• Gerrard lives alone in a lonely cottage. An intruder, who is a criminal, enters his cottage. He intends to murder Gerrard and take on his identity. Does he succeed?
• The following words and phrases occur in the play. Do you know their meanings? Match them with the meanings given, to find out.
cultured | an informal expression for a fashionable vehicle |
count on | unnecessary and usually harmful |
engaged | exaggerated |
melodramatic | sophisticated; well mannered |
to be smart | here, a tone of voice |
inflection | avoid |
wise guy | an unexpected opportunity for success |
a dandy bus | trap |
tradespeople | a Christian religious teacher who teaches on Sundays in Church |
gratuitous | (American English) a person who pretends to know a lot |
dodge | depend on; rely on |
lucky break | (American English) an informal way of saying that one is being too clever |
Sunday-school teacher | occupied; busy |
frame | merchants |
• No, the intruder does not succeed in fulfilling his plans because he is outsmarted by Gerrard's wit.
cultured | sophisticated; well mannered |
count on | depend on; rely on |
engaged | occupied; busy |
melodramatic | exaggerated |
to be smart | (American English) an informal way of saying that one is being too clever |
inflection | here, a tone of voice |
wise guy | (American English) a person who pretends to know a lot |
a dandy bus | an informal expression for a fashionable vehicle |
tradespeople | merchants |
gratuitous | unnecessary and usually harmful |
dodge | avoid |
lucky break | an unexpected opportunity for success |
Sunday-school teacher | a Christian religious teacher who teaches on Sundays in Church |
frame | trap |