Literature Essays

An Inspector Calls is a well-made play. The well-made play was invented by Eugene Scribe from 1791-1861. The features of a well-made play are exposition, Entrances and Exits, the ‘Obligatory Scene’, The Climatic Curtain, Mistaken identity, Plot and the Denouement and an Inspector Calls fulfils the criteria. The Play is …

In this essay I will be investigating the death of Eva Smith and the links between her and the other characters in the play, and if they show any remorse. The first character I intend to discuss is Arthur Birling. Mr Birling is the man of the household, his relationship …

JB Priestly lived during the early 20th Century, a time of great global change. He wrote “An Inspector Calls” after the First World War and, like much of his work, contains controversial, politically charged messages. Keen to pioneer a new ‘morality’ in politics, Priestley’s chief concerns involved social inequality in …

Sheila, unlike her father Mr Birling, is honest and lacks the cold-hearted attitude of her parents. She is deeply affected about the inspector’s revelations. But she is reviled as a spiteful girl, as she contributed to the death of a young girl. She is the only character that gives optimism …

An inspector calls was written in 1946. However it was set in 1912. I think this tells us that the time of which is was written is very significant. As at this time in particular the emphasis on classes in society was very much more than it was later. The …

In ‘An Inspector Calls’, there are four immensely strong and prominent relationships, which do not simply add dramatic effect, but are responsible for making the play work at all. These are the relationship between the Birling family members, the relationship between the Birlings and other people, most importantly the Crofts, …

‘Great Expectations’ is a novel written by Charles Dickens. First published in weekly instalments for a magazine that was losing readers, called ‘All Year Round’, it was soon fully released in 1851 after the magazine gained more notability. The novel also seems to be semi auto-biographical, as Dickens own personal …

In this essay, I will define how, Charles Dickens builds tension in Chapters One and later on in Chapter thirty-nine of his, second -to-last complete novel, ‘Great Expectations’. Tension is defined as a feeling of anxiety or nervousness about something that is just about to happen. ‘Great Expectations’ is a …

In the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, various techniques were employed to enhance the story. This essay will concentrate on Chapters 1, 3 8 and 11. I believe that these chapters’ best illustrated Dickens’s use of setting, characterisation and atmosphere. In chapters 1 and 3, Dickens described the setting …

Charles Dickens was a man who often used his writings as a tool to explain to the public his criticisms of the various facets of Victorian life. These criticisms included the penal and judiciary system, the maltreatment of children and the idea of the Victorian gentleman. The latter is the …