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    place he was seen was the Bed and Breakfast. He went missing at 9:00 pm the night before the murder.They suspect the Landlady might have killed him but they are uncertain.When I arrived at the Bed and Breakfast there was no murder weapon to be found. Body Billy was at the Bed and Breakfast when he was murdered.The evidence shows that either he died from the tea he drunk or the Landlady might have killed him. But the policemen and the detectives are both uncertain about what happened to poor Billy

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    My case is called ‘The Landlady’‚ this case is proving that the landlady is guilty of murder. This lady has murdered a 17 year old boy named Billy Weaver‚ and has also murdered 2 other boy named Christopher Mulholland and Gregory Temple‚ who were also at the age 17. Billy’s branch manager noticed he had not come in for his job‚ so he sent me to investigate the lady who last saw Billy. The lady owns a bed and breakfast and offered Billy to stay there‚ but after that Billy went missing. I chose this

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    relaxing at a bed in breakfast? Well that’s what happened in the story The Landlady written by a famous writer of Ronald Dahl. Who he has also written the BFG‚ Witches‚ Matilda‚ and Rhyme Stew. The genre of this story is fiction/short story‚ and this passage is mysterious and puzzling‚ which can make you envision it all in your head. The theme is meant to be dotty and eagering‚ but also a little unusual about the landlady. She is nice at first‚ but becomes mysterious and murderous. “ On a clear

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    Roald Dahl builds a sense of foreboding by writing a very descriptive story about a creepy scary land lady and how she lures people to her house and kills and stuffs them. In the landlady by Roald Dahl he tells a short story about judging a book by its cover and how this sweet innocent lady can actually be a cold hearted killer who stuff people and her pets. And how a man name Billy fell for her psychopathic trap. She talks to him and says the wrong name every time. She says how does time

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    Danielle Procope #310 "The Landlady" versus "The Broken Chain" essay A good plot in a story is something that will keep you interested and make you want to read more of it. In "The Broken Chain"‚ by Gary Soto‚ the plot was about a boy who was having problems preparing for his first date. In "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl‚ the plot was about a murder mystery. Overall "The Landlady" had more external conflicts and suspense. In the Landlady there were a lot more external conflicts. In "The Broken

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    In the short story The Landlady by Ronald Dahl‚ a young man named Billy Weaver is traveling alone for business and is looking for a place to stay. As he’s walking down the road‚ the sign catches his eye and it said “BED AND BREAKFAST‚” He walks up to the door and knocked‚ She immediately let him in. She welcomed him and was in his personal space constantly and talkative with him and kept a conversation all the time. She started telling him more intimate details about everything he could do and how

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    The Landlady Roald Dahl The Landlady by Roald Dahl is about a story of Billy Weaver‚ and how he finds someone who seems to be too good to be true. The landlady appears to be a harmless old lady but turns out to be something much more. Unfortunately for Billy he judges the old lady to be something she is not. Roald Dahl builds a sense of foreboding by making the landlady appear to be too good to be true and drops hints about how not to judge a book by its cover. Billy had a suspicion about the

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    Let us pose the question; can a warm and cozy feeling also be considered horror? This essay will go in depth on whether or not "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl fits into the horror genre. Please remember there are no set guide lines for a story to fit into the horror genre. This short story does not meet all the elements of horror‚ but still is suspenseful and scary therefore should be considered part of the horror genre. Walking out in the cold‚ windy night Billy Weaver is looking for a hotel he

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    hosted at Bed and Breakfast‚ were named James Mulholland and Gregory Temple. Later that night‚ the landlady gives him tea that as a faint and bitter taste of almonds. The reader can infer that the tea had poison in it‚ and the old lady would kill him then stuff him like she did to

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    1‚ No other housemate sharing the common bathroom. Landladies and their domestic helper are using their master bedroom attached bathroom. 2‚ Domestic helper can help to clean up the room 3‚ Landlady allow tenants to do light cooking (e.g. instant noodle) 4‚ The room is bright with nature light shining 5‚ Giant Express super market is just downstair 1‚ The nearest coffee shop is about 800m away‚ about 10mins walking distance 2‚ Located furthest away from your company (about 3.1km‚ approximately

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