Quotes Flashcards
Mrs Ferrars died on the night of the 16th-17th September - a Thursday
Chapter 1
analysis : this death catapults the novel into action, not the one hinted to by the title - emphasises that deception leads this novel
I am not going to pretend that at at that moment I foresaw the events of the next few weeks. I emphatically did not do so
Chapter 1
Sheppard
analysis : indicates although Sheppard is unreliable, he’s also truthful
there is no reason for Caroline to go out to get her information. she sits at home and it comes to her
Chapter 1
Caroline
analysis : indicates a slight resentment to his sister, whilst also highlighting her abilities of gossip
hobbies and recreations can be summed up in the one word ‘gossip’
Chapter 2
King’s Abbot
analysis : highlights the spread of word and misinterpretation within this intimate village
there are only two houses of any importance
Chapter 2
King’s Abbot
analysis : highlights intimacy
he is, in fact, the life and soul of our peaceful village of king’s abbot
Chapter 2
Roger Ackroyd
analysis : firstly, very ironic! because of course - he dies and also becuase the village is not peaceful
of course, I must know all about it - doctors always did - but they never tell
Chapter 2
Sheppard
analysis : hints his power
a tall woman, handsome but forebidding in appearance. She has a stern eye and lips that shut tightly
Chapter 2
Miss Russell
analysis : suspision is raised but also indicates her as a villain
[her] account of vague pains was so unconvincing … eyes sweeping over my array of bottles
Chapter 2
Miss Russell
analysis : suspision is raised but also indicates her as a villain
An egg-shaped head partially covered with suspiciously black hair, two immense moustaches and a pair of watchful eyes. It was our mysterious neighbour, Mr Porrot.
Chapter 3
Poirot
analysis : immediate description depicts an idiotic illustration of Poirot with also suspicious undertones
I was foolish - and worse than foolish - greedy
Chapter 3
Sheppard
analysis : reveals his villainousness, he has the capability for bad deeds
I’m in the devil of a mess
Chapter 3
Ralph
analysis : raises suspicion of Ralph
Quite a lot of people do not like Flora Ackroyd, but nobody can help admiring her … The things young women read nowadays and profess to enjoy positively frighten me
Chapter 4
Flora Ackroyd
analysis : raises suspicion of Flora,
A simple straightforward English girl
Chapter 4
Flora Ackroyd
analysis : assigns Flora a role of normality and predictability
I detest Mrs Ackroyd … A most unpleasant woman
Chapter 4
Mrs Ackroyd
analysis : indicates suspicion of her
Blunt relapsed into his usual taciturnity
Chapter 4
Blunt
analysis : indicates suspicion of him
I hesitated … wondering if there was anything I had left undone
Chapter 4
Sheppard
analysis : seemingly an insignificant piece of information, but truely incriminates Sheppard
What a fat, smug, oily face the man had and surely there was something decidedly shifty in his eye
Chapter 4
Parker
analysis : his views of proper Parker shift immediately when he feels threatened
Ackroyd was sitting as I had left him
Chapter 5
Sheppard
analysis : incriminates Sheppard
He appeared impetuously in the doorway
Chapter 5
Raymond
analysis : raises suspision of Raymond, as if he is criminal
Beyond making certain that life was extinct - an easy matter - I have not disturbed the body in any way
Chapter 5
Sheppard
analysis : explicitly states he’s the murderer!
I shall go through with it to the end … All the truth
Chapter 7
Poirot
analysis : foreshadows that revealtions that are bound to occur
I plunged into a careful narrative … to choose my words carefully
Chapter 7
Sheppard
analysis : incriminates him
Everyone has something to hide
Chapter 9
Sheppard
analysis : indicates them all as criminals
Uncle Roger has left me twenty thousand pounds … it’s everything freedom - life - no more schemeing and lying
Chapter 9
Flora
analysis : incriminates flora
Captain Paton will be an exceedingly wealthy young man
Chapter 10
Ralph
analysis : provides Ralph with motive
she looked uncomfortable and ill at ease
Chapter 11
Ursula
analysis : incriminates ursula
every pair of eyes dropped before his
Chapter 12
everyone
analysis : incriminates them all, they are all criminals and capable
I played Watson to his Sherlock
Chapter 14
Sheppard
analysis : reveals it is all an illusion ?
you searched the desks
Chapter 14
Mrs Ackroyd
analysis : reveals her secret, that she was searching for his will
i’ve got a confession to make - … i was in debt - badly
Raymond
analysis : reveals his secret, that roger was helping him financially
many people in that house stood to benefit by Ackroyd’s death
Chapter 15
Poirot
analysis : reiterates that everyone’s a criminal
I took that money. I stole. I am a thief - yes a common, vulgar little thief
Chapter 19
Flora
analysis : reveals Flora’s crime, highlights her desperation
you love her with all your heart
Chapter 19
poirot to Blunt
analysis : reveals Blunt’s secret
he is your son
Chapter 20
Miss Russell + Charles Kent
analysis : reveals Miss Russell’s secret
it is not Ursula Bourne … but Ursual Paton
Chapter 21
Ursula
analysis : reveals Ursula’s secret
you have kept your personality in the background only once or twice does it obtrude
Chapter 24
Sheppard
analysis : reveals sheppard
I feel no pity
Chapter 26
Sheppard
analysis : reveals himself as unreliable narrator , but also doesn’t feel pity or regret or guilt
