Summary Murder of Roger Ackroyd Key Quotes & Chapter Summaries
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Document provides at least 5 key quotes from each chapter or MORA, with a brief chapter summary at the top of each section.
Bear in mind these quotes have been selected to be analysed through the perspective of TRAGEDY in Literature, not Comedy.
Chapter 1 – Dr Sheppard at the breakfast table
Chapter 1 introduces us to Caroline and dr Sheppard. We find how Mrs ferras had died and
begin to speculate on multiple murders
- ‘I was considerably upset and worried’ pg. 1
- ‘she’s looked positively hag-ridden’ ‘pg5
- ‘She’s been a mass of nerves’ pg 5
- ‘there’s no doubt the wife of Ashley Ferrars must have had to suffer a great deal’ pg.
5
Chapter 2 – who’s who in kings abbot
Chapter 2 tells us about the culture of king’s abbot, how both Mrs F and Mr R spouses died
and ralph patons recklessness. Miss Russell visits dr Sheppard regarding drugs
- ‘Our hobbies and recreations can be summed up in one word, gossip’ pg. 7
- He is, in fact, the life and soul of our peaceful village of king’s abbot’ pg 8
- ‘Wild lad’ ‘nevertheless we are all very fond of ralph Paton in Kings Abbot’ pg 8
- ‘a halo of gossip has surrounded Ackroyd for many years’ pg 9
- ‘Now there has been a rearrangement of the kaleidoscope’ pg 10
Chapter 3 – the man who grew vegetable marrows
We are introduced to ralph and flora. We speculate on who Poirot really is. Dr S uses
derogatory lang towards Poirot.
- ‘he’s a retired hairdresser… look at that moustache’ pg 18
- ‘The strange little man seemed to read my thoughts’ pg 19
- Could I do anything with the boy? I thought I could pg 27
Chapter 4 – dinner at fernly
Chapter 4 shows all suspects together and gives a whodunnit scene to the crime novel.
Ackroyd confides in DS about blackmail.
- ‘The last allusion was to my black bag’ pg 29
, - ‘The first thing that strikes you about her is her extraordinary fairness’ pg 32
- ‘Uncle is very pleased. It keeps me in the family’ pg 33
- ‘Such a perfect pair, he so dark and she so fair’
- ‘I’m in hell’ pg 37
- ‘My god! It was murder in cold blood’ pg 39
- ‘He fastened onto it like some obscene vulture’ pg 41
- ‘they’ve just found roger Ackroyd murdered’ pg 46
Chapter 5 – murder
Murder scene, police called, DS inspection of the body, flora faints due to giving a false alibi
- ‘Stabbed from be’ind’ ‘Orrible!’
- ‘Roger hadn’t an enemy in the world’
- ‘She had fainted’
Chapter 6 – the Tunisian dagger
Explanation of the dagger opens up all members of the household to be of suspect
- ‘Parker sent that all right’ pg 66
- ‘a child could drive that into a man – as easy as cutting butter’ pg 67
- Even the brutal murder of a friend and employer could not dim Geoffrey Raymond’s
spirits for long’ pg 72
Chapter 7 – I learnt my neighbours’ profession
Flora introduces Poirot. He examines the house and joins in with the police. They
established that the chair had been moved and window shut.
- ‘Why he’s hercule Poirot … they say he’s done the most wonderful things’pg74
- ‘I advise you not to drag this detective into the case’ pg 75
- ‘’inspector raglan, a horrid, weaselly little man’
- ‘I shall go through with it until the end. The good dog does not leave the scent’ pg 78
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