Quotes
"butlers can creep about as sot Inspector Raglan's quote about butlers representing his
footed as cats" prejudice view of the working class.
‘a man more impossibly like a The description of Mr Ackroyd.
country squire than any country
squire could really beʼ
‘the murderer of Mr Ackroyd is The use of direct address to the murderer alongside the
in this room now. It is to the blunt use of wording from Poirot demonstrates how this is
murderer I speak. Tomorrow the the peak of tension in the novel - the moment before the
truth goes to Inspector Raglanʼ. criminal is about to be revealed.
"wondering if there was The lexis is purposely ambiguous so that Sheppard can
anything left undone" conceal his guilt, marking him out as an extremely
intelligent criminal. This also acts as a red herring upon
second read of the novel.
"extremely mean in personal The adjective "mean" reveals the motivation which could
expenditure" provide the characters with incentive to kill him to gain
access to his will.
"I can't help but feeling happy" Flora's reaction to her Uncle's murder.
"each one of you has Poirot's accusatory tone contained in his direct address
something to hide" serves to widen the message that everyone has secrets
even in a quintessentially English village like King's Abbot.
"poetic justice" Can be viewed as synonymous with the conclusion of
Murder of Roger Ackroyd as it represents the satisfying
restoration of natural order.
‘wanting things, scheming for The exclamative phrase implies Floraʼs honourable shame
them, lying, cheating, running in what some readers may see as reasonable conduct.
up bills, promising to pay oh!ʼ The syndetic listing emphasises Floraʼs suffering that
perhaps makes her more akin to a victim than a criminal.
"such a likeable youngster" The description of Raymond who is never really a suspect
"debonair" instead being depicted as a nice young boy.
"butlers can creep about as sot Inspector Raglan's quote about butlers representing his
footed as cats" prejudice view of the working class.
‘a man more impossibly like a The description of Mr Ackroyd.
country squire than any country
squire could really beʼ
‘the murderer of Mr Ackroyd is The use of direct address to the murderer alongside the
in this room now. It is to the blunt use of wording from Poirot demonstrates how this is
murderer I speak. Tomorrow the the peak of tension in the novel - the moment before the
truth goes to Inspector Raglanʼ. criminal is about to be revealed.
"wondering if there was The lexis is purposely ambiguous so that Sheppard can
anything left undone" conceal his guilt, marking him out as an extremely
intelligent criminal. This also acts as a red herring upon
second read of the novel.
"extremely mean in personal The adjective "mean" reveals the motivation which could
expenditure" provide the characters with incentive to kill him to gain
access to his will.
"I can't help but feeling happy" Flora's reaction to her Uncle's murder.
"each one of you has Poirot's accusatory tone contained in his direct address
something to hide" serves to widen the message that everyone has secrets
even in a quintessentially English village like King's Abbot.
"poetic justice" Can be viewed as synonymous with the conclusion of
Murder of Roger Ackroyd as it represents the satisfying
restoration of natural order.
‘wanting things, scheming for The exclamative phrase implies Floraʼs honourable shame
them, lying, cheating, running in what some readers may see as reasonable conduct.
up bills, promising to pay oh!ʼ The syndetic listing emphasises Floraʼs suffering that
perhaps makes her more akin to a victim than a criminal.
"such a likeable youngster" The description of Raymond who is never really a suspect
"debonair" instead being depicted as a nice young boy.
