plot

• What does the play open up on?

  The Birlings celebrating Gerald and Shelia's engagement.
• Which act does the inspector arrives and in the middle of what?

  Halfway through the First act during Mr. Birlings speech
• What did Mr. Birling do to Eva?

  Sacked her from his factory after she organized strike for higher wages.
• What did Sheila do to Eva?

  She got her Sacked from Milwards.
• What did Gerald do to Eva?

  He had an affair with her.
• What does Shelia do when Gerald revels his affair?

  She brakes off the engagement with him.
• Who is the character not represented in the play?

  We don't see Eva/daisy
• What does Eva go to Mrs. Birlings charity for?

  She goes to Mrs. Birling for help as she is pregnant but she introduces herself as Mrs. Birling
• What does Eric say to his parents?

  Eric blames his mother for Eva and his Childs death and said that his farther is not approachable.
• what did Eric do to Eva?

  He rapes her and gets her pregnant
• What does the Inspector say to the Birlings?

  Blame the Birlings and Gerald for using and Eva's suicide.
• What does the inspector says in his final speech?

  All members of society have to look after each other.
• 1. An inspector arrives at the Birling house. He tells them how a girl called Eva Smith has killed herself by drinking disinfectant - he wants to ask them some questions.
• 2. The Inspector reveals that the girl used to work in Arthur Birling's factory and he had her sacked for going on strike. Mr Birling refuses to accept any responsibility for her death.
• 3. The Inspector then reveals that Sheila thought that Eva had made fun of her, complained and got her sacked. Sheila is deeply ashamed and feels responsible for the girl’s death.
• 4. The Inspector forces Gerald to confess to an affair he had with Eva. Sheila respects Gerald’s honesty but returns the engagement ring he gave her.
• 5. It is revealed that Sybil Birling had refused to help the pregnant Eva.
• 6.It turns out that it was Eric who got Eva pregnant, and stole money from his father to help her.
• 7. The Inspector leaves. The family ring the infirmary and there is no record of a girl dying from drinking disinfectant.
• 8. Suddenly the phone rings, Mr Birling answers it, to his horror the phone call reveals that a young woman has just died from drinking disinfectant and the police are on their way to question them about it. The curtain falls and the play ends.