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''Three Act Tragedy'', sometimes known as ''Murder in Three Acts'', is a detective novel by Creator/AgathaChristie, published in 1934, featuring Literature/HerculePoirot and [[Literature/TheMysteriousMrQuin Mr Satterthwaite]].
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''Three Act Tragedy'', sometimes known as ''Murder in Three Acts'', is a detective novel by Creator/AgathaChristie, published in 1934, featuring Literature/HerculePoirot Franchise/HerculePoirot and [[Literature/TheMysteriousMrQuin Mr Satterthwaite]].
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Some of Sir Bartholemew's servants remark on his unusually chummy relationship with his new butler, Ellis, as he had never been close or overly friendly to never other servants. [[spoiler:This is a clue that "Ellis" was actually Sir Charles, and Sir Bartholemew was let in on the act, thinking it was just a prank.]]
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Some of Sir Bartholemew's servants remark on his unusually chummy relationship with his new butler, Ellis, as he had never been close or overly friendly to never any other servants. [[spoiler:This is a clue that "Ellis" was actually Sir Charles, and Sir Bartholemew was let in on the act, thinking it was just a prank.]]
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** [[spoiler:The drafts of letters from Ellis, which detail an apparent attempt at blackmail. Sir Charles created the letters specifically as a false clue.]]
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** [[spoiler:The drafts of letters from Ellis, which detail an apparent attempt at blackmail. Sir Charles created the letters specifically as a false clue.clue, and then 'discovered' them himself.]]
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** [[spoiler:Ellis himself, who was never a real person, but a character played by Sir Charles to allow him to murder Sir Bartholemew without any suspicion.]]
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** [[spoiler:Ellis himself, who was never a real person, but a character played by Sir Charles to allow him to murder Sir Bartholemew without any suspicion. This includes the birthmark on his left wrist, which was just makeup.]]
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* Foreshadowing: Sir Charles is first described as 'like a retired sea captain' by Mr. Satterthwaite, who knows that he is actually an actor playing that kind of part. Even off the stage, Sir Charles needs a role to play. Later in the novel, he plays the part of a detective, and then a older gentleman in love with a sweet younger woman. [[spoiler:It turns out he'd also played the part of a butler, and a murderer.]]
* MurderByMistake: After Mr. Babbington is killed, nobody can come up with any plausible motive to murder a harmless old vicar, as he had no enemies and no money, so it's suggested that the intended victim was somebody else. [[spoiler:Subverted in that Babbington was killed completely at random in a dress rehearsal for the actual murder.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Some of Sir Bartholemew's servants remark on his unusually chummy relationship with his new butler, Ellis, as he had never been close or overly friendly to never other servants. [[spoiler:This is a clue that "Ellis" was actually Sir Charles, and Sir Bartholemew was let in on the act, thinking it was just a prank.]]
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* RevisedEnding: This is a rare example of an Agatha Christie book with major differences between the British and American endings. [[spoiler: In the original, British ending, Sir Charles killed Dr. Bartholomew because Bartholomew, who knew Sir Charles from boyhood, thus also knows he already has a wife. In the revised, American edition, the motive is that Dr. Bartholomew, a "nerve specialist", knows that Sir Charles is dangerously mentally ill, and thus might object to Sir Charles's marriage to Egg.]]
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* RedHerring: A few significant ones are introduced, [[spoiler:all of them set up by Sir Charles.]]
** [[spoiler:Much is made of the secret passage in Sir Bartholemew's home, as an escape route for Ellis or the location where his body was stashed. It ends up playing no part in the actual crime, and is never even examined by the detectives.]]
** [[spoiler:The drafts of letters from Ellis, which detail an apparent attempt at blackmail. Sir Charles created the letters specifically as a false clue.]]
** [[spoiler:Ellis himself, who was never a real person, but a character played by Sir Charles to allow him to murder Sir Bartholemew without any suspicion.]]
* RevisedEnding: This is a rare example of an Agatha Christie book with major differences between the British and American endings. [[spoiler: In the original, British ending, Sir Charles killedDr. Sir Bartholomew because Bartholomew, who knew Sir Charles from boyhood, thus also knows he already has a wife. In the revised, American edition, the motive is that Dr. Bartholomew, a "nerve specialist", knows that Sir Charles is dangerously mentally ill, and thus might object to Sir Charles's marriage to Egg.]]
** [[spoiler:Much is made of the secret passage in Sir Bartholemew's home, as an escape route for Ellis or the location where his body was stashed. It ends up playing no part in the actual crime, and is never even examined by the detectives.]]
** [[spoiler:The drafts of letters from Ellis, which detail an apparent attempt at blackmail. Sir Charles created the letters specifically as a false clue.]]
** [[spoiler:Ellis himself, who was never a real person, but a character played by Sir Charles to allow him to murder Sir Bartholemew without any suspicion.]]
* RevisedEnding: This is a rare example of an Agatha Christie book with major differences between the British and American endings. [[spoiler: In the original, British ending, Sir Charles killed
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* FollowThatCar: Poirot jumps in a cab and tells the cab to follow the taxi carrying Miss Milray. He eventually catches Miss Milray trying to conceal incriminating evidence.
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* FollowThatCar: Poirot jumps in a cab and tells the cab to follow the taxi carrying Miss Milray. He eventually catches Miss Milray trying to conceal incriminating evidence.[[spoiler:Miss Milray.]]
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* NonActionGuy: Once again, Poirot states that the proper way to solve a mystery is not to dash about and search for clues, but to sit in his parlour and think, until he arrives at a solution that explains all the facts. It's then subverted when he personally tails [[spoiler: Miss Millray]], first by [[FollowThatCar taxi]], then by train, then hiking his way up a steep path along the seaside, in order to prevent [[spoiler:her]] from destroying evidence.
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* DistinguishingMark: The butler Ellis had a birthmark on his left wrist, which only Miss Wills noticed.
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** Miss Wills manages to deduce that Ellis (the butler at Dr Bartholomew Strange's party) was actually [[spoiler: Sir Charles]] in disguise. Poirot convinces her to flee and hide so that [[spoiler: Sir Charles]] won't kill her.
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* SmokescreenCrime: An aged clergyman is killed by poison, and a respectable doctor is killed in a similar fashion at a different party that has the same guest list. This is meant to mislead the investigators into thinking the first victim was the intended target and the second one was silenced for discovering something about the killer. In truth, the second victim was the true target, and the first one was randomly chosen as a cover.
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* SmokescreenCrime: [[spoiler:SmokescreenCrime: An aged clergyman is killed by poison, and a respectable doctor is killed in a similar fashion at a different party that has the same guest list. This is meant to mislead the investigators into thinking the first victim was the intended target and the second one was silenced for discovering something about the killer. In truth, the second victim was the true target, and the first one was randomly chosen as a cover. cover.]]
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* SmokescreenCrime: An aged clergyman is killed by poison, and a respectable doctor is killed in a similar fashion at a different party that has the same guest list. This is meant to mislead the investigators into thinking the first victim was the intended target and the second one was silenced for discovering something about the killer. In truth, the second victim was the true target, and the first one was randomly chosen as a cover.
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* SecretUndergroundPassage: Sir Bartholomew had one, which led to an exit a half-mile away from the house. This is how Sir Charles was able to make his escape.
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* SecretUndergroundPassage: Sir Bartholomew had one, which led to an exit a half-mile away from the house. This is presumed to be how Sir Charles the killer was able to make his escape.
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* RevisedEnding: This is a rare example of an Agatha Christie book with major differences between the British and American endings. In the original, British ending, Sir Charles killed Dr. Bartholomew because Bartholomew, who knew Sir Charles from boyhood, also knows he has a wife in a mental hospital. The American edition changed this around, with the motive now being that Dr. Bartholomew, a "nerve specialist", knows that Sir Charles is dangerously mentally ill, and might stand in the way of Sir Charles's marriage to Egg.
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* RevisedEnding: This is a rare example of an Agatha Christie book with major differences between the British and American endings. [[spoiler: In the original, British ending, Sir Charles killed Dr. Bartholomew because Bartholomew, who knew Sir Charles from boyhood, thus also knows he already has a wife in a mental hospital. The wife. In the revised, American edition changed this around, with edition, the motive now being is that Dr. Bartholomew, a "nerve specialist", knows that Sir Charles is dangerously mentally ill, and thus might stand in the way of object to Sir Charles's marriage to Egg.]]
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* NoGuyLikesToBeChased: Egg thinks that maybe she has come on too strong to Sir Charles and thus he is avoiding her. Worried, she says "Men do hate being chased, don't they?"
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* NoGuyLikesToBeChased: NoGuyWantsToBeChased: Egg thinks that maybe she has come on too strong to Sir Charles and thus he is avoiding her. Worried, she says "Men do hate being chased, don't they?"
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* RevisedEnding: This is a rare example of an Agatha Christie book with major differerences between the British and American endings. In the original, British ending, Sir Charles killed Dr. Bartholomew because Bartholomew, who knew Sir Charles from boyhood, also knows he has a wife in a mental hospital. The American edition changed this around, with the motive now being that Dr. Bartholomew, a "nerve specialist", knows that Sir Charles is dangerously mentally ill, and might stand in the way of Sir Charles's marriage to Egg.
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* RevisedEnding: This is a rare example of an Agatha Christie book with major differerences differences between the British and American endings. In the original, British ending, Sir Charles killed Dr. Bartholomew because Bartholomew, who knew Sir Charles from boyhood, also knows he has a wife in a mental hospital. The American edition changed this around, with the motive now being that Dr. Bartholomew, a "nerve specialist", knows that Sir Charles is dangerously mentally ill, and might stand in the way of Sir Charles's marriage to Egg.
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* NoGuyLikesBeingChased: Egg thinks that maybe she has come on too strong to Sir Charles and thus he is avoiding her. Worried, she says "Men do hate being chased, don't they?"
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* SummationGathering: After being offscreen for most of the novel, Poirot gathers his three deputies together and explains the solution to them in classic style. One of them's the killer.
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* TheAlcoholic: Capt. Dacres, husband to Mrs. Dacres, who admits to sometimes seeing PinkElephants and was once sent to a sanitarium to dry out. He's drunk when he meets Egg and during their talk drinks more until he's on the verge of passing out.
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* ContinuityNod: When challenged about whether he has ''ever'' failed to catch the bad guy, Poirot confesses that he did fail once, in Belgium. This is a reference to short story "The Chocolate Box."
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* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
** When challenged about whether he has ''ever'' failed to catch the bad guy, Poirot confesses that he did fail once, in Belgium. This is a reference to short story "The Chocolate Box.""
** Poirot mentions that he came to England from Belgium as a war refugee and the rich lady who sponsored him was murdered. That's Agatha Christie's first novel, ''Literature/TheMysteriousAffairAtStyles''.
** When challenged about whether he has ''ever'' failed to catch the bad guy, Poirot confesses that he did fail once, in Belgium. This is a reference to short story "The Chocolate Box.
** Poirot mentions that he came to England from Belgium as a war refugee and the rich lady who sponsored him was murdered. That's Agatha Christie's first novel, ''Literature/TheMysteriousAffairAtStyles''.
* DramaticDrop: "There was a moment's silence--then a pen dropped to the floor." This happens when Mr. Satterthwaite, prompted by Poirot, accuses Oliver of faking the car accident that led to him being at Sir Bartholmew's party. It's true.
* FollowThatCar: Poirot jumps in a cab and tells the cab to follow the taxi carrying Miss Milray. He eventually catches Miss Milray trying to conceal incriminating evidence.
* GreedyJew: A little of the anti-Semitism that sometimes pops up in early Christie novels, as Egg is told that "a Jewish gentleman" came to Mrs. Dacres, pressuring her about a loan.
* HaveAGayOldTime: Actually, it's entirely ambiguous as to whether this novel is using "queer" in its old, archaic sense of "strange", or its modern meaning--if it ''is'' the newer meaning it would be one of the first uses ever recorded. In any case, this is what Egg says, when she's shocking Mr. Satterthwaite by telling him she doesn't mind if Sir Charles has slept around a lot in his past.
-->"I like men to have affairs," said Egg. "It shows they're not queer or anything."
* GreedyJew: A little of the anti-Semitism that sometimes pops up in early Christie novels, as Egg is told that "a Jewish gentleman" came to Mrs. Dacres, pressuring her about a loan.
* HaveAGayOldTime: Actually, it's entirely ambiguous as to whether this novel is using "queer" in its old, archaic sense of "strange", or its modern meaning--if it ''is'' the newer meaning it would be one of the first uses ever recorded. In any case, this is what Egg says, when she's shocking Mr. Satterthwaite by telling him she doesn't mind if Sir Charles has slept around a lot in his past.
-->"I like men to have affairs," said Egg. "It shows they're not queer or anything."
* NoGuyLikesBeingChased: Egg thinks that maybe she has come on too strong to Sir Charles and thus he is avoiding her. Worried, she says "Men do hate being chased, don't they?"
* OperationJealousy: Egg admits that she went walking in the moonlight with Oliver purely to make Sir Charles jealous.
* PrecisionFStrike: Egg shocks the straitlaced Mr. Satterthwaite again, when wondering if Sir Charles has been lured to the south of France by another woman.
-->'''Egg''': Which of those damned bitches is it?
* PrecisionFStrike: Egg shocks the straitlaced Mr. Satterthwaite again, when wondering if Sir Charles has been lured to the south of France by another woman.
-->'''Egg''': Which of those damned bitches is it?
* SecretUndergroundPassage: Sir Bartholomew had one, which led to an exit a half-mile away from the house. This is how Sir Charles was able to make his escape.
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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Miss Milray says that she should sit with Sir Charles at the first dinner party because there are thirteen at table and thirteen is unlucky. It's really because she's in love with him.
* TitleDrop: At the end, Poirotprounces pronounces the case "a tragedy in three acts."
* TitleDrop: At the end, Poirot
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* ObfuscatingDisability: At the very end of the novel, Mr. Satterthwaite comments that sometimes Poirot speaks bad English, and sometimes he does not. Poirot admits that he puts on the FunnyForeigner act to get British people to underestimate him.
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* TitleDrop: At the end, Poirot prounces the case "a tragedy in three acts."
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---> '''Egg Lytton Gore''': You fool. You absurd play-acting little fool! Pretending to be so great and so wonderful, and to know all about everything. And now you let this happen. Another murder. Under your very nose ... If you’d let the whole thing alone this wouldn’t have happened... It’s you who have murdered [[spoiler: Charles]] - you - you - you...
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* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Egg wasn't just attracted to Sir Cartwright and willing to marry him, but also looked up to him as a hero. When she discovers that he is the murderer she is absolutely devastated and immediately rejects him, starting to grow closer to her friend Oliver Manders.]]
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Egg delivers one towards Poirot when [[spoiler: she believes Charles to have been poisoned at the detective's party, not knowing he was faking it.]]
---> '''Egg Lytton Gore''': You fool. You absurd play-acting little fool! Pretending to be so great and so wonderful, and to know all about everything. And now you let this happen. Another murder. Under your very nose ... If you’d let the whole thing alone this wouldn’t have happened... It’s you who have murdered [[spoiler: Charles]] - you - you - you...
---> '''Egg Lytton Gore''': You fool. You absurd play-acting little fool! Pretending to be so great and so wonderful, and to know all about everything. And now you let this happen. Another murder. Under your very nose ... If you’d let the whole thing alone this wouldn’t have happened... It’s you who have murdered [[spoiler: Charles]] - you - you - you...
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* SpiritedYoungLady: Egg Lytton Gore is a feisty and headstrong young woman who is very determined to solve the murder case. it is discussed throughout the novel that she defies societal expectations of the women of her time.
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* EyesNeverLie: Mr Satterthwaite wonders how Muriel Wills could write the plays credited to Anthony Astor, until he makes eye contact with her and is alarmed by the keenness and intelligence of her gaze. It feels to him "as though Miss Wills were painstakingly learning him by heart."
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* EyesNeverLie: Mr Satterthwaite wonders how frumpy Muriel Wills could write the brilliant satirical plays credited to Anthony Astor, until he makes eye contact with her and is alarmed by the keenness and intelligence of her gaze. It feels to him "as though Miss Wills were painstakingly learning him by heart."
