Gerald Croft

• I don't come into this suicide business - blame and responsibility


  uses semantic field of 'business' to distance himself from responsibility of Evas suicide - shows preoccupation with money and wealth viewing everything through the lens of finance thus portraying him as callous
• you seem to be a nice well-behaved family - socialism vs capitalism


  ironic as we learn this isn't the case - explores how wealth and reputation are valued over morality by 1912 society
• everything's all right now, sheila. (holds up the ring) what about this ring? - blame and responsibility


  wants to rid himself of responsibility by erasing events of the evening - metonymy of 'ring' exposes materialistic and capitalist views - seems less emotionally invested in marriage now than the start of the play