a rather cold woman and her husband’s social superior." • She is a snob‚ very aware of the differences between social classes. She is irritated when Mr Birling makes the social gaffe of praising the cook in front of Gerald and later is very dismissive of Eva‚ saying "Girls of that class." • She has the least respect for the Inspector of all the characters. She tries - unsuccessfully - to intimidate him and force him to leave‚ then lies to him when she claims that she does not recognise
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Emmanuel Omojola: An Inspector Calls: In the play “An Inspector Calls‚” Priestley uses Mr Birling’s daughter Shelia to display society’s thoughts of the elite class‚ and how her actions and behavior emulate Priestley’s ideas. In this essay I will evaluate how Priestley delineates a change in responsibility in the character Sheila. Primarily‚ Sheila is characterized as quite irresponsible for a young lady in the elite class‚ however as the play progresses she emerges to become one of the most responsible
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The Inspector had a huge effect on the whole Birling family‚ however I think the two characters that he had the biggest impact on were Sheila and Eric. Sheila starts out in the play as a very spoilt girl‚ and also seems rather shallow. Several things give us this impression in the first scene‚ for example her reaction to her engagement ring: “Oh Mummy – isn’t it a beauty?!” She also appears quite naive‚ despite her curiosity as to where her fiancé Gerald spent his summer last year. However‚ as soon
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wrong (play written with benefit of hindsight in 1945). Mr. Birling is almost a stereotype/caricature of the capitalistic businessman its inherent callous heartlessness. Note references to capitalism (pg. 6‚ 7)‚ business (pg. 6 "hard headed businessman‚" 10 "mind his own business") and profit (pg. 14‚ 15). He is proud of his status and reminds other of it (pg. 8 "knighthood" p.10 "Bench")‚ especially when trying to put the Inspector in his place (p.16 "golf"). He is so uneasy about these matters
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Milward’s again- I noticed even this afternoon- I suppose some of them remember. I can remember that very night when the inspector came to our home‚ inspector Goole. He seemed a bit curious at first and said we had killed this girl Eva Smith. I didn’t really recognise the girl or heard her name before. I was shocked to know farther had something to do with this. Inspector Goole then came over to me curiously as he thought I was involved. I looked at the photograph; I just noticed I knew this girl
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In my work on J.B Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’‚ I am looking for evidence on who the inspector is. I believe that Priestley didn’t want us to know for sure the identity of the inspector; he just wanted us to speculate. First of all‚ I believe he could be a spirit‚ moreover‚ a ghoul. The definition of a ghoul in the dictionary is ‘a spirit interested in morbid things’. The fact his name is Inspector Goole‚ a homophone of ghoul‚ provides more evidence that he could be a ghoul. The fact he keeps
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How does Priestley show the importance of the Inspector to the play as a whole in ’An Inspector Calls’? The Inspector in ’An Inspector Calls’ serves a variety of important functions within the play. He makes the Birlings recognise their faults and the consequences of their actions; highlights the importance of people taking responsibility for one another; and also serves as an all-seeing‚ God-like figure‚ giving the impression that those who do not take responsibility for their crimes will be punished
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Mrs Birling creates more of a negative force around Sheila by saying‚ ‘It would be much better if Sheila didn’t listen to this story at all.’ I say this because she is ‘supposed to be engaged to the hero of it.’ The quote from Mrs Birling‚ that I have given‚ is followed from the quote by Sheila‚ which I have also provided. This shows that Sheila is being aggravated by the rest of the family as they are all suggesting she isn’t there to hear the rest of the conversation between the family‚ Gerald
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and greed from Mr. Birling’s need to achieve higher status. Priestly was known for his concerns about the social order of the world‚ and conveys this through morality in An Inspector Calls‚ giving his audience the chance to appreciate his views‚ and the ways he believed people should treat one another‚ with the same attitudes and respect we would have ourselves. An Inspector Calls has a socialist aspect to it. It contains many views and references to socialism‚ and the inspector is arguably an alter
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13/02/15 “How does priestly present Sheila and Gerald in the play? Use brief quotations to support your ideas.” Throughout the play‚ Priestley compares and contrasts the characters of Sheila and Gerald. In this essay I will be discussing how Priestley Sheila develops during the play‚ how many affect the situation of Gerald and Sheila’s relationship when new points of information are addressed to the Birling family‚ and also about the character of Gerald and how he has entitlement and
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