Blackmail课件高级英语lesson3

offensive. Would you kindly put
that out.”
The reaction of Duchess was polite as to show her honorable status. Ogilvie,on the other hand, showed that he takes no notice of the Duke and Duchess。
The power of Duchess is gradual declining, until she has completely collapsed, while the power of Ogilvie is increasingly strengthened and then play a dominating role in their conversation.
Ogilvie
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The third step
the reaction of the Duchess
He took out a fresh cigar and bit off the end…(para 16)
“I told you—Cut it out!” The words spat forth with sudden savagery.
The eighth step
Ogilvie
the reaction of the Duchess
This cigar botherin' you…he put As she nodded… it out.(para 108)
After making a deal of money,Ogilvie consciously put out the cigar.
The Duchess’s lips tightened. She said sharply, “I imagine you did not come here to discuss decor”.
Ogilvie thought the situation was in his control so that he didn't care the request of the Duchess.
When he was unveiling the crime,he began to show his advantage.
The fifth step
Ogilvie
the reaction of the Duchess
…He lit the fresh cigar…(para …the Duchess of Croydon
Ogilvie continued to provoke the Duchess.
The seventh step
Ogilvie
the reaction of the Duchess
He paused to puff again at the cigar…(42)
Finally,when Ogilvie said the whole facts of the criminal scene,the Duchess was becoming silent to the cigar.
• Along the line of the 'cigar',Ogilvie achieved his purpose and got his blackmail.
The plot of the story
• On Monday evening while driving back with his wife from a gambling house, the Duke knocked down a woman and her child and killed both.Instead of reporting to the police, the Duke and Duchess drove away.The hotel’s chief house detective Ogilvie noticed the battered car when it came back.
Part 4 : Paragraph 75- 109 ( the end of the text)
By making full use of Ogilvie’s greed, Duchess seizes the opportunity to conquer the Ogilvie.
The end Thank you.
The house detective took his But beyond wrinkling her nose time, leisurely puffing a cloud in distaste, the Duchess made of blue cigar smoke, his eyes no comment. sardonically on the Duchess as if challenging her objection.(para 23)
Part 3 : Paragraph 48-74 (you people are hot)
The conversation goes friendly, like a talk between friends rather than rivals. Ogilvie still plays a dominating role.
Ogilvie
The second step
the reaction of the Duchess
Taking his time, Ogilvie removed the offending cigar, knocked of the ash and flipped the butt toward an ornamental fireplace on his right.(para 5)
Ogilvie went to see the Duke and Duchess, promised to keep quiet about what he had discovered and asked for a large sum of money in return for the favor.The Duchess understood the hot situation she and her husband were in and agreed to give Ogilvie the money if he drove their car to Chicago in the north.And Ogilvie accepted the offer.
The attitude of the Duchess went to a climax.
The fourth step
Ogilvie
the reaction of the Duchess
Ignoring the Duke,Ogilvie waved the unlighted cigar under his adversary's nose.(para 18)
The turning point of the story
Part 1 : paragraph 1-21 ( “now we’re getting somewhere”)
Both parties are equally strong in power.
Part 2 : paragraph 22-47 ( wearily, a hand to her face,the Duchess turned away)
A wave of cigar smoke
The Duchess looked pointedly
accompanied Ogilvie in.(para 3) at the half-burned cigar in the
fat man’s mouth.” My husband
and I find strong smoke
21)
sank back into her chair…
After the Duke said that he drived the car and killed a little girl,the Duchess lost her arrogance.
Ogilvie
The sixth step
the reaction of the Duchess
Blackmail
--Arthur Hailey
Cigar
探长Ogilvie伴随着香烟出场，而在整篇文 章中香烟始终贯穿全文，香烟是整篇文章 的线索，Ogilvie 从肆无忌惮的挑衅的抽烟 到最后灭到香烟整个过程达到了勒索的目 的。
Ogilvie
The first step
the reaction of the Duchess