Question

Do you think the title 'The Dear Departed' is apt for the play?

Answer 1

Undoubtedly, the title 'Dear Departed' is very apt for the play. At the end of the play, the dear father of Mrs Slater and Mrs Jordan is departed from them forever because of their greediness, selfishness, and disrespect for their own father. So the dear father, who is really dear (financially dear and valuable to them), is departed at the end. So the title is quite apt. 

Answer 2

The title of the play The dear departed is very appropriate the play is a pungent satire on the meaness and materialistic approach of the people normally we feel sad and emotionally hurt when some near or dear Vande parts but here in the play the daughters are more concerned about the mourning dresses Dan about their father they want to outshine each other in that again when the grandfather appears on the scene the daughters are not happy they have no love for their father in the end the dear father decide to depart from his hypocritical daughters to live with someone who would think it's a pleasure to look after him

hence the title of the play The dear departed is very