The role/function of Gerlad’s character in the play. In this series of articles we have looked at the role of each character in the play and what function they serve and how Priestley is using them. In terms of the inspector: Priestley does not tell us who exactly this mysterious character is. The mysterious aura […]
Gerald Croft, a character analysis.
The role/function of Gerlad’s character in the play. We have looked at the reasons why J.B. Priestley created the other characters and they purpose they serve in the play and the message that the politically active J.B. Priestley was trying to promote. In terms of Gerald. He represents the social hierarchy present within British society at […]
Eric Birling, a character analysis.
Eric Birling a character analysis. The role/function of Sheila Birling’s character in the play. In the previous articles we looked at the Birling parents and their daughter Sheila. We focused on what the writer J.B. Priestley was trying to do by creating these various characters. In terms of Eric: 1. Eric (and his sister Sheila) […]
Sheila Birling, a character analysis.
Sheila Birling Character Analysis This is the third in our series of articles on the themes of the play, ‘An Inspector Calls’ and the two, the first two articles can be read by clicking on here. Mr. Birling, a character analysis. Mrs Birling, a character analysis. To read the articles on the themes you can […]
Mrs Birling, a character analysis.
Mrs Birling, A Character Analysis This is the second in our series of articles on the themes of the play, ‘An Inspector Calls’ and the two, the first article can be read by clicking on here. Mr Birling, a character analysis. The role/function of the Mr Birling character in the play. To understand Mrs Birling […]
Mr Birling, a character analysis.
Mr Birling, A Character Analysis This is the first in our series of character analyses of the main characters in the play, ‘An Inspector Calls’. It follows on from our series of articles on the themes of the play and the two, the themes and the characters are closely related and cannot be understood without […]
“An Inspector Calls” in the British education system.
J.B. Priestley’s celebrated work, “An Inspector Calls”, lives on today as it is being taught in schools across the length and breadth of the United Kingdom. It would be interesting to know if Priestley himself ever envisaged that his work would have such an enduring impact. This is the first in a series of blogs […]