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explain about dear departed lesson​

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                      THE DEAR DEPARTED.... ( DRAMA ) ( 10th )

• Mr. Slater scolds her daughter Victoria for loitering around in a fancy - colorful dress when her grandfather is lying dead upstairs.

• She asks Victoria to wear a white frock with a black slash.

• Her aunt Elizabeth and Ben are coming and they will not like her in such a dress.

• Mrs. Slater wants to grab the things that belonged to grandfather before the Jordans arrive.

• She asks her husband Henry to use new slippers of grandfather.

• She has eye on the old mans bureau and wants to bring it downstairs into her room.

• Mrs. Slater knows that her sister Elizabeth is very sharp and clever and will drive a hard bargain over things left by grandfather.

• Henry does not seem much interested but gives in soon.

• When Henry and his wife are bringing the bureau down, Victoria asks if they were stealing it.

• Mrs. Slater tells a lie that that the bureau was given by grandfather before he died.

• Then Mrs. Slater brings the man's beautiful clock downstairs.

• The jordans cone and they ask how the old man died.

• They are annoyed that Mrs. Slater did not call any other doctor when Dr. Pringle, the family doctor was not available.

• Mrs. Slater tells that he was well in the morning had his breakfast and then left for the insurance office to pay his premium.

• Mr. jordan shows no emotion and says everybody has to die sooner or later.

• They talk about giving announcement in the paper.

• Mr. and Mrs. jordan are more interested in having tea than going up and seeing the dead man.

• Mrs. jordan wants that a list must be made of the things left by the old man.

• Henry tells them that the old man has not left any jewellery or valuables.

• Mrs. jordan reminds that he must have left a gold watch for jimmy because he was very fond of him.

• Mrs. Slater is not pleased. Ben asks for receipt for the premium paid that morning.

• He calls grandfather" the drunken old beggar" when he realizes that premium has not been paid.

• Victoria goes upstairs to fetch the bunch of keys when she finds her grandfather moving.

• She starts shouting " Mother! Mother! Grandpa's getting up ".

• Soon Mr.Abel Merryweather comes down and they are transfixed with amazement.

• He surprised to find Henry wearing his new slippers.

• He finds Elizabeth, Amelia, Henry and little Victoria wearing dresses for mourning.

• Abel Merryweather is again surprised to see his bureau and clock downstairs.

• Mrs. jordan tells grandfather that Mrs. Slater and Henry have stolen his bureau and clock.

• Mrs. Slater tries to silence her but Mrs. jordan is relentless.

• She tells her father what was going on in the house when dead.

• Mr.Abel Merryweather understands why all of them were in black.

• Grandfather declares that he is going to make a new will.

• He will leave his belongings to the person with whom he will be living at time of his death.

• The selfish and greedy daughters complete with each other to keep the old man with them.

• Abel Merry weather comes to know what his greedy daughters think of him.

• Grandfather declares that on Monday he is going to do three things.

• First he will go to his lawyer to change his will.

• Then he will go to the insurance office to pay the premium.

• In the end he will go to St. Phillip's Church and get married.

• Everyone is shocked and surprised and Mrs Slater rebukes that the old man has gone out of senses.

• Mrs Abel Merry weather declares that he is going to marry Mrs. John Sharrock's, who keeps the "Ring-o-Bells."

• He invites all of them at the wedding at twelve o'clock at St. Phillip's Church.

PLOT OF THE PLAY :

( These r the just basic points which comes under this story or drama or role play..!! )

• Mrs. Slater discovers that grandfather is dead.

• Mrs.Slater instructs her daughter to put her white frock on a black slash.

• Mr.Slater fetches the bureau and the clock from the upstairs.

• The jordans arrive and know in detail about grandfathers demise from the slaters.

• The family sits down to have a tea.

• They discuss about obituary announcement in the papers and the insurance premium payment.

• Victoria is asked to fetch the bunch of keys to open the bureau and look for the insurance receipt .

• Grandfather comes  down and is surprised to see the jordans.

• Grandfather comes to know how his daughters were in hurry to divide his belongings between them.

• Grandfather announces his intention to change the will and to marry Mrs. Shorrock.

• Ignorant to the intentions of her mother.

• Shows a streak of goodness despite being young.

• Is fond of her grandfather.

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