Literary Devices in the drama

Symbolism

• Fog
• Scene: ...It is a cold and foggy..
• Crouch: Because you'll own the biggest train set ever
• The train set is a symbol of an expensive toy

Irony

• Rose: Yes, sir. Do you buy a spring of heather for a penny? It may bring you luck.
• Rose herself is blessed with good luck when Percy managed to save her from the train.

Repitition

• ...The man who runs...the man who will soon....the man who's wrecked

Simile

• It's as thick as a pea soup
• like thunder like dragon
• coming to slay the damsel

Moral Values

Themes in the drama

Plot of the drama

PLOT

1. EXPOSITION – Lord Septic, the villain, and his manservant Crouch, a groveling bully, are waiting for the midnight express at the train station. Lord Septic owns all the train stations and he wants wealth and power. He loves to brag about his wealth and success. Crouch is the manservant who sometimes fail to understand what the master tells him.
2. RISING ACTION / CONFLICT – Rose, a blind flower girl comes to the station. She wants to sell flowers to help cure her mother. Crouch bullies her, as ordered by Lord Septic,  and Percy, the dashing hero comes in to help her. He tells her about himself.
3. CLIMAX – Lord Septic hits Percy and ties Rose to the train track. Percy runs off to try and stop the train coming down the 
4. FALLING ACTION – Percy is able to stop the train using his long jack and Rose is saved. Later, he learns that  he is Sir Percy Gatsby and is the right heir to the Gatsby Gold.
5. RESOLUTION – Percy is able to tie Lord Septic and Crouch. They are  waiting to be picked up by the police. Percy, the hero, proposes Rose and she agrees to marry him.

Settings in the drama

Characters in the drama

CHARACTERS

Lord Septic : A greedy villain who is searching for the Gatsby Gold
                   : Very cruel towards the poor
                   : Inhumane - Ready to kill Rose by tying her up on the railway track
                   : Deceptive - Married her wife only because she owns a gun factory
                   : Arrogant and Rude - Talks rudely to his assistant, Crouch.

Crouch        : Lord Septic's assistan t
                   : Grovels a lot just to please Lord Septic
                   : Dim-witted which normally causes misunderstanding and him being
                     scolded by Lord Septic
                   : Harsh and Rude - Forces Rose to leave the platform
                   : Obedient - Follows every orders even as far as killing someone

Rose           : The maiden in distress
                   : Blind - Used to work at a match factory but it was destroyed in a fire
                   : Responsible and Independent - Sells sprigs of heather to earn money
                     needed for her mother's medicine
                   : Lives in a room filled with dry rot owned by Lord Septic
                   : Cold and Hungry

Percy          : A poor orphan who doesn't know that his mother was killed
                    by Lord Septic's father
                   : Very Brave - He retaliates against Lord Septic and Crouch
                   : Heroic - Ready to perform a dangerous deed to save Rose
                   : Quick thinking and conducts his plan swiftly

Synopsis of the drama

SYNOPSIS


This is a melodrama about a villain, Lord Septic is a greedy man who longs for power, money and fame. He is even capable of committing murder to get what he wants. He owns the railways and is after the Gatsby gold. Crouch as the manservant of Lord Septic is a bully who likes to bully other people when Lord Septic is not around. He bullies Rose, a blind flower girl who reaches the railway to sell flowers to get money to treat her mother. She is rescued by the hero, Percy who turns to be Sir Percy in the end of the drama. They fall in love. Later, Percy learns he is the heir to the Gatsby gold and is known as Sir Percy. Lord Septic loses everything. This is very interesting drama and an enjoyable too as the writer plays with the words intelligently.