how are the characters in an inspector calls guilty of the seven deadly sin
The 7 deadly sins are as follows: envy, pride, sloth, anger, greed, gluttony, and lust. They connect to "An Inspector Calls" because each of the characters represents one or more of these sins. For example, Mr. Birling is greed, because he is always in search of more money.
In “An Inspector Calls” each character is guilty for one or more sins, below you will find some samples:
• Lust (Eric/Gerald)
• Gluttony (Arthur)
• Greed (Arthur)
• Sloth (Sheila)
• Wrath (Sheila - Sybil)
• Envy (Sheila)
• Pride (Sybil - Arthur)
During the play are shown several scenarios where you can discover why each is related to the sin.