Short Stories- Advanced
Lamb to the slaughter An Alpine divorce
Similarities Empowered women: Mrs
Maloney
Great alibis. Mrs Maloney
went to the greengrocer’s
to buy vegetables and a
dessert and spoke to the
shop assistant as if nothing
had happened. Then she
made the policemen eat
the weapon.
Very sharp women : Mrs
Maloney
Revenge. Mrs Maloney
took revenge on her
husband for something he
told her, we don’t know
what.
Differences The murders. Mrs Maloney
was in shock, we don’t
know what her husband
told her. But she acted in
shock
Mrs Maloney seemed
weak but she wasn’t
Unexpected murder
The cruelty of the murder.
Mr Maloney died instantly.
Weapon: a leg of lamb
Unhealthy love
How they felt after the
murder. Mrs Maloney felt
miserable. No acting was
necessary
Macbeth
Mrs Bodman Lady Macbeth (behind
every great man is a great
woman)
Mrs Bodman told everyone Lady Macbeth stained the
in England and the people servants with blood to
from the hotel that her charge them with the
husband intended to kill king’s murder
her. She threw pieces of
her clothes on the snow as
if her husband had
attacked her.
Mrs Bodman Lady Macbeth
Mr Bodman wanted to kill Macduff and Malcolm
her but she didn’t let him formed an army to take
do that, she was more revenge on Macbeth (for
intelligent the murder of Macduff’s
family and Duncan the
Meek)
Mrs Bodman’s suicide Lady Macbeth’s suicide
Mrs Bodman committed There are various
suicide but in a way she important murders all
also killed her husband along the story: The king,
because his life would Banquo, Macduff’s family
never be the same from and finally Macbeth. (as
then on well as all the soldiers that
died in the war)
Mrs Bodman seemed Lady Macbeth was
strong from the beginning obstinate and determined
Mrs Bodman had a plan, They had two plans: to kill
she was very cold the king and to kill Banquo.
The murder of Macduff’s
family was a gut reaction
after meeting the witches
again
Mrs Bodman also died The king was stabbed while
instantly he was sleeping. Banquo
was also stabbed while
(jumped into the abbys) going to the palace. We
don’t know how much they
suffered.
Weapon: a knife
Stormy love or extreme They seemed to back up
hatred? each other
She seemed proud of what Macbeth had bloody
she was going to do thoughts after the murders
and the meeting with the
witches. Lady Macbeth
didn’t manage to be at
 ease with herself after the
murders and commited
suicide

Gender violence but Violence but not gender

opposite to what we violence, in a time where
usually see on the news. men’s honour was shown
(women are the violent by their success in the
part) battle

Had all of them mental They had mental disorders.

disorders???? Both Macbeth and Lady
Macbeth couldn’t sleep
after the murder of the
king. Macbeth had fancies
coming from his hot mind.
(the dagger in the air and
Banquo’s ghost). Lady
Macbeth thought she
couldn’t take the blood
from her hands

When a person In Lamb to the slaughter In An Alpine Divorce we In Macbeth, there wasn’t a
commits a crime, he we suppose that Mrs suppose that Mr Bodman trial because at the time,
or she has the right Maloney got away with had to go through a trial crimes were solved with
to a fair trial. There is the crime. “No weapon, no and he was sentenced to violence. Macbeth’s head
a defence lawyer and crime.” life imprisonment or death was given as a present to
a prosecutor. penalty. the King’s son.
Sometimes, there are
witnesses. In the
trial, there is a judge
and a jury. They
decide the verdict
and the judge
communicates it to
the prisoner. If it is a
petty crime, he may
be given community
service. If it is a
serious crime, he
may be given a harsh
sentence such as
death penalty or life
imprisonment. The
criminal may plead
guilty or not guilty. If
the prisoners
behaves well, he may
get parole.