Question

Short summary of "The Dear Departed"

Answer 1

it's just a short drama about a family with 2 sisters who are greedy just want the property of their father and are jealous of each others at a great extent each that they even didnt cared about their fathers feelings... and crossed all the limits.... it's just a lesson for the new generation that always care for ur parents and their feelings greediness leads to loss of everything like these two sisters lost their properties finally... and their dad finally married another women having ring o bell church changed their will and paid their bills

Answer 2

$\large{\bf THE \: DEAR \: DEPARTED }$

In The Dear Departed, written by Stanley Haughton, poet uses vary literally devices to criticise basic human characteristics. He uses a mixture of dramatic irony, sarcasm, simultaneous speech, humour and twist in the plot to criticize human traits. The characters in the story are two - dimensional and there is no development. This allows us to easily see through their character and understand their actions.

In this short play, Haughton manages to portray irony in many different ways. Firstly, the title is already irony. The departed, Abel Merryweather, is not one bit dear and precious to them. The only thing the sisters are interested in is the money or valuables he owns.