Your name: _Malta_
Characterization Chart for "Lamb to the Slaughter"
List quotes related to the characterization of Mary Maloney and Patrick Maloney in “Lamb to the Slaughter,” what you think each one means,
and which of the “Eight Ways to Reveal Characterization” that each one represents. A quote can represent more than one way of revealing
character.
See my example below.
Characterization in the story (quote the story
directly)
“Now and again she glanced at the clock, but
without anxiety…”
"Hello," he answered.
“On the other hand, what about the baby?
What were the laws about murderers with
unborn children? Did they kill both mother
and child? Did they wait until the baby was
born? What did they do? Mary Maloney
didn't know and she……”
Your analysis of the characterization: What
does it mean?
She loves her husband so much and is
looking forward so eagerly to his coming
home from work that she’s watching the
clock and counting the minutes until he walks
in the door.
just the simple hello with no emotions or any
excitement to meet his wife. He does not feel
comfortable to meet his wife.
She was scared, she was worried about her
child thinking about all the possible ways that Object and posesion: Her baby is the most
she will face if she gets caught.
Which of the “Eight Ways to Reveal
Character” is it?
action, thoughts, background information,
(maybe) idiosyncrasies
action : he said it as a simple word and
lacking emotion. He did not kiss her back.
Background information : he is tired from his
work.
Background :She is pregnant for 6 months
important thing to her and she is really
concerned about them.
 "Hello, Sam," she said brightly, smiling at
the man in the shop.
….and when she saw him lying there on the
floor, it really was a shock. All the old love
for him came back to her, and she ran over to
him, knelt down beside him, and began to cry
hard. It was easy. No acting was necessary.
She fell into Jack Noonan's arms, crying
uncontrollably. He put her gently into a chair.
"Is he dead?" she cried.
"I'm afraid he is. What happened?"
Would you do me a favor? Here you all are,
all good friends of Patrick's, and you're
helping to catch the man who killed him. You relationship to conceive them
must be very hungry by now because it's long
past your supper time, and I know that Patrick
would never forgive me if I let you stay in the
house without offering you anything to eat.
Why don't you eat up the lamb in the oven?"
"Please," she begged. "Personally, I couldn't
eat a thing, but it'd be a favor to me if you ate
it up. Then you can go on with your work."
She was trying to act normal and nothing was
happening. She wants to set up the situation
as normal as possible and try to make Sam as
the witness who can confirm that she was not
at home during the murder.
She pretends to be shocked but the tears are
true. She loves him more than very much but
now she needs to do everything to release
from being assassin.
She already knows that he was dead but still
want to be sure and make the detective trust
that she did not know.
She got a good ideas that let the detective eat
the lamb(her weapons) by using the good
Her persuasion is completed. Her aim is to
destroy the most important evidence.
Action : Try to smiling and act as normal
Reaction : she said brightly to Sam
Dialogue : she said Hello to Sam
Action : pretend to be shocking
Reaction : she knelt down beside him
Background information : she love her and
all memories came back
Action : she ask the detective
Dialogue: she said “Is he dead?”
Physical description : she is crying
Action : she speak to them them by using
their good relationship
Dialogue: she said that “Patrick would never
forgive me if I let you stay in the house
without offering you anything to eat.”
Action: to complete this drama she did not
eat the lamb.
Dialogue :” but it'd be a favor to me if you ate
it up. Then you can go on with your work."
 She was full of comfort, she didn't need to Idiosyncrasies : she laughs even when her
And in the other room, Mary Maloney began worry about the lamb any more . husband is dead.
to laugh. Reaction : she ;laugh at the police.