Cloak and dagger?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="cloak">cloak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloak">cloak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloak">cloak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloak">cloak</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="garment">garment</span>, <span word="best">best</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wearer">wearer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="toe">toe</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wielding">wielding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stabbing">stabbing</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="blade">blade</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cloak">cloak</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wearer">wearer</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="secrecy">secrecy</span>, <span word="shadiness">shadiness</span>, <span word="mystery">mystery</span>, <span word="conspiracy">conspiracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stabbing">stabbing</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="blood">blood</span>, <span word="horror">horror</span>, <span word="feud">feud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="like">like</span>.</p><p><span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="together">together</span>, “<span word="cloak">cloak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span>” <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heroic">heroic</span> <span word="and">and</span>/<span word="or">or</span> <span word="horrific">horrific</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breathtaking">breathtaking</span>, <span word="daring">daring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulsating">pulsating</span> <span word="twists">twists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turns">turns</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="Zorro">Zorro</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cloak">cloak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span> <span word="category">category</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="production">production</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Alain">Alain</span> <span word="Delon">Delon</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span> <span word="Hood">Hood</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>, <span word="Zorro">Zorro</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloak">cloak</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cape">cape</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wield">wield</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sword">sword</span>).</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="Sherlock">Sherlock</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cloak">cloak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detective">detective</span>, <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloak">cloak</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="mysteries">mysteries</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stabbed">stabbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nitpick">nitpick</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="Hitchcock">Hitchcock</span> <span word="films">films</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cloak">cloak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horrors">horrors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mysteries">mysteries</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conspiracies">conspiracies</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>.</p>
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