Overview of the play
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Who are they?
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Arthur
Birling
· What he’s like at the beginning and the description we are given of him · His reaction to Inspector Goole · How he treats other characters – Eva, Sheila, Eric, Gerald, Mrs Birling · Have the events of the play affected him in any way? Mrs Birling · What she is like at the beginning of the play, what impression are we given of her? · How she treated Eva when she asked for help · What she inadvertently says about her own son · Have the events of the play changed her? Shelia Birling · How she is described at the start of the play – her engagement to Gerald and how this will impact her family · How she treated Eva and her reaction at the news of her death · How she feels at the end of the play about her family, Gerald and her own part in Eva’s death · Sheila as a representative for the younger generation Eric Birling · How he behaves at the start of the play and his interactions with the family at dinner · How he reacts to his own part in Eva’s death · How he feels about his family after all of the revelations · Eric as a representative for the younger generation Gerald Croft · What he’s like at the start of the play during the celebration dinner · His part in Eva’s death · How feels about responsibility, guilt and love · Gerald as a representative of the higher classes Inspector Goole · His approach to his investigation – how he questions each character and forces them to admit their parts in Eva’s death · His reactions and comments on the other characters · What he represents in the novel · His name and what that might mean |