Essay on How Is Mrs Birling Presented in an Inspector Calls

She doesn't take any rudeness from him and she makes it clear that she is no pushover. When the Inspector continually asked her questions Mrs Birling said, "If you think you can bring pressure to bear upon me, Inspector your quite mistaken". Mrs Birling carried on telling the Inspector "If I prefer not to discuss the matter any further you have no power to make me change my mind." So Mrs Birling was a very strong character throughout. Just like the traditional "whodunit", things we like - dramatic devices, cliffhangers and dramatic entrances were used right through the play, most at the beginning and at the end of each scene.

J.B Priestly shows the contrast between the older generations and the younger generations in terms of their views about responsibility. As Sheila and Eric are the youngest characters, they both accept they had a part to play in Eva's death and clearly regret their actions. Priestly shows this through their words and stage directions. Sheila says " I behaved badly … I'm ashamed of it" (as if she's been crying), whilst Eric says "you lot maybe letting yourselves out nicely but I can't. Nor can mother. We did her in alright." This shows neither of them changes their views even when it becomes apparent that Inspector Goole wasn't a real inspector. Eric becomes frustrated when Mr And Mrs Birling refuses to accept that they are even partly to blame

Consequently, it can be augured that Lady Bracknell is simply being used as a dramatic device to help drive the plot forward. This view suggests that it is therefore the overall plot which creates the comedy as opposed to Lady Bracknell. She advises him to 'acquire some relations as soon as possible' and make an effort to produce 'one parent'. Her constant references to his family makes the topic a point of interest and creates a substantial base of irony as she is his family. In this respect her comments help to usher the audience to the plays dramatic end. The plays ending ,however, is a clear example of Lady Bracknell being used as a tool. She is the one who hears the name Miss Prism and brings up the story about babysitting her sister's son which is how Jack realises he may be the son. Here she is directly used as a link between the two stories which brings the play's plot to an end. In this particular part of the play she doesn’t create any comedy which directly refutes the stated view.

"Yes. We've done a great of deal useful work in helping deserving cases." Mrs Birling shows her defiance and stubbornness in this line. At this point in the story, it has not been revealed that Eva was turned away by Mrs Birling, stating she wasn't "deserving" enough of aid. This shows her character and tells the audience and Inspector clearly that she didn't think she could of done anything.

The inspector radiates the impression of authority and confidence. Upon his entrance, he creates “…at once an impression of massiveness, solidity, and purposefulness.” The inspector draws attention to the tragicness of Eva Smith’s death and remains sturdy and composed while the people around him crumble and fall to pieces. Birling’s way of thinking is the concept of “Every man for himself”, Priestley’s views are best illustrated in the inspector’s final speech, where he quotes, “We don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other…” . Moreover, the inspector accentuates and brings emphasis to how each of the members of the Birling family has used Eva Smith; inspector Goole shows that each character has victimised her and that each of them has a part to play and are partially responsible for her death. Then, the inspector shows us that she is a victim and describes her as “A pretty, lively sort of girl, who never did anybody any

Mrs.baker does not have a lot of stuff that her and holling share in common also the writer says that mrs. baker hates holling hoodhood guts. The way mrs. baker wants other people to see her is being enjoyable and amusing, but when she starts reading shakespeare with holling the two of them connect

birling’s house when they were talking about his daughter’s engagement party, Sheila Birling who owns a successful business. She is one of the strong characters out of the five with a negative effect on Eva smith’s life. “I don’t suppose I’d have done it. But she was very pretty and looked as if she could take care of herself. I couldn’t be sorry for her.” (pg 24) In this time, this can be seen that Sheila was very responsible for what she had done to Eva smith as she is the reason for that girl to get rid from Milwards because of her jealousy towards her. Through words such as “Sorry for her”, she is very guilty for what she did. The fact that there are members in the family who knows their responsibility shows that in this society, the author is telling us that they are people who also care for those that they had affected in their lives. Through this, it has also show the mature, honest and truthful side of Sheila

Both Eva Smith and Curley’s wife are victims of their class as Eva is victimised by each member of the Birling Family, who each make her life harder and each of them are ultimately partially responsible for her

Sybil Birling’s aloof and contemptuous nature springs from feelings of social superiority and her character (along with her husband) is central to an understanding of the play. They symbolise everything that Priestley believes is wrong with the Edwardian ruling class: their individualism (which is almost like a kind of social solipsism), their lack of responsibility to the community and their callousness. Priestley uses Sybil Birling as an archetype of the upper class snobs of society who are disdainful of the lower and middle classes and the fact that she doesn’t change at all throughout the play just shows how ingrained these attitudes were in the upper classes and how difficult it was to change them.

Glaspell’s play presents one drastic women rebel. Mrs. Wright, who goes to the extreme to free herself of made dominate. It also presents two quiet reformers, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, who side with Mrs. Weight and with hold evidence that the Sheriff need to establish for Mr. Wright’s crime(Glaspell). Susan Glaspell uses patriarchal dominance as a major theme to stress on ill treatment toward women at that time. She also uses elements of irony to implicate her evident(Glaspell).

Here the role of Rosalind is decisive, and much of one's response to the play depends upon one's response to her as a character. Through her masculine disguise, she acquires the ability to manipulate characters such as Orlando and Phebe, and ultimately determine their fate, as well as the fate of the play. Here, it is important to note that despite Rosalind's use of disguise, as an audience we do not

Mansfield portrays Miss Brill as a lonely, elderly woman who struggles with human interaction and fantasizes about a make-believe world. For example, she avoids reality by imagining character and personality into the fur. She acts as if it is a human companion. She speaks to it as if it were alive. As

In Miss Brill’s point of view, Mansfield writes, “Oh, how fascinating it was! … watching it all! It was like a play” (17). She begins to imagine that she is a part of a play rather than a woman sitting in a park monitoring those around her. It is at this point, that Mansfield introduces the distorted disposition Miss Brill has come to acquire.

Priestley uses the Inspector and Shelia as goodness or righteousness meanwhile Arthur and Sybil Burling act as the Sin or the evil. So, the play portrays a clear message that all members of the audience are expected to follow Goole’s belief without question and carry it as an example throughout their daily lives. Priestley used a working class woman that killed herself as the example to the Burling’s. This is because there were many working class women who worked in the factories and were not regarded as hard workers or even

In conclusion, although all three suspects have made negative impressions in Eva Smith's life. With Eric Birling the only one committing an offensive crime, the suspect was remorseful. In defence of his actions he proceeded to help Eva Smith. However, Sybil Birling persuaded other members of the Brumley Women's Charity Organization due to a personal dispute and refused to help Eva Smith, which eventually led to the pregnant Eva Smith with no other choice than to take her own