Question

Summary on "the dear departed drama"

Answer 1

The dear departed is a great dramatic story in which the grandpa Abel is meant as died by one of his daughter Mrs slater commonly known as Amelia by her sister Elizabeth.It is shown that both the daughters are only interested in grabbing the more and more things of grandpa because they only love him for the properties he have.At last it is seen that grandpa is not dead and understands everything and makes three decisions that he will get married and he will consult with the lawyer and marry with the old lady of Ring o bells.

Answer 2

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

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.