Mr Birling character profile
- Created by: ZinaK - Team GR
- Created on: 06-04-13 19:47
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- Mr Arthur Birling
- Proud
- He is very confident
- Head of his own family and business
- Likes to be in control and is constantly reminding everyone he is in charge- tells the inspector: 'angrily' "Well - if you don't mind - I'll find out first".
- His authority is still undermined, The Inspector reveals him as an ambitious anxious man who ignores the need of others to gain profits
- He is very confident
- Successful and ambitious businessman
- Hints that his and Gerald's companies could merge
- he believes he is successful because he is a 'hard headed, practical man of business' which he seems to apply to all aspects of his life
- He is optimistic about the future, dismisses fear of war as: "silly little war stories" which is dramatic irony to show how he is foolish and short natured- so the audience can disagree with his political views
- Won't accept responsibility
- Won't accept the idea of social responsibility and regards Goole as a 'crank'
- doesn't believe in "community and all that nonsense" people below him are "cheap labour"
- He is selfish and self centred and would rather think the inspector's visit was a hoax than to reflect on what he has done
- Respected
- As he is a public figure he is terrified it would cause a scandal. he would 'give thousands' to keep it quiet
- He is clearly not used to being challenged, not long after the inspector arrives he shows a 'touch of impatience'
- When the night and his family is falling apart he blames the inspector- 'nasty mess'
- Anxious
- Tries to win the Croft's approval
- Tries to draw attention to influential connections
- The inspector is threatening his middle class values
- Proud
- Priestly uses authoritive language choices such as 'of course' at the end of a sentence to make his statement obvious and matter of fact and shouts 'rubbish' if he doesn't agree
- He is very confident
- Head of his own family and business
- Likes to be in control and is constantly reminding everyone he is in charge- tells the inspector: 'angrily' "Well - if you don't mind - I'll find out first".
- His authority is still undermined, The Inspector reveals him as an ambitious anxious man who ignores the need of others to gain profits
- He is very confident
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