Question

justify the title " The shady plot"

Answer 1

the story will be about some concealed or hidden matter, whether natural or supernatural. This may be covered up by a hidden plot made by some
people to achieve an evil and sinister end. It can also relate to a crime or for harassing someone.

Answer 2

Shady plot 'means a storyline which may be full of mystery, ghosts, supernatural elements, murder etc. The present story is about a ghost of Helen with human qualities. So it is both a shady story having mystery, complexity and uncanny occurrences. So the title is most appropriate.

It is called shady plot since Hallock does not get the plot of the ghost story by himself or by his own creativity. He gets it from someone that is from the ghost . All the consequences which occured with Hallock was itself the plot for his story .And this all he got because of the arrival of the ghost .

Since he gets a plot from someone else it is called a shady plot...

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