| A | B |
|---|
| Mary Maloney at the beginning of the story | placid, calm, "the perfect wife" |
| First indication that something is wrong | Patrick slugs down his 1st drink & pours himself another strong one |
| Patrick doesn't want her to cause a "fuss" | It'll make him look bad at work |
| What Mary does to her husband | kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb |
| After using the leg of lamb as a weapon | Mary puts the leg of lamb into the oven to cook |
| Situational irony is created by | Mary's behavior at the beginning of the story is very different than at the end |
| Mary practices speaking into the mirror | to appear calm and normal at the grocery store |
| Mary goes to the store before calling the police | to establish an alibi for herself |
| Irony in Sam the Grocer's and Mary's thank yous | Mary is thanking him for providing her with an alibi |
| We know Mary really loved her husband | Mary cries over her husband's body |
| The detectives go to the grocery store | to check Mary's alibi |
| Mary doesn't confess to killing her husband | Mary is worried about what will happen to her baby |
| Mary doesn't want to leave the room where the officers are | Mary wants to listen to what the detectives have found out |
| Dramatic irony - officers do her a "favor" by eating the lamb | The police officers destroy the evidence/weapon |
| Mary giggles at the end of the story | The murder weapon is "right under the officers' noses" |
