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An Inspector Calls

The Inspector argues with Birling.
             'INSPECTOR-why?.
             BIRLING-(surprised) did you say why?.
             INSPECTOR-yes . . . '.
             Birling is surprised.No one talks to him like that ever because he is a man with a lot of authority.The Inspector undermines and challenges Birling's authority.The two characters have a difference of opinion and a different outlook on life and their own responsibilities and again they clash.Priestly uses this difference and the imposing authority and figure of an Inspector to create dramatic tension effectively .The atmosphere becomes negative.
             Birlings character starts to develop further.Before the Inspectors arrival Birling is shown to be a family man which implies he is loving,trustworthy,respectable and responsible.He is ambitous,wealthy and is a self-made-man.At the Inspectors questioning he becomes impatient and seems to have double standards.He is a snob and uses his authority and power wrongly.
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             'BIRLING- . . . perhaps I ought to warn you that he's an old friend of mine . . . '.
             Birling tries to intimidate Inspector Goole by implying he might lose his job.Most of the audience will have realised by now the inspector has an individual personality that the average inspector does not share.He acts differently towards people with authority and power than others would.The inspector is not nervous or even afraid of Birling,he argues with him and takes control of the situation almost immediately.
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             The Inspector's arrival is a turning point and is used as a catalyst by Priestly.All the undercurrents of tension rise to the surface and the family begins to argue,talk and finally understand each other as the Inspector unravels the story of Eva's life.The timing of his arrival itself creates tension.When the Inspector arrives and rings the doorbell in the middle of Birling's speech Priestly creates tension subtly.
             'BIRLING - that a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own - .


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