CHARACTER QUOTES -AN INSPECTOR CALLS

GERALD: At the start, he denies that he's involved

GERALD: He tries to hide the fact that he knows Eva/Daisy

GERALD: When he starts to talk about her death, he appears genuinely upset and goes out for a walk

GERALD: The Inspector isn’t as harsh on him as he is on Mr and Mrs Birling – he notes that at least Gerald . . .

GERALD: When he finds out the Inspector was an imposter, he goes back to his normal ways and says . . .

SHEILA: She is described at the start as . . .

SHEILA: Even though she seems very playful at the opening, we know that she has had suspicions about Gerald when she mentions . . .

SHEILA: Although she has probably never in her life before considered the conditions of the workers, she shows her compassion immediately she hears of her father's treatment of Eva Smith:

SHEILA: She is horrified by her own part in Eva's story. She feels full of guilt for her jealous actions and blames herself as

SHEILA: She is angry with her parents in Act 3 for trying to . . .

ERIC: He is described at the start as

ERIC: Eric seems embarrassed and awkward right from the start. The first mention of him in the script is . . .

ERIC: It soon becomes clear to us (although it takes his parents longer) that he is a hardened drinker. Gerald admits . . .

ERIC: When he hears how his father sacked Eva Smith, he supports the worker's cause, like Sheila.

ERIC: He feels guilt and frustration with himself over his relationship with the girl.

ERIC: He is appalled by his parents' inability to admit their own responsibility.

GERALD: He tells Inspector Goole that he arranged for her to live in his friend's flat

GERALD: She became his mistress because

INSPECTOR: He is described on his entrance as

INSPECTOR: He is a figure of authority. He deals with each member of the family very firmly and several times we see him

INSPECTOR: He leaves the family with the message . . . AND
warns them of the (...) that will result if they do not pay attention to what he has taught them.

EVA/DAISY: The Inspector, Sheila Gerald and Eric all say that she was

EVA/DAISY: Gerald describes her as

EVA/DAISY: She came from outside Brumley: Mr Birling speaks of her being

MR BIRLING: He is described at the start as a

MR BIRLING: He is aware of people who are his social superiors, which is why he shows off about the port to Gerald,

MR BIRLING: He claims the party is (...) because Sheila will be happy, and a merger with Crofts Limited will be good for his business.

MR BIRLING: He is extremely selfish:

MR BIRLING: He wants to hide the fact that Eric stole money:

MRS BIRLING: She is described at the start as

MRS BIRLING: is very dismissive of Eva, saying

MRS BIRLING: She sees Sheila and Eric still as (...) and speaks patronisingly to them.

MRS BIRLING: She tries to deny things that she doesn't want to believe: Eric's drinking, Gerald's affair with Eva, and the fact that a working class girl would refuse money even if it was stolen, claiming