An inspector calls - Act 1 - use of dramatic techniques That priestly uses to communicate his message

'An Inspector Calls' is a play by J.B Priestly, it is about a wealthy family sitting down at the dining table after dinner with an unexpected visitor entering and spoiling the mood. This play is of the mystery genre and it is set in 1912 and first performed in 1946, just after World War 2. The lighting in the play starts as light and warm, with a cosy and comfortable feeling, but when the inspector enters the …

…progress everywhere" stating this two years before world war two when everything gets ruined and there is no peace for 7 years, this puts forward that he is more of a buffoon and doesn't really know what he is saying. He talks mostly about himself and how much money he earns, he mentions twice about himself being a 'hard - headed' business man and he interrupts Eric quite rudely in a discussion he has with him.