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inspector calls
inspector Goole
character who doesnt like like others try to gloss over the truth
described as blunt or direct
he outwits the family by isolating them
he refuses to be intimidated by birling
the mystery of the inspector is heightened by his name "Goole"
when he disappears we are left with the question of who he was
knows the history of Eva smith and the birlings
man in his fifties
dressed in a plain darkish suit
speaks carefully, weightily and has a habit look hard at the person
likes to deal with one person at a time
figure of authority
Eric
party boy
hard drinking
portrayed as being the black sheep of the family
rebel
tries to take on Mr. Birlings selfish views
changes due to the terrible experience of Eva smith
he realises that the inspector was showing them their own faults
in his early twenties
seems to be embaresed and awakward
had some innate sense of responsibility
Gerald croft
real member of the upper class
son of sir George croft and lady croft
quite weak
hes a liar
tells sheila hes been busy at work
when hes been having affair
at the end he is very concerned about his reputation above everything else
attractive chap about thirty
not willing as sheila
not changed at the end of the play
not gained new sense of social responsibility
this is why sheila is unsure whether to take back the engagement ring
Arthur Birling
wealthy
middle class
aims of becoming upper class
sees himself as being above the law
at the end of the play he is glad to have avoided a public scandal
aware of the effects of his actions on other people
doesn't care about low wages for workers
unrealistic about the future
Sybil Birling
horrible snob
looks down on people with less money
refuses Eva smith money for just having the cheek to use the same name as her
hypocrite and judges lower classes more harshly than her own family
she calls her own son a 'drunken young idler'
rather cold women
least respect for the inspector
sees Eric and Sheila as "children"
Eva smith
pretty
her parents are dead
working class
kept a diary
Eva is similar to eve the first women created by God in the bible
smith is the most common English surename
sheila
character who works out the tragedy of Eva smith most quickly
admits that she was at fault for having Eva smith fired from milwards
works out that Gerald has been up to no good
at the end of the play she doesn't seem ready to take Gerald back