Lawrence Wargrave, the judge, was a character that none of the other characters knew much about. He made himself appear trustworthy, made himself seem like other characters, and faked his own death to make himself appear innocent. Wargrave used many tricks to pull off an operation nobody thought he could have done. Judge Wargrave used many tools to get away with ten murders of people that couldn't be proved guilty in court.
Here are a few steps that Mr. Wargrave used to get away with murder:
Have a motive- All of the people Wargrave chose to bring on the island were murderers that had not been found guilty in court.
Know the consequences- Wargrave knew he would be killing the ten people ahead of time and strongly believed that he was giving them what they deserved.
Gather what you need- Wargrave prepared his weapons before the arrival of the other characters.
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Wargrave knew he needed a motive to kill people. Wargrave himself states that “I have a definite sadistic delight in seeing or causing death” (Christie 285). This can show his motive of killing from a young age. However, this may still leave the reader wondering why he selected these ten people. He later says “Mind you, I took no pleasure in seeing an in innocent man there (in court)” (Christie 286) showing that he has no pleasure in watching an innocent man being found guilty. This shows that the people he selected to come to the island were guilty in his opinion. Each individual of the ten people he selected to come to Soldier Island were people who he had either met or heard about and found interesting. Lawrence Wargrave had a strong motive to kill people.
The next step taken by Wargrave was to know the consequences. Wargrave had stated that he has always had the passion to kill the guilty from a young age (Christie 285). He had thought of the people he wanted to kill and why he wanted to kill them for a long time. Because Wargrave had taken the time to choose his victims he obviously knew the
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