Kamuli married Kalekezi A drunkard & A Old man

1. Erisa Kironde : “The Trick”
By
Ms. R. Vedha, Assistant Professor Of
English, Bon Secours College for
Women, Thanjavur

2. Erisa Kironde : “The Trick” – One-Act
Play
• An Adaptation from J.M. Synge’s Play “The
Shadow Of The Glen”

3. Story revolves around the Rectangular
Hut of Kalekezi
• Kamuli married Kalekezi
• A drunkard &
• A Old man

4. disenchantment Of Kalekezi
• He always scolds her
• Beats her occasionally &
• Leaves her alone in the house

5. Thought of Kalekezi
• Kalekezi had no children
• She was fed up with her married life
• So, she was eagerly waiting for her husband’s
death
• As it enabled her to start a new life

6. Opening Of The Play
• The play opens with
• Kalekezi’s death &
• Kamuli’s happy attitude, who counts the
money being left by Kalekezi
• It astonished the Musician

7. Joy of Kamuli
• Kamuli felt ecstatic
• As she could start a new life
• With her husband’s money

8. Trick Revealed
• Kazungu proposed to Kamuli
• Kalekezi wakes up
• Everyone felt astonished

9. The Twist in the Plot
• Kalekezi sends out Kamuli
• Kazungu didn’t accept Kamuli
• As she had no money – at present

10. Happyness and Bliss
• The musician finally accepted Kamuli
• He promised a happy life
• But not a comfortable life

11. Thankyou
• In Life we shouldn’t distract our moral path for
• “Meaningless Pleasure.”