"Mauritius"

"Mauritius" is a play that is about a girl who had two Mauritius "Post Office" stamps: "One Penny" and "Two Pence" and tried to sell them. They were worth a lot because people supposed to print "Post Paid" on a stamp, not "Post Office" as these two Mauritius stamps. There were only five hundred of each value printed at that time. In the play, the main character, Jackie had both of them which belonged to her step-sister, Mary's grandfather. They supposed to belong to Mary after their mother's death but Mary wasn't here when their mother was dying. Mary wanted them back but Jackie wanted to sell them because they were worth a lot.

One of the themes in the play is different people have different opinions. In the "Mauritius", Jackie and Dennis wanted to sell the two "Post Office" stamps in exchange of money. Mary and Philip were kind of opposite. They thought these two stamps were belonged to the world, not for a specific person or for the money.

Another example of the play is to believe yourself and not to believe what you are not sure. Mary and Philip lie to Jackie that the two "Post Office" weren't real. Jackie believed them and let them get the stamps. She shouldn't believe her and asked some evidences about the two stamps.

In my opinion, I think Mary was the right person and she had the right to get the stamps. It is because those stamps were from her own grandfather, not Jackie's grandfather. She was the only one who had the right to decide the stamps' future --- were sold or sat at a museum. Also, I think she should help Jackie to solve the problem of her bills by selling them. Comparing this to my older sister, I think we have better relationship than they had. Although we always have fights, the fights aren't that big and we will talk happily a second after. I think it is a interesting play.