Gerald Croft 'An Inspector Calls'

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  • Gerald
    • Class
      • 'Sir George..Lady Croft'
      • 'Rather embarrassed'
        • Embarrassed about Sheila being a lower class. Birling brings it up.
      • 'Showing annoyance'
        • Doesn't like not being able to see the picture. Authority is tested by the Inspector.
          • 'Getting a bit heavy-handed, aren't you, Inspector?'
      • 'Not if it was after the holidays. They'd all be broke - if I know them'
        • Judging people of the lower class. (Eva Smith).
    • Personality (Traits)
      • 'I don't pretend to know much about it'
        • Modest
          • 'He looks round triumphantly at them'
            • Changes at end of play
      • 'Not even my Mother? I know she'd be delighted'
        • Flattering Birling
      • 'Politely'
        • Polite, with no real opinion.
          • 'Hear, hear!
          • 'I agree'
      • 'And I've told you'
        • Lying from start about affair with Daisy (Eva)
      • 'He looks crushed'
        • Caring
    • Daisy Renton
      • 'All right. I knew her. Let's leave it at that.'
        • Does not want to tell Sheila about it. Evasive.
      • 'D'you mind If I give myself a drink, Sheila?'
        • Affected by Daisy's death.
          • '(breaks off) My God!'
          • 'As I'm rather more - upset - by this business than I probably appear to be... I'd like to be alone for a while'
      • 'He does not reply'  'He does not reply but looks at her'
      • 'I didn't install her there so that I could make love to her'
        • Had good intentions with Daisy. Nice person. Unlike Eric.
          • 'I didn't ask for anything in return'
          • 'I was sorry for her'
      • 'She was young and pretty and warm-hearted - and intensely grateful'
        • Describes her nicely, unlike Eric.
          • 'She was a good sport' ERIC
    • Responsibility at end of play
      • 'I passed it off by saying I'd been having an argument with somebody'
        • Doesn't want anyone to know about Eva. Like Birling.
      • 'We've been had'
        • Their the innocent ones.
      • 'How do we know it's the same girl?'
        • Doesn't want to take responsibility.
          • '(decisively) We can settle this at once'
      • 'Everything's all right now, Sheila. (Holds up the ring) What about this ring?
        • Thinks everything is back to normal now

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