An inspector calls.
Lighting was pink and intimate at the start then bright and hard when the inspector arrived.
The Birlings house wasn't very comfortable
Most of it is set in the dining room.
Mr Birling
Heavy looking.
Portentous.
Easy manners.
Provincial.
Can get very angry easily.
Mrs Birling
Cold woman.
Mr Birlings wife.
Part of a women's charity.
She turned away eva smith when she needed help because she didn't like her.
Fired eva smith.
Sheilas mum.
Mr birlings social superior.
She doesn't want to take responsibility for Eva Smith's death.
Gerald
Sheilas fiance.
Had an affair with eva smith.
Turned eva smith away after giving her refuge for a while.
Lied to sheila.
Goes to bars.
eric
Got Eva Smith preganant
Drinks to much
Inspector
Very focused on his work.
Wont be bribed.
Not scared of Mr Birlings connections.
He stares at people before speaking to them.
He already knows alot before asking questions.
Asks a lot of questions.
Meant to be intimidating.
Unfazed by others powers.
He is quite calm and collected.
Sheila
She got Eva Smith fired after she giggled at her trying on a dress.
Upper class
Snobby
Marrying Gerald for buisnes
Pretty
Quite shy and assertive
Forced himself upon Eva Smith when he was drunk
Stole money from his dads office
Found out that the inspector wasn't a real inspector
Wasnt a real inspector
Nobody takes responsibility for their actions after from Eric and Sheila.
They try to go about their normal lives after finding out the inspector wasn't real.
Proud of himself
Full of himself - power: he thinks that hes better than everyone else.
Capitalist
Doesn't take responsibility
Eva smith
She was set on her ways
Aggressive
We don't know much about the Inspector at all through the play.
Shes a hypocrite
Shes sensitive
she has socialist views
Supposed to be marrying Sheila
He believes that because she is a girl and he is a boy he can do as he pleases with her.
Doesn't let Mr Birling and his social status get to him or intimidate him.