Common Elements of Crime Flashcards
1
Q
What is a red herring?
A
A false clue
2
Q
What is a summation?
A
A summary of a crime, how it happened and who did it
3
Q
What is the ‘parlour scene’?
A
The summation happens in the parlour of a house
4
Q
What is the reconstruction of crime?
A
Using clues to piece together how crime happens
5
Q
What is justice?
A
Law repays for the crime and is seen as a force of good
6
Q
What is punishment?
A
The criminal is reprimanded and pays for their actions
7
Q
What is motive?
A
Why someone commits a crime or why a detective investigates it
8
Q
What is guilt?
A
A feeling of remorse or the verdict at the end of a trial
9
Q
What is a foil?
A
A character who highlights the strengths of another character
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