This was written by J.B.Priestley on 1945 and set on 1912. The play begins with the engagement party of Sheila and Gerald. Sheila is the daughter of Birlings’‚ who own a successful business. During the party an Inspector comes and started to enquire about a woman who has just committed suicide. From the course of the play we know that each members of the Birling family and Gerald Croft have connection with Eva’s death. An Inspector enters Mr. Birling’s house when they are talking about his daughter’s
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Priestley’s best known works for the stage and considered to be one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre. The Characters are as follows Arthur Birling‚ Sybil Birling (wife)‚ Sheila Birling (daughter)‚ Eric Birling (son)‚ Edna (maid)‚ Gerald Croft (to be son-in-law) and Inspector Goole (Inspector). All the three acts which are continuous that take place in the dining-room of the Birlings’ house in Brumley‚ an industrial city in the North Midlands. It is an evening in the Spring of 1912.
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two actually learning the meaning of responsibility and the other 3 that have no clue. Although one of the Characters named Gerald‚
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Aristocracy‚ the Middle classes and the Working classes. The Aristocracy was the richest class‚ where the men were very prosperous and the women stayed at home‚ merely welcoming guests at dinner parties and providing them with entertainment. Gerald has a mother‚ Lady Croft‚ who comes from the landed aristocracy‚ and a father who is a knight‚ so to Sheila’s family her engagement represents welcome social recognition. The class below the Aristocracy is the Middle class. This is the class in which the Birling
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Unnecessarily Long English Homework Of Mice and Men (Awful book) Character Profiles: Lennie: A large‚ lumbering‚ childlike migrant worker. Due to his mild mental disability‚ Lennie completely depends upon George‚ his friend and traveling companion‚ for guidance and protection. The two men share a vision of a farm that they will own together‚ a vision that Lennie believes in wholeheartedly. Gentle and kind‚ Lennie nevertheless does not understand his own strength. His love of petting soft
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matters”. The two generations create contrast because of their very different priorities and attitudes. In addition‚ Priestley presents the contrast between the privileged middle and upper classes and the exploited working class. The Birlings and Gerald represent the middle and upper classes respectively‚ and their closed-minded‚ “hardheaded” attitude strongly contrasts with Eva Smith’s seemingly moral principles. Birling does not hesitate to tell Eva to “clear out”‚ but when Eva discovers that Eric
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talking about ’Crofts Limited’ and ’Birling and Company’ working better together. He says "we may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing‚ but are working together for lower costs and higher prices". He feels every person should look after themselves‚ work hard and make money. InspectorGoole’s theory is exactly the opposite the opposite. These views contrast a lot throughout the play. Mr Birling thinks his ideas are correct. He speaks to Eric and Gerald as though he
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Essay 1 ½ pages (c) Select one of the members of the Birling family. Write a character study‚ using the text for reference‚ to show how Priestley uses the character to convey his own opinions and attitudes. The playwright of “An Inspector Calls‚” J.B. Priestley‚ was a dedicated supporter of socialism‚ and by writing this play‚ he vents his own opinions and attitudes through his characters. The play is set in 1912‚ two years prior to the First World War‚ in the home of a prosperous manufacturer
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"An Inspector calls" takes place in 1912‚ where there are great social divisions and distinctions. Written by JB Priestley in 1945 this allows for hindsight which eventually leads to dramatic irony. There are many examples of this‚ all of which are said by Mr Birling‚ "Just because the Kaiser makes a speech or two‚ you’ll hear some people saying that war is inevitable. Well I say to that - fiddlesticks" This play was first published after the second world war and so the audience will know just
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Another key member in the play is Sheila’s fiancée Gerald Croft who is another wealthy industrialist‚ although Gerald has inherited his wealth unlike Birling. Each of these people in turn is implicated in Eva Smith’s death. Priestley puts his hope and his beliefs in Sheila and Eric‚ whose consciences have not
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