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Irony of Titanic Sinking when Mr B says its unsinkable = Mr B's sinking political ideology

Priestley loves Dramatic Irony - Titanic, War, "nice well behaved family" + "well I have certainly learnt a lot tonight"

Gerald & Birling = stronger bond after inspector goes

Birling = an individualist & capitalist beyond personal responsibility

Chain of events = outline of moral crimes Birling's and Gerald have committed

Each partly responsible - together = totally responsible (links back to one body metaphor)

Sheila = first to realise Inspector's power & character progression is punctuated at end with her different view to her relationship with Gerald - more realistic & cynical way.

Corruption of the Upper Class-dealings with prostitutes.

Connection with Inspector to Eva: he knew her diary + "just to make it last longer" he repeats (nostalgia/melancholy for her?) Maybe her ghost?

Birling fails to see his public position entails a duty of responsibility to the people

Inspector puts him down = microcosm for downfall of capitalists

Gerald always takes Birling's side over Sheila's = no true love in a capitalist environment compared to socialists = more love

Ironic again because Mrs Birling says Eva wasn't capable of having "such feelings" (love)