The Best Chess Player in the World story
Shaw, the owner of a newspaper is controlling and very rich. His wife is content with the money he provides but is having an affair. When Shaw finds out he decides to act. Directed by: TBA. Story by: Julian Symons.
13 total · 7 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| EQ vs. IQ | major | Shaw was stereotypically rational as compared with various others around him, but we saw how madness lurked just under the surface. |
| extramarital affair | major | G.B. Shaw's wife was Paula was having an affair with Peter. |
| how to murder someone and get away with it | major | G.B. Shaw hatched an ingenious plot to that was calculated to result in his wife's murder. |
| husband and wife | major | G.B. Shaw and Paula Shaw had a marriage of convenience. |
| love triangle | major | Shaw, Peter, wife |
| spouse murder | major | Shaw tried to have his wife assassinated. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Shaw wanted to punish his cheating wife |
| childhood trauma | minor | G.B. Shaw mentioned how his parent's divorce had affected him. |
| delusion of grandeur | minor | It turned out that G.B Shaw was confined in a mental institution and he was under that ludicrous impression that he was the greatest chess player in the world. |
| delusional point of view | minor | It turned out that G.B Shaw was confined in a mental institution and he was under that ludicrous impression that he was the greatest chess player in the world. |