The technique that the author uses to build suspense in the excerpt is odd characters are introduced.
This is a technique often used in Gothic literature.
The closet because they are usually shut and rarely opened
2 police officers, one ends up being the killer.
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Explanation:
A because he is saying that anyone of takes he daughter away withought her Authority is a wicked person
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The word maleficent means causing harm especially by supernatural means, and we can determine this because the root 'mal' means evil as stated, and maleficent is a term used for evil occurences (specifically in movies and stuff)
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So you can determine that the adjective describes something evil or bad because of the use of the root :) Sorry if this isn't specific enough, but it's quite straight forward to me at least so I don't know how to elaborate if you need a more formal answer
