How does the conversation between Judson and his wife develop the plot of the passage?
It prompts her to go warn Alec’s wife about the poison
, which means she is not there to warn Alec about the poisoned whiskey when Judson falls.
What statement expresses the main theme of the story ruthless?
It prompts Judson to consider throwing out the poisoned whiskey, which he is unable to do before falling and unknowingly drinking it. Which statement expresses the main theme?
There will be consequences if you take justice into your own hands.
If you commit a crime, you will likely be punished in a similar fashion.
What does Judson’s wife think about his actions ruthless?
Which of the following describes what Judson’s wife thinks?
She doesn’t approve of what Judson is doing
. Why does Alec give Judson the whiskey? He doesn’t realize it is poisoned.
What does paragraph 24 reveal about how Judson’s wife feels at this point in the text?
What does paragraph 24 reveal about how Judson’s wife feels at this point in the text?
“It was useless to argue, she knew. He had always been ruthless in business and whenever anything crossed him.
Why does Alex give Judson the whiskey?
Why does Alec give Judson the whiskey?
He knows Judson is trying to kill someone
. He believes the whiskey will only make Judson sick. He knows which whiskey is safe to drink.
Why does Judson’s wife not want him to poison the liquor?
Why did the wife not want him to put rat poison in the liquor?
Because she thought it was wrong and it was murder
. She doesn’t want a person to die just because they stole their liquor.
Why is the story called ruthless?
As indicated by the story’s title, “Ruthless”
focuses on Judson Webb’s willingness, even eagerness, to hurt those who interfere with his property
.
What is the climax of ruthless?
What was the climax of Ruthless?
When Alec gives the whiskey to Judson, not knowing it is poisoned, and Judson drinks it.
What is the mood of ruthless?
In his short story “Ruthless,” William de Mille maintains
a dark, ominous tone to build suspense
and communicate his theme of the perils of vindictive behavior. The story is a cautionary tale with a karmic moral. Judson is presumably killed as a result of his own cruelty and need for revenge.
What did Judson do to the whiskey?
Judson decides
to put in a rat poison into one of the open bottle of whiskey inorder to catch the thief
.
What type of irony is present when Judson drinks the whiskey?
Dramatic irony
occurs in “Ruthless” when Alec, in an act of kindness, gives Judson poisoned whiskey. Alec is unaware of the poison because Judson has specifically refused to tell him.
Who drank the whiskey in ruthless?
Answer:
Judson Webb
died by drinking a bottle of whiskey that contained two tablets of rat poison. Explanation: Ruthless is an exceptional story written by William de Mille.
Who is the antagonist in ruthless?
Jerry T. Balls
is the main antagonist of Ruthlessand throughout the novel Adams gives glimpses of both Ruth’s and Jerry’s past.
What point of view is ruthless?
“Ruthless” is told by
an omniscient third-person narrator
. The perspective shifts from outside the characters to inside Judson’s and Mabel’s viewpoints as the story progresses.
What evidence of foreshadowing is there in the story ruthless?
What evidence of foreshadowing is there in the story ruthless?
No one is going to get hurt who hasn’t got it coming to him
. This line foreshadows the situational irony that Judson will be poisoned by his own trap.
