Inspector callsCharacters

Inspector callsCharacters

1. Inspector

   • arrives unexpectedly
   • An Outsider
     • "the rude way he spoke to Mr B and me - it was quite extraodinary
   • A socialist
     • "Public men, Mr Birling, have repsonsibilites as well as priviledges"
     • "A chain of events"
     • "taught in fire blood and anguish"
     • Priestley mouth piece
   • Authoritative
     • "All in good time"
   • Moral
     • we don't" live alone. were members of one body"
   • catalyst of the paly
   • emotive language
     • "destroying herself"
   • forceful and to the point
     • blunt
       • "where you in love with her?"
     • answers his own questions
     • follows with more questions

2. Mr B

   • business minded
     • ""a hard headed, practical man of business"
       • “we may look forward to a time when crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together”
   • capitalsit
     • “a man has to make his own way”
     • “lower costs and higher prices”
     • “as if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive”
     • “community and all that nonsense”
     • “ a man has to mind his own business and look out for himself and his own”
   • selfish
     • "a man has to make his own way"
   • reputation
     • "there'll be a public scandal- unless were lucky"
   • foolish
     • “the Germans don’t want war”
   • head of the family
     • "“just let me finish Eric”
     • status climber
       • “we may look forward to a time when crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together”

3. Mrs B

   • Mr B social superior
   • Proud
     • “I was the only one of you who didn’t give in to him”
       • “you know of course that my husband was lord mayor only two years ago”
   • cruel
     • “I used my influence to have it refused”
   • prejudice
     • “as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!”
       • “girls of that class”
   • sees her kids as kids
     • “he’s only a boy”

4. Eric

   • irresponsible
     • “I didn’t even remember – that’s the hellish thing”
   • unloved
     • “you don’t understand anything – you never did”
     • “you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble”
   • alcoholci
     • ‘I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty.’
   • sensitive
     • “my god- I’m not likely to forget”

5. Sheila

   • strong minded
     • "I don't believe I will, so you be careful"
   • sharp
     • "he's giving us the rope so that we'll hang ourselves"
     • "probably between us we killed her"
   • selfish
     • "used the power you had.. to punish the girl"
   • younger generation
     • "squiffy"
   • childish @1st
     • "look mummy"
       • realises she needs to break away
         • "'I'm not a child!!
   • comfortable life style
     • "rather pleased with life and rather excitable"
   • moral
     • "but these girls aren't cheap labour - there people"
     • "ill never, never do it again"