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The Desperate Hours Study Guide consists of approx. 51 pages of summaries and analysis on The Desperate Hours by Joseph Hayes. Browse the literature study guide below:

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The Desperate Hours is a three-act play about the terror inflicted on a suburban Indianapolis family by three escaped convicts. The interpersonal dynamics exhibited by those under pressure is borne along by the classic theme of good versus evil. (read more)
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      Act 3

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