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'An Inspector Calls': the importance of setting and stage directions

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I can explain the importance of setting and understand how stage directions can be used to develop effective characterisation.

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Priestley uses the setting to establish the Birlings' wealth and upper-class lifestyle. The setting reveals the importance of status and appearance and how this is challenged by the Inspector. Priestley uses specific and detailed stage directions to develop characterisation. When reading a play, the stage directions can help develop our understanding of a character and their internal states. The play could be presented in naturalistic or theatrical way.

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