My opinion of the Birlings changed in Act 1 because the inspector chooses to interrogate them individually and in chronological order to how they play a part in Eva's death

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Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls was written in 1945 by J.B Preistley. He uses dramatic devices to communicate to the audience his concerns about society. The play was written just after the Second World War and is set two years before the First World War. This shows how an uncaring of society can result in consequences for lower classes and it will lead to disputes and even War. He wrote it after the Second World War to show people that they have not learnt from their mistakes, so by writing the play it showed the audience they had a second chance. The Inspector is in his mind, J.B Preistley and shows the Birlings that they should sometimes take responsibility of other people’s actions.

The play has a mystery/detective genre and is a well-made play. A well-made play is one that is guaranteed success and constructed according to strict technical principles that produce neatness of plot and theatrical effectiveness.

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The use of dramatic irony early n in the play makes Mr Birling seem stupid. For example he says the ship ‘Titanic’ is ‘Unsinkable’ and the audience know that it is sinkable because it has sunk, another time is when he talks about world war one and that it will never happen but kicks off two years later. After Birling has said this it gives the audience an advantage over the characters and this gets them more involved.

In Act One it says there should be a change in lighting from ‘Pink and intimate’ to ‘brighter and harder’. This ...

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