Question

. Living together means sacrifice and understanding on the part of all members of the family. “Discuss in the light of the play ‘Dear Departed’.​

Answer 1

Man is a social animal with immensely complex emotional mechanism. His ego is always dominating his behavior. Besides ego, the temptations of greed, selfishness, pride, jealousy, competitive rivalry always confound his wisdom and etiquette. Man does not live alone. Only angels or devils can afford living alone! Man has to live with other men or women in family or at work. He also has to interact with others.
His ego and vices of character can really create trouble for him if he does not control them. Almost all the conflicts, arguments, fights, break-ups stem from either ego or vices of character. Families break, brothers and sisters become estranged, divorces and separations end the once loving relationships!
In the play "Dear Departed', Abel Merryweather was also wronged and hurt by the vices of his own daughters. They treated to him like a stranger! They considered him dead and rushed into division of his property with him lying asleep in his room! They neither went to his room to have a close look at him; nor sent for a doctor to have him examined! This was travesty of filial relationship. No doubt, their relationship ended so suddenly!
If a unit or group of people have to live together happily, each group member must learn to respect the feelings of the others. Ego and vices should not be allowed to spoil the happy living together!