An Inspector Calls

Character Profile - Arthur Birling Regards himself as reasonable and pays the going rate to employees. Unable to grasp link between actions and consequences, or wider social/world issues. No concepts of value other than money and position (speech pg. 4 - Daughter as deal). Proud of his status and is a social climber (Daughter's marriage for status pg. 4, 8). Sees him & wife as upholding 'right' values and as guardians of 'proper' conduct. Is blind to issues …

…er own diary and her actions after the 'affair' (pg. 39). At the end of the play Gerald is the one who thinks in the clearest way by considering the identity of the Inspector (pg. 62). He is the first to devise a way out for the family and checks with the infirmary to see if there is a dead girl (pg. 69). He also suggests the possibility of there being more than one girl involved (pg. 67).