Characters
The protagonist.
Mary Maloney
The ______ is symbolic because it is typically meek, cute, calm, quiet.
What is the lamb?
The audience knows something the characters do not
What is dramatic irony?
Patrick asks for a divorce.
What is Rising Action?
The suspense begins when Mary ______
What is kills her husband?
The antagonist.
Who is Patrick Maloney
This is also symbolic because Mary kills her husband with it.
What is the Leg of Lamb?
The opposite of what is expected happens
Mary kills Patrick with the lamb.
What is climax?
The question we ask once Mary kills Patrick is ____
What will she do next?
The 2nd antagonist.
What is food?
Stating the opposite of what is meant.
Verbal irony
The detectives tell Mary the oven is on.
What is the 2nd climax?
The second question we ask is will Mary____
What is get away with the murder?
Calm, quiet, servile, loving
Who is Mary Maloney in Part 1
Dahl builds ______throughout the story, as we ask the question "will Mary get caught?"
What is suspense?
"She wants us to finish it. We will be doing her a favor."
Dramatic irony
What is the Falling Action?
Lamb to the Slaughter is ______genre.
What is horror?
Cunning, Smart, Lying
The main theme of LTS is "________"
What is "Don't judge a book by it's cover".
"Personally, I think it's right here on the premises. Probably right under our noses".
Dramatic irony
Mary goes to the grocery store.
What is an alibi?
Name 2 ways the author creates suspense.
Mary goes to the grocer for an alibi.
Mary calls the police.
Mary is questioned by the police.
Mary offers the officers the lamb.
The officers eat the lamb/Mary gets away with murder.