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Arsenic and OldLaceBy Joseph KesselringAn Overview of the Pivotal Set of Act III, Scene 2
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Set Diagram
Front Door
To Cellar To Kitchen
Table
Table
Desk
Landing Balcony toBedrooms
Window
Sea
t
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Characters
Mortimer Brewster
Martha Brewster
Abby Brewster
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Characters
Teddy Brewster
Jonathan Brewster
Dr. Herman Einstein
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Characters
Officer OHara
Officer Saunders
Sergeant Brophy
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Characters
Elaine Harper
Reverend Harper
Lieutenant Rooney
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Plot
Mortimer finds body hidden in window seat
Finds out his two aunts are responsible
Meanwhile his long-lost evil brother and doctorfriend show up at house
They also have a cadaver
Mortimer is stuck between these two murdersand a supposed even higher number
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Theme
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Motifs
Window Seat
Arsenic
Various Old Lady Paraphernalia
Insanity
Humor in Dark Situations
Teddy
Cellar
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Setting
Set almost entirely in Brewster house inBrooklyn, NY
Takes place over course of one night and one
morning
Contemporary to time of writing, 1939
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Symbols
Cellar-Death
Teddy-Insanity
Mortimer-Ego
Jonathan-Id
Window Seat-Mystery
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Conflicts
Mortimer Vs. Jonathan
Mortimer Vs. Reality
Mortimer Vs. Aunts
Jonathan Vs. Aunts
Teddy Vs. Reality
Aunts/Jonathan Vs. Police
Jonathan Vs. Einstein
