pompous, arrogant, selfish, 'hard-headed' business man

Lecturing Eric and Gerald when he gets interrupted by the Inspector

Mr Birling trying to impress Gerald and the Croft famiy

iceberg represents the knocking away at the credibility of the socialist party by the capitalist conservative party

Titanic is a metaphor of all of the rich wealthy upper class family

The Iceberg could be representative of the Inspector and his socialist views.

intentionally crafted by Priestly to be disliked by society, through the use of irony

only concerned about protecting his reputation and avoiding a scandal

As soon as they piece together that the Inspector may have been a fraud, he is instantly relieved.

Mr Birling has a drink, collapses in a chair and tells Eric that he is the most to blame for this

Throughout the whole play, Priestly proves that there are consequences for your actions.

he thinks his daughter marriage is a business arrangement