Now that he's aware of the murderous act, his actions become "rather impaitent" and this means that instantaneously he's battling against Goole. Through Priestly's use of hostility in the context of Birling's behaviour, the reader begins to question his dubious acts, and start to discover that there is tension deep routed routed withon the Birling family history, taht they're yet to disciver. Likewise,Priestly symbolises the tension within the family by the stark and interrogating light. The light becomes "white" and excruciatingly bright, and his shows the erecting tension as the play progresses. With the "dark" and cosy lighting at the beginning it juxtaposes to the opposite spectrum and by this the audience becmes aware of this tension that grows within the Birling's as each character finds a snippet of information that they'd rather not hear.
He beat his fist softly on his knee. Again Jem is annoyed; he begins to let his anger out though when he talks to Atticus about the situation. He shows his anger by punching his knee with his fist. “Judge Taylor was polling the jury: "Guilty... guilty... guilty... guilty..." I peeked at Jem: his hands were white from gripping the balcony rail, and his shoulders jerked as if each "guilty" was a separate stab between them.” Jem is so angry at the verdict of Tom Robinson in the courtroom that his hands become almost white from gripping the balcony rail so hard. If this trial had of taken place much closer to the start of the book when Jem was a bit younger, Jem wouldn’t have understood most of the trial therefore not growing up and acting an adult as quickly as he did after the trial had been
This creates a permanent sense of worry, for if Tom makes one wrong move, he is dead. The reader also feels great suspense upon finding out Tom is locked out of his apartment, and the only way he can back in is to break the window with his fist. Tom explains that there is only a fifty percent chance this will work, since he may stumble if he does not punch the glass hard enough. This adds yet another layer of suspense, for we know as the reader that Tom must choose to break in or not soon. These layers of suspense greatly add in looking into Tom’s head and understanding if Tom can comprehends the peril he put himself into.
Paul felt the need to lie compulsively. During his meeting in the principal’s office he was asked to state why he was there, his response was that he wanted to come back to school, “This was a lie, but Paul was quite accustomed to lying; found it, indeed, indispensable for overcoming friction”, (Cather, 245). Thus, Paul used his lies to make him feel more comfortable in situations that were vexing. Paul’s speech and his mannerisms were not appreciated by his classmates, and his teachers; his teachers expressed this by “falling upon him without mercy”, during his meeting in the principal’s office. The students showed this by becoming “listless” during his stories.
Proctors decision makes a dramatic turn when Rebecca Nurse Enters the room. It could be said that Rebecca puts Proctor under a lot of pressure by saying that he is lying to the judges and not being truthful to himself or God. She is almost accusing him of being a coward in which Proctor has despised beings of this nature his entire life. Rebecca "(Astonished) why, John!" "Why, it is a lie" Proctor will have felt a lot of pressure on his shoulders in the short amount of time he had to decide his own fate as he had two different sides chirping in his ear.
Max just became more of a dick, and the challenges in Susan and Andrews relationship added a lot of craziness to the show. It went from easy to manage and funny to very deep and stressful just after intermission. I feel like the second act could have had more humor to it, and that would have helped with the craziness of the second
This conveys the importance of the Inspector and how he may be seen as intimidating for the characters. The Inspector makes a large, immediate impression on the audience before he even speaks. The reader witnesses throughout Act One where the stage directions describe how the Inspector's appearance and how he addresses each charcacter in a certain way. "He is a man in his fifties,dressed in a plain darkish suit of the period. He speaks carefully, weightily, and has a disconcerting habbit of looking hard at the person he adresses before actually speaking" This continues the idea of how the Inspector has a large affect on people and shows how he is going to interogate each family member later on in the play.
To the audience, the Inspector’s suit is a clear reminder of this position of authority and the purpose of his visit. Before he is allowed into the house, Mr Birling instructs Edna to ‘give us some more light’ which sets the scene of an intense interrogation. The lighting changes suddenly from pink and intimate previous to the Inspector’s arrival to brighter and harder during his stay. The stage directions state that the Inspector ‘speaks carefully, weightily, and has a disconcerting habit of looking hard at the person he addresses before actually speaking.’ The Inspector’s arrival creates immediate disruption, alarm and tension within the Birlings who are blatantly intimidated by the Inspector’s title and superiority. Their panic becomes obvious through the frequent use of punctuation, ‘Look – there’s nothing mysterious – or scandalous – about this business – at least not so far as I’m concerned –‘ short sentences, ‘Yes, well, we needn’t go into all that’ and repetition ‘Well – why- why?’ and is juxtaposed completely to the Inspector’s cool calm facade, contributing to his
To show the audience the changing attitudes of Krogstad, I would first show Nora’s discomfort at having him in her house. Krogstad would enter from back of the stage, whilst Nora is facing the audience, her back facing Krogstad. When Nora first comes to realise Krogstad’s presence, she is uneasy and tense as she asks, “You want to speak to me?”- This reveals to the audience that there is something not quite right about Krogstad. Also, emphasise on his change in tone needs to be sardonic and patronising towards Nora, in order to get what he wants from her, which is to keep
In this way Priestly uses the structure to build suspense and to keep the audience interested and wanting to know more. * Priestly uses timing of entrances and exits very well to build drama and suspense e.g. the ringing of the doorbell in act one interrupts Mr Berlings self important speech and when Mr Berling stops to listen creates a feeling of curiosity and expectation in the audience. Again at the end of the play there is the shrill ringing of the telephone followed by a dramatic silence which creates tension and suspense for the audience. * The change that the encounter with the Inspector causes in the character of Sheila is Priestly way of sharing his belief with the audience that social change must be driven by the young.