Background Information ll.Synopsis of Act I The present text is Act II.The story goes like this in Act I: It was 17 years ago that Vic Parks and Douglas Beechey first met,when Vic attempted to rob the bank where Douglas worked.Douglas foiled the robbery and became a hero,feted by the media.Meanwhile Vic was sentenced to a 10- year prison sentence. Seventeen years on and where are they both? The media attention soon faded for mild mannered Douglas and he drifted back into
II. Synopsis of Act I The present text is Act II. The story goes like this in Act I: It was 17 years ago that Vic Parks and Douglas Beechey first met, when Vic attempted to rob the bank where Douglas worked. Douglas foiled the robbery and became a hero, feted by the media. Meanwhile Vic was sentenced to a 10- year prison sentence. Seventeen years on and where are they both? The media attention soon faded for mild mannered Douglas and he drifted back into Background Information
Background Information obscurity,leaving the bank to work for a double glazing company. Vic meantime discovered an interest and talent for writing whilst in prison and proceeded to develop a successful publishing and then TV career upon finishing his sentence. Now living in a villa,complete with swimming pool,in Spain,Vic has agreed to appear in the TV show "Their Paths Crossed".The host Jill Rillington intends to bring together,17 years on, Vic with Douglas Beechey-the unassuming clerk who foiled the robbery
obscurity, leaving the bank to work for a double glazing company. Vic meantime discovered an interest and talent for writing whilst in prison and proceeded to develop a successful publishing and then TV career upon finishing his sentence. Now living in a villa, complete with swimming pool, in Spain, Vic has agreed to appear in the TV show “Their Paths Crossed”. The host Jill Rillington intends to bring together, 17 years on, Vic with Douglas Beechey—the unassuming clerk who foiled the robbery. Background Information
Background Information Jill hopes to exploit the irony that although Douglas had a brief 15 minutes of fame and married his true love-incidentally maimed during the raid-the man who has found true success and celebrity is the villain,expecting jealousy,envy and bitterness from Douglas. Now they are to be reunited at Vic's Mediterranean home.How will they react to seeing each other once again and what effect will their meeting have on Vic's long suffering wife Trudy?
Jill hopes to exploit the irony that although Douglas had a brief 15 minutes of fame and married his true love—incidentally maimed during the raid—the man who has found true success and celebrity is the villain, expecting jealousy, envy and bitterness from Douglas. Now they are to be reunited at Vic’s Mediterranean home. How will they react to seeing each other once again and what effect will their meeting have on Vic’s long suffering wife Trudy? Background Information
Word Study 1.fantasize n.to imagine that you are doing sth which is very pleasant or exciting,but which is very unlikely to happen Sometimes she fantasized about buying a boat and sailing around the world. I used to fantasize that my real parents were famous movie stars. fantasy (n.) fantastic (a
1. fantasize n. to imagine that you are doing sth which is very pleasant or exciting, but which is very unlikely to happen Sometimes she fantasized about buying a boat and sailing around the world. I used to fantasize that my real parents were famous movie stars. Word Study fantasy (n.) fantastic (a.)
Word Study 2.disfigure dis-:remove,spoil disfigure 损伤外貌，使变丑 disorganize 瓦解 disrobe 脱衣 disarm 解除武装；裁军 dishearten 使失去信心 disburden 解除负担 discolor (使)褪色
2. disfigure dis- : remove, spoil disfigure 损伤外貌，使变丑 disorganize 瓦解 disrobe 脱衣 disarm 解除武装；裁军 dishearten 使失去信心 disburden 解除负担 discolor （使）褪色 Word Study