The term dramatic irony refers to the situation that arises when a character in a play speaks lines which are understood in a double sense by the audience, though not by the characters on stage. J.B.PRIESTLY makes excellent use of dramatic irony in the play, particularly in Birling's first major speeches. Remember, the play was set in 1912 (before the First World War). Its first audiences would have seen it following the Second World War. The play is set in 1912, when men like Arthur Birling talked confidently of the future unaware of the disasters that were so soon to strike their country and their world. So we have a crop of prophecies, known by the present day reader or audience to have been tragically disproved by events that: [Where are you going? This sentence leaves the reader in the air. You need to make it much clearer.] 2 We are in for a time of steadily increasing property; "There isn;t chance of war;" The Titanic (destined to be sunk within the year with the loss of 1500 lives) is absolutely unsinkable." and " By 1940's there’ll be peace and rapid progress everywhere." To the war-weary audiences of 1946 this latter prediction sounded bitterly ironic in the light of what had happened since.
these assurances emphasize the blind complacency of Birling's generation and perhaps our own. [Is this copied? If so, you need to put it in your own words. Otherwise, it is considered to be cheating.]
Inspector Goole - the name sounds like "Ghoul" - someone who has an interest in death, a spirit which is said to take fresh life from corpses. His existence is as a result of the Eva Smith's death. [What do you mean? Make it clearer for the reader.] Inspector Goole is introduced to the play as a harsh figure who is investigating the suicide of a young working-class woman. Under his interrogation, every member of the family turns out to have a shameful secret which links them with her death. Goole is a seaport town [I thought Goole was an inspector not a town!?!?!?!?!] and perhaps suggests that he is going to get information. [You need to rethink this. I do not understand your point.] He is described as creating an "an impression of massivness, solidity and purposefulness" is given. [The last sentence does not make any sense. Have you copied your original words correctly?] He speaks carefully, weightily and has a disconcerting habit of looking at the person he speaks. He is not a big man. He is a man in his fifties, dressed in a plain darkish suit of the period. [If the last three sentences are copied, they must have quotation marks] He demonstrates how people are responsible for how they affect the lives of others. [Evidence? Explanation?] He sees the world as a community where everyone should be helping each other (Socialism). [Evidence? Explanation?] The timing of his entry (at the point that Birling is saying that every man must look after himself) is very significant, [Explain!]The final speech is important too. [Evidence? Explanation?] His character is the catalyst for the evening's events. He makes thing happen and allows secrets to be revealed. He contols everyone and their actions, despite the importance of the Birlings and the Crofts in the community. [Evidence? Explanation?] The way he uses the information he holds creates an impression of someone who is both an outsider and omniscient. [Copied?] This makes him appear mysterious and powerful. [Evidence? Explanation?] He represents Priestly's strong moral view. The moral dimension of allowing the others to see they san find forgivness through future good behaviour makes him different from the normal policeman. He is more concerned with morality than legality. [Evidence? Explanation?]
The ending of the scene of Act 1 is very naturalistic style. When, I was reading the last scene, it seems like real life is on the stage, especially in the speech they said such a strong dialogues which strikes my mind and made me eager to know what will happen next. [Evidence? Explanation? Clarity?] Their costumes are very good, their dress style is formal. All five are in evening dress of the peroid; the men are in tail and white ties, not in dinner jackets and women are in evening dressess. And the set which is used is vey good. [Choose a word other than good, like effective but then you have to EXPLAIN.] The conversation between Gerald, Sheila and the Inspector in the last scene is very tense because Sheila knows that Gerald is related to Eva [How? Related suggests family.], and he played an important role in her death. The inspector's last word was very dramatic. “Sheila looked with triumph. Gerald looks crushed. The door slowly opens and the inspector appears, looking steadily and searchingly at them and then said "well?". These words are dramatic because as the door opens and audience wants to know who is coming and the Inspector came in and said "well" and this ends the act in a dramatic way.
Priestly change my opinion of the Birlings during Act 1 because first, I think that man [Do you mean Birling? If so, say, ‘he’.] is just proud of his wealth but in end , I know that man doesn’t care about anyone. He thinks of himself as a God who can make people's life or destroy it. Priestly involves the audience in many ways by which he grabs the audience’s attention and puts them into the play where they want to unravel the mystery of the dead woman. In this play Priestly wants to give us a message about our moral values that we should correct our way of living like our behaviour so that we can;t hurt someone's feeling's and treat them as we want to treated. [Look at this whole paragraph again, both from the point of view of grammar and meaning. You need do some work on it.]
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1 Formatting: Start paragraphs at the margin. Do not indent.
2 Always do a spell check before handing in work.
3 You need to take a serious look at your essay.
4 Copying without using quotation marks is called plagiarism. It is a kind
of cheating because you are try to use someone else’s words as your
own.
5 POINT, EVIDENCE, EXPLANATION ! This is the game. You must follow
this rigorously to get the marks! You tend to make points without
backing them up.
6 I want to see it again as soon as you have done the above.
7 DO NOT HAND IT IN TO YOUR ENGLISH TEACHER!