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From inspector calls ‘The lighting should be pink and intimate until the INSPECTOR arrives and then it should be brighter and harder.’ Write a PEA paragraph explaining the effects of the stage direction lighting. Please could someone do it. I will mark you the highest thing. Thanks

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Hiya,

I'm in Year 10 and am currently studying An Inspector Calls (AQA) My Literature Teacher set my class an essay to complete over the holidays entitled 'How is Arthur Birling Presented In Act One?' You have to make links to context and write 2 A4 sides. This is what I've written so far:

In the opening stage directions, Mr Birling is described as a 'heavy-looking, rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech.' The use of the description 'hard-headed' gives the impression that Birling looks rather threatening as the adjective 'hard' has connotations of being strong and tough. This suggests his appearance will reflect his personality.

Priestley presents Mr Birling as a secretive and unforthcoming character. This can be seen when Birling is talking to Gerald 'without any pretences' The noun 'pretences' has connotations of lying and of acting, suggesting that normally he hides things and often pretends. This gives the impression that Birling is untrustworthy.

Priestley also gives the impression that Mr Birling is an arrogant and opinionated character. This can be seen in the quotation 'And I say there isn't a chance of war. The world's developing so fast that it'll make war impossible.' Here, the fact that he repeats his idea shows the confidence that he has in his theory. However, the audience are aware that just two years after this speech, World War One will begin. This undermines Birling's idea and instead makes him appear even more idiotic than he already seems.

Further on in the Act One, Mr Birling declares that the Titanic was 'unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable' Priestley's reference to the Titanic (which sank, despite Mr Birling's faith in its sturdiness) further proves his arrogance and pompous attitude. This can be seen through the use of the adverb 'absolutely', which has connotations of being almost impregnable. However, an alternative interpretation may be that the ship is a symbol of wealth. The Titanic was a ship for the rich aristocrats of 1912, those who thought they were the hierarchy of society, much like what Mr Birling would like to see himself as. Therefore, the fact that Priestley chooses to use the Titanic as an example may further support the fact that Birling is also an arrogant and pompous character.

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