Wilde ( – ) was an American author and playwright. He wrote novels, short stories and one-act plays. He also authored a textbook on the theatre arts. Native to New York City, Wilde graduated from Columbia University in , and worked for a time as a banker.
He began writing plays in . Wilde’s plays were especially popular in the Little Theatre Movement. Percival Wilde chose to portray the values of life in his plays, throwing light on a specific trait of an individual. His one-act play The Hour of Truth is a testimony to his craftsmanship where the three classical unities of time, place and action are observed.
The climax of the play develops rapidly and ends with a pleasant surprise. About The Author . Rearrange the following sentences in a meaningful sequence and write the summary of the play. a) Baldwin who returned home after meeting Gresham, informed his family that Gresham had offered a hundred thousand, if he would utter the words ‘I don’t remember’ in court, during the trial.
b) The family members tried to justify Gresham’s act and enticed Baldwin into accepting the money. c) Thus ‘The Hour of Truth’ had dawned relieving Baldwin of the heavy burden and guilt. 12th - - The Hour of Truth Page d) Baldwin was an honest and upright man, working under John Gresham, in a bank. e) To save Baldwin, Mr.
Marshall, President of the Third National, visited him and informed him that Gresham had confessed his crime, in order to free him from betraying his trusted friend and testifying painfully against him. f) Gresham and Baldwin had been thick friends for over years and Baldwin had even named his son after Gresham. g) Baldwin felt disgusted with himself and the attitude of his family members. h) Gresham had been arrested for misappropriation of money at the bank and Baldwin was to testify against him.
i) Mr. Marshall also offered Baldwin a job in his Bank, to reward him for his honesty and integrity. j) The family members who were initially against Gresham, changed