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SAI International School
Class IX – English
Module 28 - If I Were You

Brief Introduction:

 “If I were you” is a play written by Douglas James. The play is an

episode involving two main characters – the playwright Gerrard,
who is the protagonist; and the Intruder, whose name has not
been disclosed throughout the play. Set in a small cottage

interior, the play gives off an air of suspense and impending
danger.
 This play is about a playwright named Gerrard. How he escapes
being killed by an intruder who wants to steal his identity and live

peacefully. Gerrard fools the intruder, confines him in a cupboard
and finally, hands him over to the sergeant
 The play can also be called as the story of an intruder. He breaks

into a lonely house. A man named Gerrard lives there. He is a
playwright. The intruder is a criminal. He has killed a policeman
and is now on the run. This man has some physical resemblance
to Gerrard. His plan is to kill Gerard and live there under his

name. But Gerrard is smarter than the criminal. He tells the
intruder that he has also killed someone and the police are after
him. He offers to take the intruder in his car to safety. He opens a
door and tells the intruder that it goes to the garage.

 As soon as the intruder enters, Gerrard locks the door. In fact it is
not the way to a garage but the door of a cupboard. Then he
phones the police to come and arrest the intruder.

OBJECTIVES

 To enable the students to draw their attention to the stage setting,
stage directions, description of the characters, their movements,
gestures and tonal variations.

 To enable the learners to understand some examples of wit and
irony.