Bring out the irony in
the title of the play.
Bring out the irony in the title of the play.
The
play is aptly titled Dear Departed:
the departed in this play was truly dear to his daughters and
sons-in-law. While they did not anxiously wait for his, they exactly
did not regret his sudden passing away.
Mrs.
Slater immediately assumed that the grandfather was dead. She,
without delay, sent a message to her sister. She arranged for tea for
her. She quickly brought down the bureau from the grandfather’s
room so that her sister could not claim it.
The sister
and brother-in law arrived late as they could not come without proper
mourning clothes. They chose to have tea first rather than pay their
respect to the departed soul. They cursed him for not having paid the
insurance premium.
When they
realised that grandfather was alive and was going to alter his will,
they quarrelled in front of him.
Thus, the
departed was dear as long as he left his wealth to them.
The play is aptly titled Dear Departed: the departed in this play was truly dear to his daughters and sons-in-law. While they did not anxiously wait for his, they exactly did not regret his sudden passing away.
Mrs. Slater immediately assumed that the grandfather was dead. She, without delay, sent a message to her sister. She arranged for tea for her. She quickly brought down the bureau from the grandfather’s room so that her sister could not claim it.
The sister and brother-in law arrived late as they could not come without proper mourning clothes. They chose to have tea first rather than pay their respect to the departed soul. They cursed him for not having paid the insurance premium.
When they realised that grandfather was alive and was going to alter his will, they quarrelled in front of him.
Thus, the departed was dear as long as he left his wealth to them.
