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'An Inspector Calls' Act 3

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Act 3 begins with Mrs Birling looking very foolish after Eric admits
he got Daisy pregnant.
Like Sheila, Eric feels very
ashamed of his actions and determined to face the consequences.
In his confession, Eric tells the Inspector that
he drinks heavily, pressured Daisy into sleeping with him and stole money when he found out she was pregnant.
After learning the truth about what Eric has done to Eva, the family begin arguing amongst themselves. The Inspector has lost control of events and has to
'intervene massively', meaning he shouts at them.
When she discovered Eric had stolen the money from his father, Eva
refused to accept it.
Before leaving, the Inspector makes a powerful speech saying that, if we are no responsible for each other, then there will be terrible consequences. He anticipates the two world wars by referring to
'fire and blood and anguish'.
The Inspector leaves and Gerald returns after a walk outside. He met a police officer and found out that there was
no Inspector Goole on the force.
The family begin to wonder if the girl mentioned to each of them could have been 'four or five different girls', suggesting that the whole evening could have been a trick. Gerald suspects the Inspector
showed them all different photos.
Gerald rings the local infirmary and discovers that
no girl has died from drinking disinfectant.
Mr and Mrs Birling and Gerald are excited by the idea that they may not
be to blame.
Eric and Sheila are aware that it makes no difference whether the Inspector was real since
they still behaved badly.
Just as Mr Birling is mocking the Inspector and is celebrating that he is off the hook, the phone rings. Mr Birling answers and to his horror it is the police. They inform him that a girl has just
died after drinking disinfectant and a police officer is on their way to ask the family some questions.
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