Q. Okay so I'm writing a story for school, and I don't read a lot and don't watch a lot of movies with murder/crime scenes! xD ~
Anyways, my story so far is about a young insane prince who kills his older brother for the throne, and then gets cursed because of it. But how should he kill the king? This is taken place in the like.... Victorian era? How should he murder his brother? Help?
Thanks in advanced!
Oh yeah very good point about the era. xD
Wasn't paying much attention to that aspect. o-o;
Anyways, my story so far is about a young insane prince who kills his older brother for the throne, and then gets cursed because of it. But how should he kill the king? This is taken place in the like.... Victorian era? How should he murder his brother? Help?
Thanks in advanced!
Oh yeah very good point about the era. xD
Wasn't paying much attention to that aspect. o-o;
A. Firstly, remember that there was more than one monarch in the world in the Victorian era. Nothing says that you're going to have to write about England and Queen Victoria. Also, there are plenty of nobles with hereditary titles if you don't want to write about kings. A bit of time on wikipedia should give you an idea about the titles of nobility in various countries in the 1800s.
Secondly, the method of murder should seem as accidental as possible. A viscount, baron, or king who has been found stabbed in his bedroom will cause all sorts of trouble. If he suffered a broken neck after being thrown from his horse while fox hunting, people are less likely to ask questions.
Thirdly, find common day to day activites that could be exploited. If someone laces some dried foxglove into his tobacco or poisons his brandy with arsenic over time, it will be difficult to tell what happened.
Finally, find things that can be blamed on other people. Nothing sets up a villian like having him exploit someone's food allergy and blaming it on a servent forgetting (dooming the servant in the process).
Secondly, the method of murder should seem as accidental as possible. A viscount, baron, or king who has been found stabbed in his bedroom will cause all sorts of trouble. If he suffered a broken neck after being thrown from his horse while fox hunting, people are less likely to ask questions.
Thirdly, find common day to day activites that could be exploited. If someone laces some dried foxglove into his tobacco or poisons his brandy with arsenic over time, it will be difficult to tell what happened.
Finally, find things that can be blamed on other people. Nothing sets up a villian like having him exploit someone's food allergy and blaming it on a servent forgetting (dooming the servant in the process).
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