The Mousetrap (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Agatha Christie
- First Published: 1954
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Mystery
- Time of Work: The 1950’s
- Setting: Monkswell Manor in rural England
- Principal Characters: Mollie, Christopher Wren, Mrs. Boyle, Major Metcalf, Miss Casewell, Mr. Paravicini, Detective Sergeant Trotter
- Genres: Drama, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: 1950’s, Teaching or teachers, Blizzards, Murder or homicide, Mistaken or secret identity, Brothers and sisters, Capital punishment, Child abuse, Mental illness, England or English people, Detectives, Good and evil, Revenge, Hotels, motels, or inns, Judges, Child care
- Locales: Berkshire, England
Form and Content
Beginning with its title, which suggests a trap but puckishly allows the audience to make the wrong assumptions about the identity of the “mouse,” The Mousetrap is a typical Christie mystery, transported by the author’s peculiar genius to the theater—not an easy task for a writer of prose whodunits. Repeatedly certified by the reading public as the first lady—indeed, the first person—of prose crime fiction, Christie shows here a deftness in use of dialogue and stage directions which transfers not only a similar plot but also a similar...
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