An Inspector Calls

            
            
            
             The play you are performing in is called, An Inspector Calls, written by J. The part you have opted for is Arthur Birling. .
             John Boynton Priestly was born in Bradford, Yorkshire on the 13th of September 1894. At the age of sixteen, Priestly decided to leave school rather than work towards a university scholarship. "I wanted to write he recalls." .
             J.P.Priestlys story was performed just after World War I and II had occurred and so was a time when people were celebrating but also remembering. Time is an important issue in the play and the time it was written has an enormous impact on the action and characters. Priestley uses the characters to highlight social and moral issues.
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             Arthur Birling is a prosperous factory owner whose first priority is to make money.
             He puts his work and business before his wife and children and strongly believes that a man has to make his own way in life. He does not consider the harm he may cause to other people because of his attitude. He describes himself as hardheaded businessman. Arthur Birling is a big man who likes to show off his business and lifestyle.
             At the begging of the play, Arthur should be forward and stern. He should be trying to make a good impression in front of Gerald and to try to make himself out as a knowledgeable person who has experience of life. When he makes his speech, Arthur should act very big headed and the audience should feel patronised by him.
             As the story develops and the inspector arrives, Arthur should act as though he is taking the situation into his own hands and the audience and the other characters should feel he's keeping something from everyone. Further on into the inspector's arrival, Arthur should start to become more and more worried and guilty and should have a tone of worry in his speech because he believes that he has something to do with Eva Smiths death, and he is worried about his family. .
             Arthur should also be surprised and angry when he finds out Eric has taken money from his office and when Eric tells everyone he drinks and used to sleep with Eva and they were a couple.