Inspector Calls

• Sacked Eva from his Factory
• Capitalist
• He accepts no responsibilty for Evas death
• He fired her because she asked for a higher wage.
• When he finds out its been a hoax he still doesn't accept any responsibility.
• Dramatic Irony when he says about how the Germans will never start a war, just before the second world war and when he says the titanic will never sink.
• Alderman for years; Lord Mayor 2 years ago; Still on the bench; Friends with the Chief Inspector"

• "A man has to make his own way-has to look after himself"
• "It's my duty to keep labour costs down"
• "Oh well - put like that theres something in what you say. Still, I can't accept any responsibilty. If we all were responsible for everything that happened to everyone we'd had to do with, it would be very awkward wouldn't it?"

• Snob
• Works at the Brumley Womens Charity Organisation
• Selfish
• Remorseless
• Loyal to Mr Birling
• Looks down and couldn't care less about the working class
• In denial about Eric
• Cares about her public image greatly
• She turned Daisy away from the Brumley womens charity when she asked for help
• She turned Daisy away because she called herself Mrs Birling; Predjudice
• Drops Eric in it when talking about it should be the father who pays for the child
• Doesn't accept responsibilty after she finds out its a hoax

• "Go look for the father of the child, It's his responsibilty"
• (To Eric) "But I didn't know it was you"
• (Patronising) "You seem to have made a great impression on the child Inspector"
• (Patronising) "You ought to go to bed"; "Really the things you girls pick up these days" (To Shelia)
• "Girls of that class" (Snob)

• Pressures Milwards into sacking Eva when she believed Eva had laughed at her for trying on an unsuitable dress.
• Admits Jelousy over Evas beauty
• Getting Engaged to Gerald Croft
• Recognises that there is something unusual about the Inspector
• Remorseful
• Samrt; Links it all together
• Feels responsible
• Innocent
• Only one who is open about Erics drink problem
• Shelia behaves at first like a spoilt child.
• She is protected by her parents
• Shelia is CHANGED; By the end of the play she has learnt something

• "And I know i'm to blame - and i'm desperatley sorry"
• "So i'm really responsible?"
• "These girls aren't cheap labour - they're people"
• (Writers description) "Pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited"

• He is an aristocrat; The son of Lord and Lady Croft. We realise they are not over imnpressed by Geralds engagement to Shelia because they declined the invitation.
• Not as willing as Shelia to admit his part in Evas death
• Knew Eva as Daisy Renton
• Did have some genuine feelings for Daisy and is very moved by her death.
• He arranged for Daisy to live in his friends flat "because I was sorry for her", she became his mistress because "she was young and pretty and warm hearted-and intensly grateful"
• Tries to come up with as much evidence as possible to prove that the inspector is a fake, to get him of the hook.
• Throws his energies into protecting himself rather than changing himself
• NOT gained a new sense of social responsibility; This is why shelia is unsure about whether to take the ring back.

• Described as "an attractive chap about 30, rather too manly to be a dandy but very much the easy well-bred man about town"
• To Shelia "So - for Gods sake- don't say anything to the inspector"
• "Because i was sorry for her!"

• Drunk
• Eratic
• "Squiffy"
• Acts guilty at the start when Gerald and Arthur joke he's done something wrong
• Can't talk to his parents about his problems
• Eva was just a good time
• Describes Eva as "pretty" and a "good sport"
• Offers to marry eva when he got her pregnant
• Steals for Eva but she doesn't accept
• Takes Evas side, aggres with Shelia

Act 1 foreshadows the rest of the play

• Describes Arthur as "Not the sort of man you can turn to"
• He "threatened to make a row" when Eva wouldn't let him in
• Agrees with Shelia: "Why shouldn't these girls try for higher wages?"
• "The money is not the important thing. It's what happened to the girl and what we did that matters"

• Socialist
• Mysterious
• Doesn't like people who are snobs eg. Mr and Mrs Birling
• In control of the entire play
• Not who he seems

• "We are responsible for each other"
• "This girl killed herself - and died a horrible death. But each of you helped to kill her"
• "We don't live alone. We are members of one body."
• "Public men Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges"