And then there were none Flashcards
Name all ten main character’s
Full names
- Vera Elizabeth Claythorne
- Captain Philip Lombard
- Justice Lawrence John Wargrave
- Miss Emily Caroline Brent
- General John Gordon Macarthur
- Edward George Armstrong
- Anthony James Marston
- William Henry Blore
- Thomas Rogers
- Ethel Rogers
- Who invited Justice Wargrave to the island and why?
- Who did he kill before arriving?
- When did he kill that person (date)?
- Why did he kill that person
- Lady Constance Culmington, He’s supposed to catch up with his old friend.
- Edward Seton
- 10th of June,1930
- Sentenced a man to death by false accusation,
- Who invited Vera Claythorne to the island and why?
- Who did she kill before arriving?
- When did she kill that person (date)?
- Why did she kill that person
- Una Nancy Owen, Secretarial position at the island
- Cyril Ogilvie Hamilton
- 11th of August 1935
- Nursery governess of him and swam too far and drowned “couldn’t get to there in time”
(you can add to your explanation)
- Who invited Captain Lombard to the island and why?
- Who did he kill before arriving?
- When did he kill those peoples (date)?
- Why did he kill those peoples
- Issac Morris, Disposal of a client
- 21 men members of an East African tribe (21 natives men
- February 1932
- Left to die so he could live, “agrees / doesn’t deny” ”Europeans take priority due to their education (he’s more important)
- Who invited Emily Brent to the island and why?
- Who did she kill before arriving?
- When did she kill that person (date)?
- Why did she kill that person
- U.N.O (Mrs. Oliver?), Invited as a guest for a holiday
- Beatrice Taylor
- 5th of November, 1931
- Fired and kicked out cause of pregnancy and led to suicide
“refuses to defend herself because she feels that she didn’t do anything wrong” “her own action, her own sin”
- Who invited General Macarthur to the island and why?
- Who did he kill before arriving?
- When did he kill that person (date)?
- Why did he kill that person
- Mr. Owen (friend of Spoof Leggard’s or Johnie Dyer’s), To catch up with old friends
- Arthur Richmond
- 4th of January 1917
- (young officer sleeping with his wife) sent on a recon mission (gather info and get out) in world war one and killed in action
“wasn’t sleeping with her, accident”
- Who invited Edward Armstrong to the island and why?
- Who did he kill before arriving?
- When did he kill that person (date)?
- Why did he kill that person
- Mr. Owen (Ulick Norman Owen), Hired by Mr. Owen to take care of his ill wife
- Louisa Mary Clees
- 14th of March, 1925
- operating drunkenly on elderly women
“said he didn’t know à person named / doesnt remember”
- Who invited Anthony Marston to the island and why?
- Who did he kill before arriving?
- When did he kill that person (date)?
- Why did he kill that person
- Mr. Owen (friend of Badger Berkley’s?), Unknown/not specified
- John and Lucy Combes
- 14th of the last November
- Ran them over
“didn’t see them coming and doesnt feel guilty”
- Who invited William Blore to the island and why?
- Who did he kill before arriving?
- When did he kill that person (date)?
- Why did he kill that person
- Mr. Owen, Investigate the island
- James Stephen Landor
- 10th of Octobre, 1928
- Getting a promotion for providing evidence to convict him, and convicting the robber’s life in jail (knowing he will die there)
“just doing his job”
- Who invited Thomas Rogers and Ethel Rogers to the island and why?
- Who did they kill before arriving?
- When did they kill that person (date)?
- Why did they kill that person
- Mr. Owen, Works for Mr. Owen/takes care of the guests
- Jennifer Brady
- 6th of May,1929
- Bad health and there was à storm (phone was out), left to die (Withheld medicine)
“couldn’t get à doctor in time”
Vocabulary: Coroner
Definition; An officer whose chief function is to investigate by inquest (as before à judge or jury) any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
Vocabulary:
1. Sine qua non
2. Guineas
Definition;
1. Sine qua non : Essential, necessary
2. Guineas : Coin, money, currency
Vocabulary:
1. Lax
2. Semitic
- Lax : Lazy, negligent, undisciplined
- Semitic : Jewish (racist)
Vocabulary:
1. Surreptitious
2. Malevolence
Definiton;
1. Surreptitious : Stealthy, sneaky
2. Malevolence : Evil
Vocabulary:
1. Capricious
2. Condone
Definition;
1. Capricious : fickle, often changing suddenly in mood or behavior
- Condone : accept and allow behavior that are wrong to continue
Vocabulary:
1. Spinster
2. Proxy
Definition;
1. Spinster : unmarried women
2. Proxy : represent someone else (voting)
Vocabulary:
1. Exonerated
2. Preposterous
Definition;
1. Exonerated : Cleared from accusation or blame
- Preposterous : Contrary to nature, reason or common sense; absurd, ridiculous
What is an Alibi?
It’s a claim or evidence that someone was elsewhere during the crime suggesting innocence
What is a Red-Herring?
It’s a clue to mislead or distract the reader or audience
What it a Chekhov’s Gun?
It’s an element or object put in the story on purpose - ex: the soldier china figures
What is a Chekhov’s Gunman?
It’s a character introduced as unimportant that later becomes central to the plot - Fred Naracott
What is a Plot Twist?
Its an unexpected turn of events in a story
What fake identity did Mr. Blore give when first arriving on the island?
Mr. Davis
Who arrives at the island first and last?
First : Mr and Mrs Rogers
Last : Dr. Armstrong
Example of symbolism?
China figures
Who searches the island for Mr. Owen?
Captain Lombard, Mr. Blore and Dr. Armstrong
Who is the only one caring à weapon and what is it?
Captain Lombard and it’s à revolver
After the gramophone accusations, Lombard openly confesses his crime. Who else did and to who ?
General macarthur to Vera claythorne
3 example of foreshadowing in the novel?
- Swan song (record player)
- Nursery rhyme (10 little soldiers)
- The title “Then There Were None”
What was the title of the gramophone record?
Swan song
- Who noticed that the china figures were disappearing?
- Who did this person consult about this problem ?
- Mr. Thomas Roger
- Dr. Edward George Armstrong
Who was the first person to die? Of what?
- Anthony James Marston
- Potassium cyanide
After Mrs. Roger’s death, what theory is brought forward and by whom?
- Mr. Roger : Died from whatever Dr. Armstrong gave her the night before
- Miss Emily Brent : died of fear / act of God
- Lombard / Blore : Mr Roger killed her to keep her quiet
When they were searching the island, who went to go get the rope and who went missing when he came back?
- Blore went to get the rope
- Lombard left to discover à theory and came back
Nursery rhyme; 10 little soldier boys
Ten Little Soldier Boys went out to Dine, one choked his little self and then there were nine.
Nine Little Soldier Boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight.
Eight Little Soldier Boys travelling in Devon; One said he’d stay there and then there were seven.
Seven Little Soldier Boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were six.
Six Little Soldier Boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five.
Five Little Soldier Boys going in for law; One got into Chancery and then there were four.
Four Little Soldier Boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three.
Three Little Soldier Boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two.
Two Little Soldier Boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was One.
One Little Soldier Boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself
And Then There Were None.
