莫格街谋杀案PPT课件

Detective:C.AugusteDupinNarrator:“I”L’EspanayeVictimsCamilleL’EspanayeAsailorManywitnessesDupinandIwerewalkingonenightdownalongdirtystreetontheeastsideofthecity.Notlongafteraconversation,wewerereadinganeveningnewspaper.Theroomwasingreatdisorder,thefurniturebrokenandthrownaboutinalldirectionsTherewasarazorlayonthechairwithbloodTwoorthreehandfulsofhumanhairlaynearthefireplaceTherewerefourgoldcoins,anearring,threelargespoonsandtwobagsontheground,andtowbagscontainingnearly4000goldcoins.Thedrawersofadeskwereopenandseemedtohavebeensearched,althoughmanythingsstillremainedinthemThefireplacewasunusuallydirtyandmuchdisturbedandthepartyfoundthatthedaughterwasdraggedformchimney,andheaddownwards.Theskinhadbroken.Thereweredeepcutsontheface,andclearmarksoffingernailsaroundtheneckThepartyfoundthebodyoftheoldlady,withherthroatcut.Infact,itwassocompletelycutthattheheadfelloffassoonastheytriedtoliftherInterrogatoryThestrangevoice.HowthemurdererescapedfromthebuildingHowthemurdererhadreachedthegroundThemethodofmurderwasverymerciless.Thestrength.Thepelageinthelady’snailwasnothumanhairThefingermarksonthedaughter’sthroatwerenothuman.·Amazingspeed·Superhumanstrength·Mercilessrudeness·Murderwithoutanymotive·Thestrangevoice·Thepelagewasnothuman·ThefingermarksThemurdererwasnotahumanbeingApagefromCuvier’sbookonthewildanimalsoftheEastIndianIslandsItwasafulldescriptionofacreatureknownastheorangutang.Thegreatsize,thestrengthandthebehaviorofthisanimal,includingitstendencytocopyothers,arewellknown.Dupinhandedmeapaper,andIreadthis:CAUGHTInaPairspark,earlyinthemorningofthe–(themorningofthemurder),averylargeorangutangfromBorneo.Theowner(whoisasailor,belongingtoaMalteseship),mayhavetheanimalagainifhecandescribeitcorrectly.Afewsmallcostsmustbepaid.Callat--,thirdfloorHehadcaughttheorangutangwhilehewasonajourney.HeboughtitbacktoFrance.Veryearlyinthemorningofthemurder,hehadreturnedfromapartytofindthatanimalhadbrokenoutofitsroom.Itwassittinginfrontofamirror,playingwitharazor,themanpickedupawhipwhichheoftenusedtocontrolthecreatureTheanimalimmediatelyrushedoutoftheroom,downthestairs,andthroughanopenwindowintothestreet.Itwasstillholdingtherazor.Itwasnearlythreeo’clockinthemorningtheanimalturnedintothestreetbehindtherueMorgue.Itrantothehouse,sawthepipeandclimbedupreachedthetopofthepipeandenteredtheroom.Thenthesailorclimbedthepipe.Hesawtheorangutangcutoffthelady’sheadwiththerazorandthebloodmadetheanimalwild,anditfellnextonthegirl.Itpasseditsterriblefingersroundherthroat,andkeptitsholduntilshedied.Thenitseizedthebodyofthegirlandpusheditupthechimney.Thenitpickedupthatoftheoldlady,andthrewitstraightthroughtheopenwindow.Then,itwaslatercaughtbytheseamanhimself,andsoldforalargeamountofmoneytothePariszooSotheorangutangwascaught.Wecansee,nomatterwhobreakthelawswillgetpunishment.Matchthewitnesseswiththeirevidence(a)PaulineDubourg(b)IsidoreMuset(c)HenriDuval(d)JulesMignaud(e)JulesMiguaud(f)AdolpheLeBon(i)MadameL'Espanayeopenedabankaccounteigheyearsago(ii)Thecrieslastedabouttenminutes(iii)Icarridethemoneytothehouseintwobags(iv)I'msuretheydon'thaveaservant(v)Iforcedopenthedoorwithanironbar(vi)ThehighvoicewasnotthatofeitherofthedeadwomanDidyouenjoy'theMurdersintheRueMorgue'?Didyoufindthestorybelievable?Didtheendingsurpriseyou?