Mr Birling

Mr Birling

He bosses people around!
1. He is proud of his achievements
He boasts about being mayor.
He is extremely selfish
He is unable to admit his responsibility about Eva's death
He is proud of his achievements
1. He likes to show off
He is extremely selfish
He is optimistic
1. He is unable to admit his responsibility for his part in Eva's death
2. ...but his predictions are wrong! Makes the audience doubt Birling
Heavy looking rather portentous man
1. His fat is a symbol of his greed!
  1. Birling is a CAPITALIST
    1. He doesn't believe in sharing wealth. Its every man for himself
He has a reputation
He is worried about how the press will view the story in act 2
1. He try's to impress the inspector
'Your engagement to Sheila means a tremendous lot to me'
1. He wants to merge his business with the Crofts, making them even richer

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	Created by kerry hetherington about 11 years ago