Interactive: The Timeline of Guilt

Act 1: Birling Act 1: Sheila Act 2: Gerald Act 2: Sybil Act 3: Eric
Act 1: Arthur Birling

Admits sacking Eva for leading a strike for better wages. He accepts zero responsibility, viewing it as a sound business decision.

The "Responsibility Meter"

Tracking the moral state of the family as the Inspector peels back the layers of their hypocrisy.

Dramatic Irony

Birling's speeches about the Titanic and war serve to immediately discredit his authority with a modern audience.