If I were you Class 9 PPT

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  Class-IX 
  Subject-English 
   
 
     Lesson- 11) If I were you 
   By-Douglas James 
 
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  Class-IX 
  Subject-English 
   
 
     Lesson- 11) If I were you 
   By-Douglas James 
 
About The Author 
 
?Jim Douglas is an American author. He 
is a graduate of Santa Clara university. 
He has written a number of plays including 
The savages, The Ice Goddess and North 
Traffic straight ahead. 
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  Class-IX 
  Subject-English 
   
 
     Lesson- 11) If I were you 
   By-Douglas James 
 
About The Author 
 
?Jim Douglas is an American author. He 
is a graduate of Santa Clara university. 
He has written a number of plays including 
The savages, The Ice Goddess and North 
Traffic straight ahead. 
Characters Of The Story 
? Gerrard-  
•He is the Protagonist of the play. He is a 
playwright.  
• He is portrayed as a man of many virtues. 
•He is endowed with a brilliant wit, a sharp 
mind, smart thinking and sense of humor.  
•All these qualities helped him to handle the 
life threatening situation very successfully and 
easily.. 
•Even when acting funny, he keeps his 
presence of mind and lays a trap for the 
intruder. 
•In fact, Garrard, with his composed mind 
stands as a foil to cruel and villainous intruder. 
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  Class-IX 
  Subject-English 
   
 
     Lesson- 11) If I were you 
   By-Douglas James 
 
About The Author 
 
?Jim Douglas is an American author. He 
is a graduate of Santa Clara university. 
He has written a number of plays including 
The savages, The Ice Goddess and North 
Traffic straight ahead. 
Characters Of The Story 
? Gerrard-  
•He is the Protagonist of the play. He is a 
playwright.  
• He is portrayed as a man of many virtues. 
•He is endowed with a brilliant wit, a sharp 
mind, smart thinking and sense of humor.  
•All these qualities helped him to handle the 
life threatening situation very successfully and 
easily.. 
•Even when acting funny, he keeps his 
presence of mind and lays a trap for the 
intruder. 
•In fact, Garrard, with his composed mind 
stands as a foil to cruel and villainous intruder. 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
•The Intruder isThe Intruder is a villainous 
scoundrel, a confirmed criminal who makes 
intriguing plans to dodge the police.  
• a villainous scoundrel, a confirmed criminal 
who makes intriguing plans to dodge the 
police.  
•He has evil intentions and crafty plans to 
achieve his aims. 
• Cold blooded and cruel as he is, he doesn ’t 
hesitate from murdering innocent people for 
his selfish gains.  
•But his wickedness cannot sustain him for 
long.  
•The intruder is a criminal who has been 
eluding the police ever since he killed a cop.  
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  Class-IX 
  Subject-English 
   
 
     Lesson- 11) If I were you 
   By-Douglas James 
 
About The Author 
 
?Jim Douglas is an American author. He 
is a graduate of Santa Clara university. 
He has written a number of plays including 
The savages, The Ice Goddess and North 
Traffic straight ahead. 
Characters Of The Story 
? Gerrard-  
•He is the Protagonist of the play. He is a 
playwright.  
• He is portrayed as a man of many virtues. 
•He is endowed with a brilliant wit, a sharp 
mind, smart thinking and sense of humor.  
•All these qualities helped him to handle the 
life threatening situation very successfully and 
easily.. 
•Even when acting funny, he keeps his 
presence of mind and lays a trap for the 
intruder. 
•In fact, Garrard, with his composed mind 
stands as a foil to cruel and villainous intruder. 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
•The Intruder isThe Intruder is a villainous 
scoundrel, a confirmed criminal who makes 
intriguing plans to dodge the police.  
• a villainous scoundrel, a confirmed criminal 
who makes intriguing plans to dodge the 
police.  
•He has evil intentions and crafty plans to 
achieve his aims. 
• Cold blooded and cruel as he is, he doesn ’t 
hesitate from murdering innocent people for 
his selfish gains.  
•But his wickedness cannot sustain him for 
long.  
•The intruder is a criminal who has been 
eluding the police ever since he killed a cop.  
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    Introduction to the Play  
This is a one act play written by Douglas 
James. The play has mystery, suspense and 
humour. It is a story in which an intruder 
intends to kill Gerrard, a playwright and take 
on his identity to escape from the police. 
However, Gerrard gets rid of him by handing 
him over to the police.