Discuss the dramatic role of the Inspector in J.B. Priestley's play "An Inspector Calls".

... Discuss the dramatic role of the Inspector in J.B. Priestley's play "An Inspector Calls". "An Inspector Calls" by John Boynton Priestley, was written in 1945, post World War II, but was set in 1912, before World War I. One reason for this is to show the events which have already happened and that the audience already have knowledge of, such as the sinking of the Titanic and the outbreak of the war, this is dramatic irony. This was also a time of great innovation with the Titanic about to make its maiden voyage. The play was set in the dining room of the Birling's house. The house is situated in the industrial city of Brumley, in the North Midlands of England. Priestley, the writer of the play, was one of those few people at the time that believed in Socialism and this is shown through his work. No more so

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