Murder on the Orient Express Justice and Judgment Quotes Page 3
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| Quote #7 "She is cold. She has not emotions. She would not stab a man; she would sue him in the law courts." (2.12.7) |
Similarly, this reference to Miss Debenham (spoken by Dr. Constantine) is a hint as to the outcome of the case.
| Quote #8 "You do not believe in doing your utmost to further the ends of justice?" |
Princess Dragomiroff believes that by killing Ratchett, justice is served. Do you agree with her? Is it okay for ordinary citizens to take it upon themselves to act as a jury and executioners?
| Quote #9 "I remembered a remark of Colonel Arbuthnot's about trial by jury. A jury is composed of twelve people – there were twelve passengers – Ratchett was stabbed twelve times." (3.9.58) |
In case you missed it before, the link is spelled out for us.
