Show how the production of "An Inspector Calls" enhanced the script and furthered your understanding of the play. Refer to themes and characters in your analysis.

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An Inspector Calls - J B Priestly

Show how the production of "An Inspector Calls" enhanced the script and furthered your understanding of the play. Refer to themes and characters in your analysis.

By reading "An Inspector Calls" all I really knew was the story- line and the characters personalities. I knew a lot about the characters because of their language and their role in the play. I didn't know anything about their posture, looks and I also didn't have a clear vision of the set. The set can explain a lot about the period and wealth. I also didn't know how they spoke their lines; it could have been down and out or queens English which could also emphasize their status. I had no idea about the music, sound or lightening, these could make the play clearer.

All of this became very clear after I watched the production. By reading the play I knew it was set in the beginning of the century because Birling says:

"people say that war's inevitable. And to that I say - fiddlesticks!"

World War 2 was in 1945, so this told me that this play