Snaith//An Inspector Calls-Characters Analysis
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- Created on: 24-04-17 13:03
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- An Inspector Calls: Character
- Mrs Birling
- Last to admit her role in the death of Eva Smith
- Dislikes the inspector and therefore treats him with little respect
- Refuses to take any responsibility for Eva's death
- Is the last person to be interrogated
- Gerald
- Takes Birling's side at the beginning of the play
- Engaged to Sheila Birling
- Comes up with the theory of the inspector being fake
- Adamant he was not involved with Eva's death until the inspector tells him she changed her name to Daisy Renton
- Inspector Goole
- Changes the atmosphere of the play dramatically when he is first seen
- Has several conflicts with Birling throughout the play due to his lack of respect to him
- Gets the truth out of everyone
- Emotionless to all other characters in the play
- Sheila
- Cared the most and felt sorry the most for Eva/Daisy
- Most likely to change after the inspector's visit
- Engaged to Gerald but returns the ring to him after learning what he did
- Eric
- Is the most affected at the end of the play by the events
- Loses the most and would suffer the most from public humiliation
- Eva/Daisy was carrying his child
- Part of the "Younger Generation" which Birling thinks is unexperienced
- Birling
- Stereotypical father of his time
- Immediately dislikes the inspector
- Very opinionated
- Owner of a successful business
- Mrs Birling
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