Inspector morse

The Inspector is offensive but fair; he doesn’t give people with higher status’s any advantages or treat them any different “Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges”; he believes everyone is equal and society should aim to be like that. This could be considered Priestley’s key moral and message which supports the idea that Inspector ‘Ghoul’ is in fact Priestley’s voice. As the play progresses, the audience not only notices the Inspector getting through to other characters but we also see the Inspector show expressions of understanding and sympathy. This is portrayed through the stage directions, “stares speculatively after her.” I think this is a very effective line and should be presented very clearly to imply the Inspector is surprised as well as hopeful that Shelia understands that she’s made a mistake and moreover it supports Priestley’s idea; everybody makes mistakes but it isn’t too late to change your ways and change help society as a whole.

J.B Priestley uses a number of different methods to present the Inspector into the play, from the language he uses, including stage directions and mannerisms; his name, Inspector Goole; and his entrance into the play, to his political views and beliefs. These varied ways of presenting the Inspector to the audience and the other characters in the play help us to understand the play and helps set across the morals in the play. One of the most powerful and important aspects to the play is the Inspector's political view. Priestley presents the Inspector as a strong believer in

socialism, meaning that he cares greatly for his fellow citizens and believes that everyone should be looked after by the government and treated fairly and equally. At the time the play was set, the Titanic was about to make its maiden voyage, representing the fact that modernisation was at its prime. The play was set when England was on the brink of World War One and women were campaigning for the right to