R.H. Wood's Post Early for Christmas.pptx

Post Early for Christmas by R.H. Wood- a One-Act Play

1. POST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS R.H.WOOD

2. Mrs.A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, VVVC The Young Lady Assistant the most important character . gentle and polite. She is not annoyed when the deaf old gentleman mistakes her words repeatedly. She is not angry even when her customers are angry at times. Quite often people mistake her Post Office as an animal clinic. But she patiently handles the situation. She believes in posting early for Christmas. She has high moral obligations. When her customer’s parcel is damaged she feels responsible for the mishap and leaves the job.

3. Mrs.A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, VVVC Mrs.Smith Polite and gentle She believes in posting early for Christmas. She suffers from rheumatism.

4. Mrs.A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, VVVC Mrs.Jones imp olite and rude Not punctual. When the assistant suggests that she should have posted it earlier, she replies that it is her own affair.

5. Mrs.A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, VVVC Deaf Old Gentleman Creates fun in the story Repeatedly mistakes the words of the assistant. Rude and impolite

6. Mrs.A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, VVVC Farmer Created and precipitated the crisis in the play Announces the news report about a time-bomb discovered in London Post office. Tries to be a master in the situation and frightens everybody.

7. Mrs.A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, VVVC The Fussy Old Lady Not aware of her surroundings. Mistakes the post office for an animal clinic. Once realizes that she says sorry. Buys stamps as an act of courtesy.

8. Mrs.A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, VVVC Mrs.Higgins and her Son Bertie Mother of naughty boy Bertie. Nagging. Fussy and gives too much importance to trivial matters. Naughty child. Annoys his mother for engines and ice creams. First notices the ticking sound of the parcel.

9. Mrs.A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, VVVC Foreign Tourist He and his parcel are important for this play. Mysterious looking with strange accent. Leaves his gloves His parcel is damaged- goes to complain it to postmaster general.

10. Mrs.A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, VVVC Policeman Irrational and insensitive.

11. Mrs.A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, VVVC Four Stages of One-Act Plays The Exposition: introduction to the play Conflict: action of the play develops Climax: turning point of the play Denouement: end of a play

12. Exposition

13. Conflict

14. Climax

15. Denouement