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Agatha ChristieWitness for the Prosecution
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1995A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Write a character analysis of Leonard Vole. How does your perception of him change throughout the story?
Why does Mayherne continue to believe that Leonard is innocent, even though he has his doubts and the evidence is piling up against him?
Which character in “The Witness for the Prosecution” is most complex or fully developed? Use passages from the text to support your answer.
Why are the unconscious habits of Mayherne and Romaine important to the narrative?
How is it that someone as adept at reading people as Mayherne is fooled by Romaine, when she is pretending to be Mrs. Mogson?
What is the jury's verdict? Do you think this verdict is fair and justified, based on the trial evidence?
In its original form, “The Witness for the Prosecution” is generally acknowledged to be one of Christie’s best short works and, like most of her stories, is best described as a mystery. Do you consider it to be a successful example of the genre? Cite excerpts from the story to justify your response.
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