INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU TEMENGGONG IBRAHIMNAME : M.PARAMESWERY R.MURUGANM. MOHANAV.PIRAKHAS LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER CharactersMrs.Mary Maloney Protagonist Wife MurdererPatrick Husband VictimJack NoonanDetectiveO'MalleyDetectiveam!"e grocer#libiMrs. Mary Maloney Main character in Lamb to the slaughter.Married with Patrick and pregnant housewife.She is perfect and devoted house wife, also an expectant mother.She loves her husband so much and also shethinks she knows everything about him. For example his schedule, tastesShe looks harmless and meek but she has lost control. She has killed her husband, Patrick Maloney without knowing the true facts which proves she has lost control. his is shown from the beginning when Patrick Maloney told to Mary Maloney something that would change their lives forever. For example, ! "er first instinct was not to believe any of it, or re#ect it all. $t occurred to her that perhaps he hadn%t even spoken that she herself had imagined the whole thing & ' (ine )* +we also discover anotheraspect of her personality when she regains her self control. She manages to manipulate the grocer and thepolicemen who are led to believe that she is innocent. She used Sam as her abili , prepare statement before the police%s arrivel.! Mary Maloney simplywalked up behind him and without any pause she swung the big fro,en leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head. ' (ine -. +/ut Mary Maloney was a clever women and it was almost as if she suddenly knew what to do after killing her husband. She tries successfully to simulate normal behavior as much as possible by acting out her daily routine. For example,! She sat down before the mirror, tided her face , touched up her lips and face . She tried a smile. $t came out rather peculiar. She tried again&. ' (ine 0* + (astly, Mary Maloney had fed the leg of lambto the policemen and they didn%teven know that leg of lamb was the cause of Patrick Maloney%sdeath. For example,! and in the other room, Mary Maloney began to giggle&..' (ine ). + Mrs. MaryMaloney%shusband . "e is a senior, high 1 ranking policeman andthathe worksvery hard athis #ob, as he comes back tired from work. Forexample,! $ think it%s a shame, she said, that when a policeman gets to be as senior as you, they keep him walking abouton his feet all day long.& ' (ine *2+Patrc!Ma"#$e% "e is more concerned about his #ob than he is concerned for Mary and her feelings at hearing this terrible news. "e isa selfishman who has been practicing deception for some time and is leaving his wife at a terrible time duringher pregnancy. ! 3nd $ know%skind of a bad time to be telling you, but there simply wasn%tany. 4fcourse $% ll give you money and see you%relooked after . /utthere needn%t any fuss. $ hopenot anyway. $t wouldn%t be verygood for my #ob. ' (ine)* + hey do their bestto console. hey are detectiveand good friends of Mr. Patrick Maloney. here were being blinded by their trust and Mrs. Maloneyinnocent For example,! here was a good deal ofhesitatingamongthe four policeman, but they whereclearlyhungry , and in the end theywere persuaded to go into the kitchen and help themselves. he woman stayed where she was, listeningto them speakingamong themselves, their voice thick and sloppybecausetheir mouthswere full ofmeat.& ' (ine56- +

&ac! N##$a$A$' O(Ma""e%hegrocer. healibi. ' 3 form of defense againstan accused person claims or proves that her or she was some where else at the time that a crime was committed. For example,! hersobbingsheheard a few of the whispered phrases 7acted 8uite normal very cheerful wanted to give him a good supperpeascheesecakeimpossible that she ' (ine 92) +SAMSEE YOUAGAIN