How Priestley presents Mr Birling as unlikeable through characterization and dramatic techniques in An Inspector Calls.
• Priestley crafts Mr Birling as the embodiment of capitalist greed and social ignorance through multiple dramatic techniques including characterization, stage directions, and dramatic irony.
• The author deliberately positions Birling as the antithesis to the Inspector, highlighting his moral failings and stubborn adherence to capitalist ideals.
• Through dramatic irony and stage directions, Priestley exposes Birling's arrogance and lack of empathy, particularly in his dismissive attitude towards Eva Smith's death.
• His unchanging character arc throughout the play reinforces his role as a criticism of capitalistic values and upper-class privilege.
