“Two hours ago a young woman died
in the infirmary … she’d swallowed a lot
of strong disinfectant. Burnt her inside
out …”
Gerald Croft
Who is Gerald Croft ?
Gerald is a very posh character, who
has become engaged to Mr. Birlings’
only daughter, Sheila. He remains
relatively quiet while the other
characters are confessing to the
Inspector, but when the Inspector
calls out the name, Daisy Renton, he
gives himself away immediately by
choking on his whisky.
The Affair
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Gerald had known Daisy Renton after
meeting her in a bar. She was being hit-on
by a drunken womanizer. Gerald asked her
to come with him and found out that she
didn’t have a home to go to so he allowed
her to stay in some rooms he was looking
after for a friend.
He ended up having an affair with her.
The Last Time He Saw Daisy
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By the end of the summer, Gerald
told her that he could no longer see
her and that she could no longer stay
in his friend’s flat because his friend
was coming home.
He did not feel the same way about
her as she felt about him.
Her Reaction
Daisy took it all really well, saying
that she knew that the affair
‘couldn’t last forever’; she was
extremely grateful for everything he
had done for her.
The Inspector tells us that it seems
she went away to somewhere where
she could think of Gerald to make
their affair last longer.
Was He To Blame
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The Inspector does not blame Gerald as
much as the others as at least he made
her happy for a while.
However, he did lie to Sheila and he had
no intention of marrying Eva. He certainly
did not love her though he is upset that
she is dead.
In the end, he, like Mr and Mrs Birling,
seems happy to forget the whole thing –
until the surprise phone call at the end to
say a police inspector is on his way ‘to ask
some questions’.
Credits
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We’d just like to thank everyone for
watching our really boring
presentation…
We love you, Mrs Johnston.
By Drew, Michael and Connor