The Murder of Roger Ackroyd revision
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CrimehelementshwithinhTMORAh-hSuspense,hmystery,hintrigue,hplothdriven,hrevela ons,hcliff-
hangers,hRedhherrings,hnarra vehcul-de-sacs,hques onshposed,hanswershdelayed
Chris ehishbleakhabouthhumanhnature,hinherenthwithinhhumanhnaturehishahpropensityhforhdeceit,hsecrec
yhandhmoralhturpitude.hPoirothrevealshallhcharactershguiltyhofhimmoralhbehaviourhevenhifhtheyrehnothdire
ctlyhinvolvedhinhthehmurderhofhRA.hThehsuspects,hvic mshandhevenhthehgreathdetec vehHerculehPoirothar
ehallhprovenhguiltyhofhunscrupuloushbehaviour.h*Flora,hMrshA,hRP*h-h*Florah-
hguiltyhofhstealinghfortyhpounds*;h'Ihtookhthathmoney.hIhstole...Ihamhahthief'.h*MrshAckroydh-
snuckhintohR'shstudyhtohperusehthehwill*;h'IhwenthintohRoger'shstudy.hIthjusthcamehtohmehlikehahflash.hIhwo
nderhifhRogerhkeepshhishwillhinhonehofhthehdrawers.'.h*RalphhPatonh-
hsecretlyhmarryinghUrsula,hthenhenteringhintohanharrangedhmarriagehwithhFlorahhehhadhnohinten onhofhh
onouring*;h'innatehweaknesshofhRalphhPa onhshowedhitself.'h/'awkwardhholehfinancially.'h'debts.'h/'heh
washself-indulgenthandhextravagant.'/'strainhofhweakness'
Chris ehishbleakhabouthhumanhnature,hinherenthwithinhhumanhnaturehishahpropensityhforhdeceit,hsecrec
yhandhmoralhturpitude.hPoirothrevealshallhcharactershguiltyhofhimmoralhbehaviourhevenhifhtheyrehnothdire
ctlyhinvolvedhinhthehmurderhofhRA.hThehsuspects,hvic mshandhevenhthehgreathdetec vehHerculehPoirothar
ehallhprovenhguiltyhofhunscrupuloushbehaviour.h*Parker,hMisshRussell*h-h*Parkerh-
hblackmailinghhishprevioushemployer,hadmitshtohbeinghtemptedhtohrepeathwithhRA*;h'IhthoughththathifhAc
kroydhwashbeinghblackmailedhwhyhshouldn'thIhhavehahsharehofhthehpickings?'.h*MisshRussellh-
hembroiledhinhahworldhofhdrugs hashshehsupportshherhillegi matehson*;h'Ihmanagedhtohpayhforhhishboardha
ndhlodging.hIhneverhtoldhhimhthathIhwashhishmother.hButhhehturnedhouthbadly,hhehdrankhthenhhehturnedht
ohdrugs.'
Chris ehishbleakhabouthhumanhnature,hinherenthwithinhhumanhnaturehishahpropensityhforhdeceit,hsecrec
yhandhmoralhturpitude.hPoirothrevealshallhcharactershguiltyhofhimmoralhbehaviourhevenhifhtheyrehnothdire
ctlyhinvolvedhinhthehmurderhofhRA.hThehsuspects,hvic mshandhevenhthehgreathdetec vehHerculehPoirothar
ehallhprovenhguiltyhofhunscrupuloushbehaviour.h*Vic ms,hPoirot*h-
h*MrhFerrars,hviolenthtowardshhishwife*,'brutehofhahhusband'/'overhindulgencehinhalcoholichbeverages.'/
h*RodgerhishahmiserlyhmanhwhohdriveshMrshFerrarshtohsuicidehbecausehofhhishjudgementhofhher.*h'Ackroy
dhwashahmanhofhcholerichtemper.'/'Ackroydhishnoththehtypehofhthehgreathloverhwhohcanhforgivehallhforhlov
e'shsake.'/'Rogerhwashalwayshmosthpeculiarh-nothtohsayhmeanh-
abouthmoneyhma ers.'h*InspectorhPoiroth-
hlieshtohUrsula,hmakeshuphanhinsanehnephew,htrusthinhSheppardhcontributeshtohwhyhwehtrusthhimhimplici
tly.*h'bursthintohanhoutbursthofhsobs'/'Newspaperhparagraphsharehnothalwayshtrue...murmuredhPoirothh
avinghthehgracehtohlookhashamedhofhhimself.'/'HehsaidhIhhadhthehmakingshofhahbornhdetec vehinhme.'/'Ihi
nventedhahnephewhwithhmentalhtrouble.'/'anhoverdosehofhahsleepinghdraught.'
h h h h h
CrimehelementshwithinhTMORAh-hSuspense,hmystery,hintrigue,hplothdriven,hrevela ons,hcliff-
hangers,hRedhherrings,hnarra vehcul-de-sacs,hques onshposed,hanswershdelayed
Chris ehishbleakhabouthhumanhnature,hinherenthwithinhhumanhnaturehishahpropensityhforhdeceit,hsecrec
yhandhmoralhturpitude.hPoirothrevealshallhcharactershguiltyhofhimmoralhbehaviourhevenhifhtheyrehnothdire
ctlyhinvolvedhinhthehmurderhofhRA.hThehsuspects,hvic mshandhevenhthehgreathdetec vehHerculehPoirothar
ehallhprovenhguiltyhofhunscrupuloushbehaviour.h*Flora,hMrshA,hRP*h-h*Florah-
hguiltyhofhstealinghfortyhpounds*;h'Ihtookhthathmoney.hIhstole...Ihamhahthief'.h*MrshAckroydh-
snuckhintohR'shstudyhtohperusehthehwill*;h'IhwenthintohRoger'shstudy.hIthjusthcamehtohmehlikehahflash.hIhwo
nderhifhRogerhkeepshhishwillhinhonehofhthehdrawers.'.h*RalphhPatonh-
hsecretlyhmarryinghUrsula,hthenhenteringhintohanharrangedhmarriagehwithhFlorahhehhadhnohinten onhofhh
onouring*;h'innatehweaknesshofhRalphhPa onhshowedhitself.'h/'awkwardhholehfinancially.'h'debts.'h/'heh
washself-indulgenthandhextravagant.'/'strainhofhweakness'
Chris ehishbleakhabouthhumanhnature,hinherenthwithinhhumanhnaturehishahpropensityhforhdeceit,hsecrec
yhandhmoralhturpitude.hPoirothrevealshallhcharactershguiltyhofhimmoralhbehaviourhevenhifhtheyrehnothdire
ctlyhinvolvedhinhthehmurderhofhRA.hThehsuspects,hvic mshandhevenhthehgreathdetec vehHerculehPoirothar
ehallhprovenhguiltyhofhunscrupuloushbehaviour.h*Parker,hMisshRussell*h-h*Parkerh-
hblackmailinghhishprevioushemployer,hadmitshtohbeinghtemptedhtohrepeathwithhRA*;h'IhthoughththathifhAc
kroydhwashbeinghblackmailedhwhyhshouldn'thIhhavehahsharehofhthehpickings?'.h*MisshRussellh-
hembroiledhinhahworldhofhdrugs hashshehsupportshherhillegi matehson*;h'Ihmanagedhtohpayhforhhishboardha
ndhlodging.hIhneverhtoldhhimhthathIhwashhishmother.hButhhehturnedhouthbadly,hhehdrankhthenhhehturnedht
ohdrugs.'
Chris ehishbleakhabouthhumanhnature,hinherenthwithinhhumanhnaturehishahpropensityhforhdeceit,hsecrec
yhandhmoralhturpitude.hPoirothrevealshallhcharactershguiltyhofhimmoralhbehaviourhevenhifhtheyrehnothdire
ctlyhinvolvedhinhthehmurderhofhRA.hThehsuspects,hvic mshandhevenhthehgreathdetec vehHerculehPoirothar
ehallhprovenhguiltyhofhunscrupuloushbehaviour.h*Vic ms,hPoirot*h-
h*MrhFerrars,hviolenthtowardshhishwife*,'brutehofhahhusband'/'overhindulgencehinhalcoholichbeverages.'/
h*RodgerhishahmiserlyhmanhwhohdriveshMrshFerrarshtohsuicidehbecausehofhhishjudgementhofhher.*h'Ackroy
dhwashahmanhofhcholerichtemper.'/'Ackroydhishnoththehtypehofhthehgreathloverhwhohcanhforgivehallhforhlov
e'shsake.'/'Rogerhwashalwayshmosthpeculiarh-nothtohsayhmeanh-
abouthmoneyhma ers.'h*InspectorhPoiroth-
hlieshtohUrsula,hmakeshuphanhinsanehnephew,htrusthinhSheppardhcontributeshtohwhyhwehtrusthhimhimplici
tly.*h'bursthintohanhoutbursthofhsobs'/'Newspaperhparagraphsharehnothalwayshtrue...murmuredhPoirothh
avinghthehgracehtohlookhashamedhofhhimself.'/'HehsaidhIhhadhthehmakingshofhahbornhdetec vehinhme.'/'Ihi
nventedhahnephewhwithhmentalhtrouble.'/'anhoverdosehofhahsleepinghdraught.'
