Essays on Inspector Goole

In An Inspector Calls, Priestley portrays inspector Goole as a peculiar mysterious man. His name Goole having the same pronunciation as “ghoul”, in another word a ghost/spirit. This suggests perhaps someone who has an interest in death and maybe is sent as Eva’s afterlife to...

The Inspector introduces himself as Inspector Goole, a police officer who has come to scrutinize about a young woman called Eva Smith/Daisy Renton. Half way through act one when the Inspector arrives, J.B Priestley describes him as a man of “massiveness, solidity and purposefulness” this...

Inspector Goole’s entrance is very important as it affects the whole mood and atmosphere. It says in the stage directions that the lighting should be pink and intimate, as it is a joyful occasion for the Birling family, until the Inspector arrives and then it...