Inspector calls ⭐️

• plot summary, act 1:

  1. celebrating sheilas engagement to gerald
  2. mr birling makes arrogant speeches
  3. Inspector Goole arrives, investigating suicide of Eva smith
  4. Mr birling admits he employed her in his factory but then sacked her for demanding higher wages
  5. Sheila admits she had Eva fired from her next job as a shop assistant because she thought Eva laughed at her
  6. Inspector reveals Eva smith changed her name to Daisy Renton. Geralds reaction makes it obvious he knew her
  7. inspector suggests many people share responsibility for Eva to end her life
• Plot summary, act 2:

  1. Gerald admits daisy was his mistress the previous year
  2. Sheila is hurt and angry but praises Gerald for at least being honest
  3. Mrs birling tries to bully the inspector and control events
  4. While Eric is out of the room, Mrs birling admits Eva asked for help of her charity but she refused to help. She was offended because Eva called herself Mrs Birling
  5. Its revealed Eva was pregnant, Mrs Birling blames Eva’s death on the father
  6. Eric enters
• Plot summary, act 3:

  1. eric confesses hee got Eva pregnant + stole from his fathers firm to support her
  2. eric blames his mother for Eva’s death
  3. Birling family accuse eachother (change from polite atmosphere at start of play)
  4. inspector takes charge and gives speech about the importance of social responsibility, then leaves
  5. Gerald + Mr birling prove the Inspector was not a real police inspector and theres no recent suicides
  6. Eric + Sheila are only ones who still feel guilty
  7. Mr birling answers phone: young woman has dies and an inspector is on the way
• Character analysis: Mr Birling (quotes)

  • “I speak as a hard-headed practical man of business“
  • ”The titanic sails next week… unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”
  • ”There will be a public scandal“
  • ”Look, Inspector - I’d give thousands- yes, thousands”
• Who is mr Birling and what does he do?

  successful businessman, who has been Lord Mayor of Brumley. He hosts dinner to celebrate Sheila’s engagemen, he claims a man’s responsibility is only to himself and his family

  two years ago he fired Eva smith for asking for more pay

  he is only concerned with protecting his reputation and avoiding a scandal
• Who is the writer of inspector calls?

  J.B. Priestley