an inspector calls - inspector

Question 1

“pink and intimate” lighting changes to “brighter and harder” - act 1 - stage directions

Answer 1

inspectore goole is presentd as a omnipoent , powerful figure
presence immediately has the power to change the light and cheerful atmosphere of the birling’s dinner party.

priestly’s use of adjectives “pink and intimate” have conotations of warmth and happiness
juxtaposes to the comparative verb”harder”

preiestly uses the inspector asa dramatic device . Not only can it be argued that the inspector is an immesneley powerful figure but also priestly uses specific the stage directions to accompany insepctor gooles arrival to aact as a symbol how how he wants society to improve.

lighting before inspector arrives suggest how the birling family as a stereotypical potrayal of a upper class family were happy whilst being ignorant to the plight of the working class.

the lighting change mirrors how priestly wants society to change and to stop being ignorant to the plight of the working class.

lighting change foreshadows the rest of the play and prieslty throws into relief the issues within edwardian society symbolised by the bright light in which nothing can hide.

Question 2

“burnt her inside out “ - inspector - act 1

Answer 2

priestly uses the inspector to convey that he wants society to change and become more empathetic towards the plight of the working class instead of percieving them as being disposable.

priestly’s use of graphic language and violent verb”burnt”evokesa emotional response with the post war audience of 1945 and twenty first century audience alike.Priestly’s language persuades the audienceto feel imense sympathy not only for eva smith but also for all of the working class

it could be argued that eva’s suffering and suicide is used as a metaphor to highlight the continuous struggles faced by the working class throwing into the relief the issues within society and how these problems are ignored by wealtheir classes .

Priestly’s gory imagery alternately makes the audience feeling profoundly guilty for they may realise how ignornt they have been to ignore the stuggles of thw working class and persuade them to change by being more empathetic.

Question 3

“we have to share our guilt” - inspector

Answer 3

priestly suggests that a pressing issue within the twenty first century society is that people are relectant to take responsibilty for teir actions . This view os encapsulated through the use of elder members of the birling family , arthur and sybil - who do not take responsibilty for their actions towards eva smith .However prieslty uses the inspector to thwart this .

here prieslty uses the personal pronoun “we” to give society a sense of unity implying everyone must do the same and follow the inspectors teachings.

The play is set in 1912 a time in which society was divided not only by gender but social class.

Here , priestly’s use of the inculsive pronoun is paradoxical , subverting the audience’s expectation about a divided society .

the imperative verb “have to “ persuades the audience to take respponsibilty for their actions towards other members of society in order for society to progress.

The verb “share”could further reflect prieslty’s socialist idealogies that wealth should be evenly distributed within society.

Prieslty wants the upper class to transform fro. abusing theor power to dominate and exploit the working class to instead being more responsible for the actions and treating people more sympathetically

Question 4

“fire , blood and anguish”

Answer 4

priestly uses the inspector to convey the consequences of what will happen if memebers of society dp not change .

priestlys use of the triplet. of nouns as metaphors for the two world wars. The entire play is used as a motif for wars : if society proceeds to not improve the way in which members of society treat each other , the world wars will repeat in an endless cycle until we learn

Here the inspector is conveyed as an omnipotent being

the play was written and first performed at the end of the second world war therefore making the contemporary audience will have experienced the perpetual suffering that comes with them

pristly uses the inspector to make the audience fearful of him as the are persuaded to think that the inspector is a god-like character imporig judgement on society . this will persuade all audiences to change their actions and embrace socialist idealogies of caring for other members of society which is what priestly inented them to do.