Question

What is the irony in the tite of the drama the dear departed?

Answer 1

The title of the play 'Dear Departed' is ironical. In the beginning of the play, we come to know that grandfather Mr. Abel has departed from this world. He is not dear to his own daughters though they pretend that he is dear to both of them. They are eager to divide his belongings between them. Even Mrs. Slater with whom he has been living fetches his clock and bureau from his room where he is lying 'dead'. Even they can't wait for the last rites of his burial. Even their husbands Ben and Henry do not love grandfather. So, no one is grieved at his departure. In this way, we can say that the title of this play 'Dear Departed' is an ironical statement of dying love and absence of filial obligations.

Answer 2

ᴍʀ ᴀʙᴇʟ ᴍᴇʀʀʏ ᴡᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀɴᴅғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏ ɪs ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ. ʜᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ 'ᴅᴇᴀʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ' ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏ . ɪʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ 'ᴅᴇᴀʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ' ɪs ᴅᴇᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ɢʀᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ. ᴍʀs sʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ʜᴇɴᴛʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏʀᴅᴀɴs ᴅᴏɴᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏғ ʟᴏᴠᴇ , ɢʀᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sʏᴍᴘᴀᴛʜʏ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ. ᴍᴛs sʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪs ɢʀᴇᴇᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ɢʀᴀʙs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴀɴ's ʙᴜʀᴇᴀᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴄᴋ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴsᴜᴀʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ. ɪʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ 'ᴅᴇᴀʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴛʜɪɴɢs ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. ɪʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ 'ᴅᴇᴀʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ' sʜᴏᴄᴋs ᴀɴᴅ sᴜᴘʀɪsᴇs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇɪᴛs ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ sᴛ.ᴘʜɪʟɪᴘs ᴄʜᴜʀᴄʜ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍʀs ᴊᴏʜɴ sʜᴏʀʀᴏᴋs.
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