The Mousetrap Agatha Christie

The Mousetrap question: Agatha Christie was amaster of suspenseful writing. In TheMousetrap, she uses the plays setting, the events of the plot, and aflurry of false facts to build and sustain suspense. What is the effect ofthese techniques? Write an extended response in which you explain what suspenseis and why it matters in mystery writing. Then consider how each of these threetechniques contributes to the plays suspense.As you answer, use a five-paragraph structure. Introduce the work andexplain what suspense is and why it matters in the first (introductory)paragraph. End this first paragraph with a thesis about Christies use of thethree techniques of suspense. Then, in the second paragraph, discuss settingand suspense. In the third paragraph, discuss how the plot events buildsuspense. In the fourth paragraph, deal with how false information createssuspense. Finally, conclude your essay with a brief paragraph in which you makeyour thesis statement clear once again. Throughout your response, use detailsfrom the play to support your ideas.