Mollie The Murderer

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valuable information. He serves to further progress the story by claiming everybody is suspicious.

Christopher Wren, the youngest guest, had a life similar to the murderer’s. Therefore falling victim to everyone who suspects him. This makes Chris feel rather vulnerable and finds himself speaking his secret to Mollie, the only one who refuses to believe he is a murderer. Mollie, the most sympathetic, console’s Chris however, the rather odd advice she gives him elicits her inner distress as she’s reminded of her past. These two characters get along as they can sympathize with one another. The audience may see this as a new developmental relationship that will lead to a dramatic event because of Mollie’s marriage with Giles. We suspect adultery …show more content…

Artistic responses/first impression/characters

I’ve always really liked mystery murder stories because we, the audience, are able to analyze and observe every character's actions. It’s almost as if we’re contributing to the play because we are constantly noticing details as possible factors associated with the true murderer. There’s solution A, B, C, etc. which, detective story authors can work with. If the audience can keep track of the characters movements from place to place, break down each character's physical appearance, occupation, etc. I think the uniqueness of each character and the setting makes it possible for a compelling story of mystery.

I initially thought The murderer was perhaps Giles because of the short description policemen gave on the murders appearance. Giles had on a dark overcoat, light scarf, and soft felt hat. The clothing was very vague seeing how everyone could have on similar accessories and clothing. However, as an audience, I knew that I had to focus on Giles character and take into account this factor. In such stories there are plot twists we would never imagine–especially in Agatha Christie’s. Imagining the unimaginable will most likely lead us to a conclusion of our own of who the possible killer …show more content…

I remember agreeing with him on the thought of letting strangers into one's house without a proper background check. This is a clue to the audience to count him as one of the suspected as the rule states “a suspect with one interpretations” so in this case the choice of clothing Giles had on. Mollie and Giles were reliant on the addresses these people wrote from. Not to mention the fact that both lacked experience in managing a guest house. Mrs. Boyle is one of the few who states this. If the manor had been sold from the start instead of being made into a guest house then all could have been easily avoided. However, if this hadn't happened then mollie would have never reconciled with the deceased boy's brother–the murderer. Nor would Miss Casewell have reunited with him. Such complex characters have an intriguing past which gives the audience a reason to sympathize. “Would you kill whoever was responsible for your brother’s murder” seems to be a question the audience could not answer honestly but leads them to take on that perspective and see what it would be like to be in those

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