JB Priestley's intention in 'An Inspector Calls' was to convey the attitudes of socialism to the mind of Edwardian society as he was a strong supporter of the notion. Priestley attempted this by employing "Inspector Goole" in the play. In the play, the drama is presented through various methods to interest the audience and communicate JB Priestley's personal views. At the beginning, the playwright creates slight allusions which produce tension; Sheila wondered "half seriously what had happened to Gerald the previous summer when Gerald had never gone near Sheila." Lady Croft and Sir George have not come to the engagement party and Eric is acting quite anxious. Eric's strange behavior on this joyous occasion creates anxiety and foreshadows a rather surprising event that interests the audience. A “sharp ring is heard from the front doorbell” interrupting Mr. Birling's dialogue as he explains “that a man must make his own way. must take care of himself,” as if the “sharpness” of the ring contrasted with Birling’s “solemnity” in his words. The staging instantly demonstrates the juxtaposition between the Birling and the other anonymous individual; it also generates tension due to the fact that the individual has not yet been introduced. Eric felt very "uncomfortable" after Edna told Birling that an inspector had arrived, which gives the audience clues about Eric's involvement in a crime. Eric's discomfort also causes Birling to "look sharply" at Eric - this creates suspense for the audience. is used as color symbolism through Priestley's decision to mimic the emotions of the act, "the lighting should be pink and intimate until the inspector arrives, then he should... . middle of paper ...... "responsibility" for the death since he tells them that "each of them contributed to killing her", even if his last words implied that "there are still millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths among us", they were clearly engaged with the audience as it talks about collective "responsibility" and wanted the audience to recognize their own flaws revealed in the characters (Shelia, Eric Gerald etc.) ; this is a use of a dramatic monologue to convey the message. He talks about society being "responsible" for the deaths of women because everyone is part of "one body", because everyone is part of one unit and if this is not brought into practical, it will bring "fire, blood and anguish". "Change will not come if we wait for another person or another time. We are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the change we seek "....