gerald croft

• Celebrating bus engagement to Sheila and presents the engagement ring to her.

  "Hope I can make you happy as you deserve to be".
• Gerald is forced to reveal that he cheated on Sheila with Eva Smith - who he exploited for sex.

  "I became at once the most important person in her life".
• Gerald convinces the Birling family that the Inspector was not real.

  "There isn't any such Inspector. We've been had".
• Gerald describes a theory concerning the idea that they are speaking about different girls. This presents the idea that Gerald has a lack of responsibility.

  "But how do you know it's the same girl?"
• He tries to win back Sheila after the Inspector's ghastly identity is revealed.

  "Everything all right now, Sheila?"
• Adjectives to describe Gerald:

  • pompous
  • aristocratic
  • philandering
  • manipulative
  • apathetic
  • advantaged
  • proud
  • impressionable
  • narcissistic
  • ingratiating
  • duplicitous
  • concieted
  • prejudiced
  • conniving
  • explotative