Mary Maloney Lamb To The Slaughter

In the story, “ Lamb to The Slaughter”, Mary Maloney, the main character kills her husband, Patrick because he told her upsetting news that scarred her deeply, which twas never revealed. After realizing what she had just done, Mary had to act fast. In the beginning after Mary killed her husband, she freshened up, left the house, and pretended to find her husband dead at home. After police arrived, she acted innocent and vulnerable.This is dramatic irony because although the police were fooled, the readers knew Mary was responsible for Patrick's death. (Page 6, paragraph 4) “Briefly, she told her story about going out, to the grocer and coming back to find him on the floor.” Readers knew finding him dead when she arrived home was a lie.Another