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an inspector calls- discuss the dramatic affect the inspector has upon the play

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Discuss the dramatic affect the Inspector creates in the play. An Inspector Calls was set in 1912 and was written in 1912. The play was set in times when the Edwardian class system was in order. The Edwardian class system was much more amplified than it is these days. During the play the Inspector seems to have a total disregard for this system, which is unusual for these times. The Inspector exerts great dominance over the Birling family and controls their actions adeptly. He does this by dealing with 'one line of enquiry at a time'. This controls the pace and tension of the investigation, which is integral, as the story Eva's life begins to unravel. The Inspector's dominance is astonishing in the play, on his own he brings down the whole family. At times when anyone wants to question him, usually Birling, he strays from answering it, which brings up...

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