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Bring out the irony in the play \'the dear departed\' |
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Answer» Thi drama has many ironies first is its title in which dear denotes to the grandpa which is ironically dear toanyone at all.Secondly He was considered departed or dead but see the irony he is not dead at last. And at the end of the play we see irony playing its part when the dead man comes back alive. His announcement about his desire to change the will also turns out to be ironic . When he says he would leave all his property to the person with whom he was living when he died . Henry consider it to be a lottery for him but the situation turns out that the old man decides to marry to the window of john John shorrocks. As such she would be abel \'s legal heir when the latter died The title of the play the dear deparyed literally means that somebody dear has departed/ died is no more with us . It makes everyone closely connected with the departed person sad and upset. Everyone is at loss and tries to cope with the situation. In this case the title is ironical becoz nobody in family loved grandfather. He was dear to no one. They all are relieved that he is no more. They talk of everything from mourning outfit to what all he has left behind but nobody in hurry to even go and see him. He is supposed to be dead and lying in his room. They all decide to have tea.in no way was he dear to his daughters or their husbands . Mrs jordan had not even visited her father in last three years sincr the time he had moved to mrs slaters home so much for a dear father if she was there today , it was to show off in the society and to ensure that she gets her share of whatever he has left behind. Ironical isn\'t it. |
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