Mousetrap Agatha Cristie essay, English homework help

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1)There are eight characters in The Mousetrap. Choose any two of them. For each of the two characters, state one clue that made the character a suspect. Then explain why the clue was true or false. Write your response in a paragraph of at least five sentences. 

2)Suspense is the quality of a drama that makes the audience ask what is going to happen next. Suspense keeps the audience guessing. Name two suspenseful events in the play.

For each of the two, state what happens and explain what is suspenseful about the event.
For each example, explain how the suspense is resolved by the end of the play. Write your response in a paragraph of at least five sentences.

3)Agatha Christie’s drama contains many instances of honesty and dishonesty. Often, the same character is honest in some ways and dishonest in other ways. Choose three characters from The Mousetrap. For each of the three, give one example of how the character is honest and one example of how the character is dishonest. In your view, is Christie showing that people are mainly honest or that they are mainly dishonest? Give reasons to support your interpretation.

Your response should have at least three paragraphs.

For your help, the movie of the theatre performance can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMAB4x8QsBw

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QUESTION 0NE
Giles Ralston husband to Mollie Ralston as a character seemed to be a suspect at the beginning of
the play. This is clearly illustrated when his clothing matched with those of the suspect as described
by the police. Christopher Wren who is one of the guests also seemed to be a suspect when he
commented on liking murder. He is also not taking serious the issue of having a killer on the loose.
Giles Ralston clue is seen not to be true since he did not match the exact height as that of the victim
while Christopher’s actions can be explained by how...


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