write the summery of the dear departed class x
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THE DEAR DEPARTED
Important characters=
Ben Jordan(husband of Elizabeth)
Elizabeth Jordan
Mr.Slater
Mrs Slater(Amelia, sister of Elizabeth)
Victoria (daughter of Mrs. Slater)
Mr.Aber Merryweather (grandfather of Amelia)
SUMMARY :
Mrs.Slater discovers that her grandfather is dead.
Both the sisters are selfish and greedy, they try their best to steal the things belonged to grandfather. they try sinful acts such as stealing the bureau, slippers, insurance etc.
They are not grief-stricken about the death in the family, moreover showing their interest in taking off the things! Victoria informs all that grandfather isn't dead, he was just taking a deep sleep!
However , grandfather comes to know at the end what their daughters think of him.
The Grandfather declares that on Monday he is going to do three things:
---- go to his lawyer and change his will
---- go to the insurance office to pay the premium
----- finally, he'll go to Philip's Church and get married
Hearing this news, everyone gets shocked and Mrs.Slater rebukes that the old man has gone out of senses.
Values learned in this Drama:
we should respect our elders , the must be treated with great care and love. we often forget our responsibilities towards old people, thinking them as burden. this our responsibility to take care and respect our elders.
Humiliating humanity for the sake of money is strictly considered as inhuman activity.
we should try to be a good caretaker and provide them better facilities and give them emotional support and love!
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I hope this helps you!
Important characters=
Ben Jordan(husband of Elizabeth)
Elizabeth Jordan
Mr.Slater
Mrs Slater(Amelia, sister of Elizabeth)
Victoria (daughter of Mrs. Slater)
Mr.Aber Merryweather (grandfather of Amelia)
SUMMARY :
Mrs.Slater discovers that her grandfather is dead.
Both the sisters are selfish and greedy, they try their best to steal the things belonged to grandfather. they try sinful acts such as stealing the bureau, slippers, insurance etc.
They are not grief-stricken about the death in the family, moreover showing their interest in taking off the things! Victoria informs all that grandfather isn't dead, he was just taking a deep sleep!
However , grandfather comes to know at the end what their daughters think of him.
The Grandfather declares that on Monday he is going to do three things:
---- go to his lawyer and change his will
---- go to the insurance office to pay the premium
----- finally, he'll go to Philip's Church and get married
Hearing this news, everyone gets shocked and Mrs.Slater rebukes that the old man has gone out of senses.
Values learned in this Drama:
we should respect our elders , the must be treated with great care and love. we often forget our responsibilities towards old people, thinking them as burden. this our responsibility to take care and respect our elders.
Humiliating humanity for the sake of money is strictly considered as inhuman activity.
we should try to be a good caretaker and provide them better facilities and give them emotional support and love!
___________________________________________
I hope this helps you!
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The play ‘The Dear Departed’ presents an interesting situation that has tragically become common place in the world of today. The scene of the play is set in the sittingroom of a small house in a lower middle-class district of a provincial town. The setting of the play reveals that the tea-table has been laid. Mrs Slater, a plump and active lady is in mourning and she is getting ready to receive some guests. She beckons to her daughter Victoria, who is ten year old, and instructs her to change into something sober. It is revealed that Victoria’s grandfather has passed away and the Slater family is getting ready to receive Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle Ben. Victoria expresses surprise at this news because her aunt and uncle had not paid them a visit for years. Mrs Slater reveals that they were coming over to talk about grandfather’s affairs, on hearing of his death. In the meanwhile Mr Slater enters. He is a heavy man who stoops he is also in mourning dress.
Henry Slater is skeptical whether Elizabeth will come, for the last time when Mrs Slater and Elizabeth had quarrelled, she had vowed never to pay a visit again to their house. Mrs Slater gives Henry new slippers of her father. She also plans to take away the new bureau of the grandfather and shift it to their room, before Elizabeth and Ben arrive. Both the husband and wife, lock the front door and shift the bureau down and put their old chest of drawers there. Victoria wants to know why they were stealing grandfather’s things but her mother tells her to remain quiet. Grandpa’s new clock is also taken away. Meanwhile Grandpa was stirring and moving. After some time Mr Abel Merryweather enters and is surprised to see his other daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs Jordan. He reveals that he was well and just had a slight headache he notices Henry wearing his new slippers and takes them. Abels wishes to know, why all were in mourning dresses. Mrs Jordan makes up some story to pacify him. Abel Merryweather enjoys tea and has a generous slice of the apple-pie. He grumbles and scolds Mrs Slater for taking away his bureau. Mrs Jordan gets agitated and accuses her sister of robbing her father. The husbands also join their wives in hurling accusations at each other Abel discovers about his death. He addresses his daughters directly and declares that he was going to change his will and all the money will go to the one, in whose house he dies. Both the daughters fight with each other to keep their father. Abel is amused and watches all the fun. At last he makes his announcement which shocks everyone. On Monday, he would go to the lawyer and alter his will, then he would go to the insurance office and pay his premium. After that he would go to the church and get married to Mrs Shorrock. Everyone is shocked. Abel reveals that he had at last found someone who was happy to keep him. He exits with an invitation of his marriage. He also thanks Mrs Slater for shifting the Bureau down-stairs for now it will be easy to cart it away to “Ring-O-Bells.’
The play ‘The Dear Departed’ presents an interesting situation that has tragically become common place in the world of today. The scene of the play is set in the sittingroom of a small house in a lower middle-class district of a provincial town. The setting of the play reveals that the tea-table has been laid. Mrs Slater, a plump and active lady is in mourning and she is getting ready to receive some guests. She beckons to her daughter Victoria, who is ten year old, and instructs her to change into something sober. It is revealed that Victoria’s grandfather has passed away and the Slater family is getting ready to receive Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle Ben. Victoria expresses surprise at this news because her aunt and uncle had not paid them a visit for years. Mrs Slater reveals that they were coming over to talk about grandfather’s affairs, on hearing of his death. In the meanwhile Mr Slater enters. He is a heavy man who stoops he is also in mourning dress.
Henry Slater is skeptical whether Elizabeth will come, for the last time when Mrs Slater and Elizabeth had quarrelled, she had vowed never to pay a visit again to their house. Mrs Slater gives Henry new slippers of her father. She also plans to take away the new bureau of the grandfather and shift it to their room, before Elizabeth and Ben arrive. Both the husband and wife, lock the front door and shift the bureau down and put their old chest of drawers there. Victoria wants to know why they were stealing grandfather’s things but her mother tells her to remain quiet. Grandpa’s new clock is also taken away. Meanwhile Grandpa was stirring and moving. After some time Mr Abel Merryweather enters and is surprised to see his other daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs Jordan. He reveals that he was well and just had a slight headache he notices Henry wearing his new slippers and takes them. Abels wishes to know, why all were in mourning dresses. Mrs Jordan makes up some story to pacify him. Abel Merryweather enjoys tea and has a generous slice of the apple-pie. He grumbles and scolds Mrs Slater for taking away his bureau. Mrs Jordan gets agitated and accuses her sister of robbing her father. The husbands also join their wives in hurling accusations at each other Abel discovers about his death. He addresses his daughters directly and declares that he was going to change his will and all the money will go to the one, in whose house he dies. Both the daughters fight with each other to keep their father. Abel is amused and watches all the fun. At last he makes his announcement which shocks everyone. On Monday, he would go to the lawyer and alter his will, then he would go to the insurance office and pay his premium. After that he would go to the church and get married to Mrs Shorrock. Everyone is shocked. Abel reveals that he had at last found someone who was happy to keep him. He exits with an invitation of his marriage. He also thanks Mrs Slater for shifting the Bureau down-stairs for now it will be easy to cart it away to “Ring-O-Bells.’
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