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Jean: The Birlings are pretty pleased about Sheila and Gerald's engagement. Gerald comes from a family of upper class business owners and Mr Birling hopes their families can join forces in business An Inspector Calls at The Royal Exchange 1986". www.abouttheartists.com . Retrieved 20 January 2023.

Edinburgh Gateway Company (1965), The Twelve Seasons of the Edinburgh Gateway Company, 1953 - 1965, St. Giles Press, Edinburgh, p. 44 We don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish.’Carl: The inspector also delivers a pretty ominous message before he leaves just before the end of the play, too.

Birling: I thought you must be. I was an alderman for years – and lord mayor two years ago – and I’m still on the bench – so I know the Brumley police offices pretty well – and I thought I’d never seen you before. Sheila: Sorry, it's just I can't help thinking about this girl destroying herself so horribly. And I've been so happy tonight.Birling: (moving) No, leave this to me. I must also have a word with my wife – tell her what's happening. (turns at the door, staring at the inspector angrily.) We were having a nice family celebration tonight. And a nasty mess you've made of it now, haven't you? Eric: (sitting down) Yes, please. (takes decanter and helps himself.) Mother says we mustn't stay too long. But I don't think it matters. I left'em talking about clothes again. You'd think a girl had never any clothes before she gets married. Women are potty about 'em. Jean: The inspector investigates the family's role in the death of Eva Smith by questioning them one at a time. And by doing that he reveals the domino effect that sent Eva's life into a downward spiral. Mrs Birling: (rather cowed) she said that the father was only a youngster – silly and wild and drinking too much. There couldn't be any question of marrying him – it would be wrong for them both. He had given her money but she didn't want to take any more money from him. Birling: Well, inspector I don't see that it's any concern of yours how I choose to run my business.

Carl: At the end of the play, Eric takes responsibility and stands up to his parents and gets angry at his mum for not helping Eva when she went to the women's charity.Carl: Eva went to go and get help for her baby but instead of helping, Mrs Birling used her power and influence to stop Eva from getting any help because Mrs Birling thought Eva wasn’t acting in a way that a working class woman is supposed to act - humble and polite. Carl: He also wanted to highlight how the upper classes look down on the working classes, and to show the unfairness of it all. You can really see it in the way that Mr And Mrs Birling talk. You can see what Mrs Birling said about Eva here: The play is a critique of the hypocrisies of Victorian and Edwardian English society and is particularly scathing in its indictment of the callousness of the British upper class towards the lower class. It's also a reminder that our actions have consequences, and we are all responsible for each other. Carl: Not at all, but unlike the Birlings, Gerald did make Eva/ Daisy happy. She adored him. And he gave her a safe place to stay when they were having their affair. But then he ended it. Eva was left heartbroken.



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