chapter 4-Dinner at Fernly Flashcards
“the shutting down…
of a window”
-misleading info.. red herring.
“I received a vague impression that…
my dining there displeased her in some way”
-confiding narrator…gives her an opportunity to be accused.
“a lot of people do not like…
flora ackroyd”
- immediately established that she is disliked by others-makes us question why and what she has done
- makes us think should we dislike her
“nobody can help…
admiring her”
-clearly attractive
“her skin is…
cream and roses”
-emphasis on Flora’s her beauty
” ‘I’m going to marry Ralph, you know,’…
she went on”-FLORA ACKROYD
- seems as though marriage is a price
- flaunting her marriage
“she is all chains and teeth
and bones”
- contrasts Flora-perhaps looks wise.
- due to her description we immediately don’t like her, despite it being Sheppard’s portrayal
“a most..
unpleasant woman”
-emphasis on Mrs. Ackroyds portrayal
“I was pleased at the interruption. I hate….
interfering in other people’s affairs”
-makes it seem as though his innocent and didn’t blackmail Mrs. Ferrars.
“a lot of people…
know Hector Blunt”
-high importance
“expressionless”
-cold persona
“I have hear hector blunt…
described as a woman hater”
- sexist/misogynistic
- negative portrayal
“I studied him quietly without…
appearing to do so”
- portrays him to be deceiving
- also shows Sheppard’s attention to detail
“I played…
up accordingly”
- for his own anxiety rather than Ackroyds
- able to play these parts
“I was very
uneasy”
-we assume its due to Ackroyd, when in reality he’s anxious for himself.
