Theme: How does betrayal impact morality
This character's betrayal of mary causes her to have a moral collpase.
Who is Patrick?
The detectives look everywhere for this murder weapon, which is ironic because it was right in front of them.
What is a lamb leg?
Dahl establishes Mary as a devoted, dependent wife in the opening scene through this repeated action she performs for Patrick every evening
What is fetching his whiskey?
Marys ability to go back to normal after the murder suggests the betrayal affected her ability to feel this moral concept commonly expressed through feeling bad for others.
What is guilt?
The detectives joke that the murder weapon is right under thier noses which is ironic because they are doing this action.
What is eating it?
These characters show naivety by not thinking marry could be capable of killing her husband.
What are the detectives?
Mary's love for Patrick is described as almost worshipful at the start; she watches him, fetches his drink, and tends to his every need. By the end, she has done this to him, showing how love and violence share a theme of obsession
What is killed him with a household object
This type of irony occurs when the audience knows the murder weapon is in the oven but the police do not.
What is dramatic irony?
Cold, mean, and hard-hearted best describes ____ at the beginning of the story.
Who is Patrick Maloney
This type of irony is shown when Mary, a loving wife, suddenly commits murder.
What is situational irony?
After patrick leaves mary, she pretends nothing has happened. By doing so she shows her inability to process she does not do what.
What is regret?