An Inspector Calls Essay 3 - 1251 Words

In Act 1 of â€Å"An Inspector Calls† how does J.B Priestley use dramatic devices to convey his concerns and ideas to members of the audience as well as interest them and involve them in the play. â€Å"An Inspector Calls† was written in 1945 but the play was set in 1912, a few years before the First World War. The place it was set was an imaginary industrial West Midland town called Brumley. The play talks about the class structure in 1912. â€Å"An Inspector Calls† shows how big a gap there was between the rich and the poor. Priestley was against the class system. He shows the audience that the society had been divided into three categories; the upper class, the middle class and the working class. J.B Priestley was a social reformer. He wished to†¦show more content†¦This device changes the atmosphere in the audience. The audience realise that the play starts off with a jolly introduction, talking about a normal upper-class family who were just celebrating their daughter’s engagement, to a serious place. The audience’s body language changes from attracting to the play to retracting from the play. Another device used by J.B Priestley is sound. He uses sound on the stage to engage the audience. When the Inspector arrives we hear a â€Å"sharp ring on the doorbell.† This is important because the atmosphere changes from here. Edna informs the party†...an inspector has called.† The bell makes the audience ask questions like; â€Å"Why is an Inspector here?† and â€Å"Is someone in trouble?† Priestley uses stage directions as another dramatic device which helps show the way the characters speak to each other. It shows how the characters must act, directs emotion and creates tension. An example of this is: Sheila (gaily, possessively), â€Å"I should jolly well think not† This shows that Sheila is happy and jolly. But her stage directions change when the Inspector arrives. Another example of a stage direction is, â€Å"Mrs Birling - (reproachfully), â€Å"Arthur, you re not supposed to say such things â€Å". This shows that Mrs Birling doesn t want such subjects talked about in front of her children. Priestley also uses dramatic irony is, as another dramatic device. He uses it in Arthur Birlings speeches when he talks about the war and the ‘Titanic’. â€Å"JustShow MoreRelated Sheilas Character Developement throughout the course of An Inspector Calls by J.B Priestley1581 Words   |  7 PagesSheilas Character Developement throughout the course of An Inspector Calls by J.B Priestley In this essay I am going to be describing how the character of Sheila develops throughout An Inspector Calls by J.B Priestley. Priestley was an English writer, who was born in Bradford. 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