This one-act play was written by William Stanley Houghton, a famous English dramatist born in 1881 who was influenced by Ibsen. The play centers around Abel Merryweather and his two daughters, Mrs. Slater and Mrs. Jordan, along with their husbands and grandchildren. The theme of the play is the selfishness and insensitivity of children who are money-minded.

1. ONE-ACT PLAY
THE DEAR DEPARTED
-WILLIAM STANLEY HOUGHTON

2. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
•1881-1913
•ASHTON-UPON-MERSEY, ENGLAND
•FAMOUS ENGLISH DRAMATIST
•REALISTIC PLAYWRIGHTS
•INFLUENCED BY LBSEN
•HIS PLAYWRIGHTS REPRESENTS UNIVERSAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN NATURE
•ONE OF THE FAMOUS BOOK
•HINDLE WAKES

3. CHARACTERS
• ABEL MERRYWEATHER
• SISTERS(DAUGHTERS OF ABEL)
MRS.SLATER
MRS.JORDAN
• THEIR HUSBANDS
HENRY SLATER
BEN JORDAN
o VICTORIA SLATER(DAUGHTER OF
SLATER)

4. ABOUT THE CHARACTERS

13. CONCLUSION
• THEME
® SELFISHNESS AND INSENSITIVITY OF CHILDREN
® MONEY MINDED