present the character of Mr. Birling in the opening of the play? Mr. Birling is presented as arrogant and a social climber through the stage directions at the start of the play. He is described at the start‚ in the stage directions‚ as a “heavy-looking‚ rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speeches.” This implies that Birling is a man who was born in the countryside and that he is not from a very important background. This shows that because
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don’t argue with the inspector for this‚ they also have a small amount of power over their family and cope well when dealing with these sorts of incidents as they are much younger and were brought up to know what responsibility is‚ however Mr and Mrs Birling do not learn about responsibility and chose not to accept the fact that they might be partly responsible for the sudden death of a girl called Eva Smith and that it was in their own rights to do what they did‚ “Still‚ I can’t accept and responsibility
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character. Mr Birling representing those who only "look after himself [Mr Birling]". Through this idea Priestly show us that "we are responsible for each other’’ Birling is proven wrong‚ responsibility is
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survive for living especially through the socialist and capitalist system. The two different views of society are represented by Birling and the Inspector. The Inspector tells Birling that: “We are responsible for each other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when‚ if men will not learn that lesson‚ then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish.” Birling tells his family that everyone is on their own‚ “A man has to make his own way –has to look after himself.” The relationship between
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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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to reveal some information‚ and then he would tell that to another member‚ who in turn would start an argument with the said someone. For example‚ at the beginning when the Inspector first arrives and starts to question Mr. Birling‚ the Inspector manage to portray Mr. Birling as cruel‚ as Sheila later calls it " I think it was cruel and vile." (page 45). From this quote I think that Sheila is aptly summarising the Inspector’s method of questioning. By inserting samples’ of information every so
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as well as being a "time play it also contains many references to socialism‚ and the inspector is arguably an alter ego‚ through which Priestley could express his views. An Inspector Calls focuses around the Birling family‚ this consists of: Arthur Burling; head of the family‚ Sybil Birling; Arthur’s wife‚ Sheila and Eric Burling; Arthur and Sybil’s two spoilt children‚ and Gerald Croft; rich and successful‚ and Shelia Birling’s Fiancé. Throughout the sum of Act 1 in An Inspector Calls‚ Priestly
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