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Guilt

Suicide

Learning, forgetting and "Inspection"

Shelia

Gerald

The Inspector

Arthur

Sybil

Arthur and Sybil are far less willing to accept their guilt

Removing Eva Smith from her job at Milward's

His relationship with Eva Smith caused her pain and that pain might have caused suicide

Politics

More concerned with the family's good name

Denying Eva Smith's charity, she did what any other person should have done

Eva Smith killed herself

The Inspector implies that if men and women continue to behave ruthlessly to one another in the industrialized countries of the West, then those countries, will “commit suicide.”

The Inspector argues, society has abandoned her and her only choice was to end her life.

That is, the Inspector’s warning to the Birlings' foreshadows the disasters of the World Wars One and Two

The audience in 1946 would understand to follow quickly upon the events of the play.

Gerald admits he was wrong to have an affair

Sheila, Gerald and Eric have different relationship to the lessons they've learnt

Sheila will consider forgiving Gerald for his actions

The Inspectors shock visit has caused Eric and his family to admit his drinking has overshadowed his life

And will think about how their relationship can be reborn