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How Does Agatha Christie Create Mood In And Then There Were None

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In the novel “And Then There Were None,” Agatha Christie creates a suspenseful mood by using imagery through the characters and by using immense details throughout the story. If I were the director I would stay as close to the novel as possible so it retains the mood portrayed.

The characters are very important when it comes to the development of the story and I believe that they should stay as the are described in the novel. Mr. Justice Wargrave would stay mysterious and reptile like. Vera Claythorne would be very organized and would still have terrible guilt. I would make sure Vera would be in love with Hugo. Philip Lombard would be very sly and wolf like. Emily Brent would be extremely religious and base everything off of God. She would appear as a kind old lady but her personality would be cold. General Macarthur would be reserved and lonely. I would make him appear as though he is an introvert. Dr. Armstrong would be middle aged and smart. He would act very serious about his profession and would act as though he knew what he was doing. Anthony Marston would be very young and would act as though he is better than everyone. Henry Blore would be mature and reserved and would be very serious about his profession and would try to hide it from the other characters. Mr. Rogers would be professional and very respectful towards the guests. He would not disrespect them in anyway at all. I would make Mrs. Rogers very self righteous and think she was better than the guests. The only character I would change drastically is Mrs. Rogers because her personality made her seem extremely guilty in the novel which …show more content…

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