"An Inspector Calls" is a play that delivers both social and political messages. Playwright J. B. Priestley believed a great deal in socialism and he used several of his plays to try and influence people to be Socialist as well. It was written in a time when Britain was ruled by a Labour governmen...

In the introduction of Act One, we are given a few brief details about Mr Birling by the author. We are told that he is a 'heavy-looking, rather portentous man in his middle fifties with fairly easy manners but rather provincial in his speech.' So we already know that Mr Birling is a man of some si...

How far can Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls' be seen as a prefect play? In many respects An Inspector Calls fulfils the criteria of a well- made play. Although Priestley felt that it was "sourly noticed" by the critics. The problem was that they were confused by the ch...

It was not until I had finished typing up this document that I realised it had become quite so involved and, as a result, I run the risk of losing the interest of the reader before I have even begun. However, I trust I will be forgiven this failing for I feel that despite its length there is much in...