Lamb to the Slaughter Reflections.

Greetings! Visitors of my blog, this is my 2nd post and it is reflections on Lamb to the Slaughter. If you have not heard of this story, this is the link if you want to watch it on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmpY9cpe6g8
I am now going to reflect on a character/a few characters' point(s) of view.
From Mary Maloney's point of view:
While waiting for her husband to return home, Mary Maloney prepared whiskey for her husband to enjoy when he reached home. She might have been the person who cleaned the house to be spick and span, and also forming a cosy ambience. However, when her husband reached home, he looked quite solemn although both of them kissed. Mary Maloney must have felt as though her hard work has not taken its desired effect. Another point to take note of was that Patrick, Mary's spouse, seemed to be troubled. Patrick's behaviour was unusual, he did not usually finish his drink in a gulp but he did on that night, and he declined his wife's offers to cook supper or dinner for him. Mary thought that all these was probably caused by Patrick's fatigue. However, there was more to this than to meets the eye.
And the truth to Patrick's bad mood was revealed after Mary offered to cook dinner or supper for Patrick a few times.
Patrick had an affair, and he wants to divorce Mary to marry his mistress. From Mary's expression, she seemed stunned, and did not seem to accept reality and went on to get her husband's supper. Her husband told Mary that he is going out and gave his wife the cold shoulder by challenging her to stop him. So she did. She took the leg of lamb which she grabbed from the freezer and swung it onto the back of her husband's head. After a few seconds, Patrick collapsed onto the floor. However, Mary did not seem to be shocked that she had just killed her husband! She remained composed and came up with a plan, and of course, the objective of her plan was to cover up her crime.
Now, looking back to what Mary maloney did, I find it quite unusual. In my opinion, she appeared to be such a loving wife in the beginning of the story/video, why did she resort to murdering her husband? Well, from her point of view, she probably was shocked by her husband's words and could not imagine how life would be without Patrick. She might not have wanted other another woman to have her husband, thus she killed Patrick.
Conclusion: Mary must have had her reasons for murdering Patrick, but let's not be like her, love can't be controlled. Before attempting to kill a person, please reconsider: Killing is a sin, you can be hung for that, and when you die, you would most likely go to Hell. Do not act without thinking.