... . He catches Norman in a lie and most of his questions make Norman nervous and make him stutter. Arbogast then leaves the motel and comes back later. He wants to speak with Norman's mother. When he arrives the second time, he sneaks into the creepy house at the top of the hill. Arbogast slowly walks up the stairs. When he gets to the top, the shrieky music starts again and he is stabbed ... by the same character that killed Marion. Again Hitchcock fools ... the audience into believing that Arbogast was stabbed by an old woman. After a few ... ...

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... and shocking effect on the audience in which Hitchcock had intended. The audience would then be able to witness the events happening from both sides of the screen: on the left, they watch in anxiety as Arbogast ascends the stairs, on the right, the anticipation of the murderer bursting through the door, reinforced by the medium shot of the opening door before that scene, elevates the sheer impact of terror. Hitchcock himself assumes that the audience would know what ... against those who try to steer her son's attention away from her, again foreshadowing Marion's plight. In fact, the se...

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