‘What is the role of the inspector in the play as a whole?’ In this Play the inspector plays various roles. He plays a socialist as he is against capitalist views and because he is not just looking out for himself but others as well. Also he is known to be a catalyst as he brings a split in the Birling family. He plays a ghost as we find out he is not real. Additionally …showed first 75 words of 2127 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2127 total…all role of the inspector was to play a substitute of Priestley to get Priestley’s messages across to the audience and the Birlings. The Inspector has many hidden messages in him. He plays so many different roles and the he himself makes the whole story. He makes you think and puts across the messages, which to me is the point of the book. He is very effective and adds a great deal of drama.