Justify the title the death trap
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Title: The Death-Trap Title Record # 932353
Author: Saki
Date: 1924-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Language: English
Note: Script for a play. Published in The Square Egg (1924).
Synopsis: A Ruritanian story. Prince Dmitri is betrayed by one of his regiments of guards who intend to assassinate him. With the aid of his doctor, he defeats them, even if he cannot escape death himself.
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Author: Saki
Date: 1924-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Language: English
Note: Script for a play. Published in The Square Egg (1924).
Synopsis: A Ruritanian story. Prince Dmitri is betrayed by one of his regiments of guards who intend to assassinate him. With the aid of his doctor, he defeats them, even if he cannot escape death himself.
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The doctor reveals the prince that he really has a terminal heart condition, Dimitri decides to use the drug. At the last moment, he turns the tables on his would be killers by offering them drugged wine. All of them die in a tragic climax. Prince Dimitri could never escape the death-trap, but he successful lays a death-trap for his would be assassins. Thus the title of is play is very opt/ appropriate/ justified. Hence, the title is very significant.
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