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"The success of "An Inspector Calls"

            "An Inspector Calls" was written in 1945 by J. Priestley although it is set in the spring of 1912. This coursework will hope to address issues raised in the play concerning the social structure of the time and how this has been relayed in the play, it hopes to discuss techniques used by Priestley to create dramatic effect and how various themes and messages are brought about by his writing. It hopes to analyse how Priestley feels about the upper classes and there attitudes in the early 20th century and how he is trying to send a message to members of the upper class about their actions and how they can effect other people.
             The main characters are that of the Birling family and the inspector. Arthur Birling is a wealthy man in the upper classes who runs his own manufacturing company. As well as being rather pompous he is described by Priestley as "portentous" due to his views of the future. He is in his middle fifties and is also described as having "unpolished" speech. Arthur's wife is Sybil Birling who is said to be of a similar age to her husband and is described as being "cold" and "austere". Another interesting point about her is that she is in a superior social position to her husband, this is noticeable at a few points during the play in the way she speaks to him; after his portentous speech in Act 1 Sybil Birling comes out with "Arthur!" Mr. Birling stops his speech and turns his attention to his wife, at this time it is unlikely a women would have talked to his wife in such a way. Shelia Birling is their daughter in her middle twenties and is obviously pleased with life, as she has just got engaged to Gerald Croft who is near 30 years old and is very confident about himself. Mr. and Mrs. Birling's son Eric is in his early twenties and unlike Gerald or his sister he never seems sure of himself and is said to be "not quite at ease". Finally Inspector Goole is on stage throughout much of the play and we are told he is in his fifties.


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