Name is a homophone for the word 'goul' which alludes that he has omnipotent powers
Despite claiming to work for the police force he shows little corcern for the law, but more concern for the characters moral injustice
Arrival interupts Mr birling's capitalist speech to Gerald and erics suggesting that he is interupting the future generations from supporting capitalism
He interviews each character infornt of one another to make each other see their wrong doing, whereas an actual police officer would interview their suspects alone
He is omniscient (all knowing) of Eva's life and each of the character's interactions with her
He forsees Eva's death which suggests that he had supernatural powers
The play ends with the audience curious as to whether or not he actually existed
Sheila is the first to recognise that the Inspector is a catalyst for the truth
The Inspector has the background knowledge to link each of the characters to Eva's suicude
He plays the role of god in warning that if the characters do not change their ways then only more bad will come from their actions "fire, blood and anguish" ; this manifests that they will go to hell, and it also insinuates that another war will come (supporting the idology that he is omniscent of the second world war)
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Mr Birling
Socially inferior to his wife
He is concerned with how his family appear rather than their well-being as he is a social climber
Gives capitalist speeches and often lectures his children as he is certain that he is correct
When the Inspector points out the fallacy in his social and political views Mr Birling becomes defensive and angered
Priestley uses dramatic irony to allused to the audience that Mr Birling is foolish
For instance he claims that the Titanic is ‘Unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’ ; this makes the audience percieve his as idiotic due to their knowledge of the Titanic sinking
He also makes remarks on how another war is unlikely - which again the audience is aware of this fallacy
Represents the sin of avarice (or greed)
Too arrogant to learn his lesson since when the Inspector gives his final speech he is dismissive
Shows lack of sympathy when Sheila is hurt by Gerald's cheating; as he sees the engagement as a business oppurtunity
Unable to admit his responsibility for his part in Eva's death
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