Eric Birling

Key: Stage directions Quotes

• unsure - ‘not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive’

• Awkward and embarrassed - ‘Eric suddenly guffaws’

• Often drinks a lot - ‘You’re squiffy’, ‘I gather that he does drink pretty hard’, ‘I’m not very clear about it’

• Get’s shut down by father - ‘Just let me finish Eric You’ve a lot to learn’

• Social conscience -’Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages’

• Mother condemns him - last to be interrogated, raises tension and suspense

• feels guilty, regretful, doesn’t deny responsibility - ‘how stupid it all is’

• represents younger generation - hope

• Does learn his lesson/from his mistake