"The mood in Act 1 of 'An Inspector Calls' changes from relaxed to tense. Explore the ways in which Priestly transforms the tone throughout the act"

        The play is about a family who are gathered around having dinner in the dining room. We find out that it is Sheila Birlings engagement with Gerald Croft. This is a wealthy family as there is a maid, champagne glasses, port and also cigars. The atmosphere changes dramatically when an inspector enters the scene, ‘Inspector Goole’. He says why he is here and is going to question everyone to find out information. First he questions Mr Birling and then Sheila in Act 1. The enquiry is about a young woman, Eva Smith who had committed suicide. Towards the end of Act 1 he starts to interrogate Gerald, and as soon as the inspector mentions Daisy Renton which was the name she had change to Gerald had guilt written all over his face. So at the and of Act 1 the scene is left in a cliff hanger by the inspector saying “Well?”

        

        

        There are many ways devices that he has used to make this play successful but at the end of Act 1 he uses a cliff hanger which is a very useful strategy to make the audience read on even further. The cliff hanger is used at the end of every act. The way some of the characters react inside the play is very moving. The play is very cinematic and all the drama and the dialogue happen inside the Birlings dining room. The play is in a detective and thriller type style. Throughout the play there is a build up of tension and suspense and the language used is very attention-grabbing and keeping you at the edge of your seat as it is very gripping and keeps on causing the audience to react.

        I really enjoyed the play and I really think that the play is successful.