Select One Act Play
Direction: : Learn why the title is justified in case of One Act Play.
Focus on Character Sketch
The Bishop's Candlesticks
Bishop
- An ideal priest
- Kind and generous
- Loving and caring
- Uphold religion and church
- Epitome of goodness
Convict
- A hard coat criminal
- Essentially a 'Human'
- Hates religion
- A victim of past traumas
- His transformation due to kindness by Bishop
- A new hope to his life
Persome
- A loving and caring sister
- Insensitive
- Possessive
- Proud
- Self-Centred personality
The Miracle Merchant
Louis
- Main character
- He depends on his relatives for money
- Had a brilliant mind
- Selfish and greedy
- Clever, cunning and deceitful
- Tricky-man
- Gives his words a charm
Mrs. Beauwhistle
- She was an elderly lady
- He was charming, peace loving, so people liked to visit her
- Spends a lot of money for her visitors
- Good natures
- Doesn't quarrel on petty issues
- Fond of gardening
The King's Warrant
Robin Hood
- Dressed like a pedlar, famous hero of ballad
- Lived in forest sherwood
- Large no. of loyal companions
- Brave and generous
- Fought long wars
- Very popular person
- Full of wit and humour
- Master planner
Sheriff of Nottingshire
- Officer of law
- Magistrate appointed by king of England
- Black beard
- No control over himself
- Very angry and begin to curse
- No warm welcome
Stranger
- Companion of Robin Hood
- Mistook him to be Robin Hood
- Responsible for disappearance of King's Warrant
The Monkey's Paw
Sergeant Major Morris
- Retired soldier
- Honest man
- Face consequences told by Mr. White
- Talked about 3 wish fulfilment
Mr. White
- Interested in magic
- Wanted to go to India
- Monkey Paws side-effects explained but still wanted it
- Rs. 200 pound as compensation
- Curious person
Mrs. White
- Loving mother
- Dutiful wife
- After tragic death of Son Herbert: tragic over death
- Son came back as Ghost
- Made 3rd wish but later regret
- Cry in despair
Herbert
- - Very good at playing chess
- - Jolly young man
- - Wished to off his debts
- - Friendly with father
- -Vowed not to marry till the debts were off
- - Sober, refused to drink with Sergeant
- - Alert
- - Died because of entangling in a machine
The Man who Wouldn't Go to Heaven
Richard Alton
- Free thinker
- Better critic of belief and superstitions
- Rationalist and rebel
- He said Heaven is a sheer impossibility
- A rebel, hates everyone around
- Revolt and smash
- Bold, brave and courageous
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