Sherlock As An Anti Hero Essay

As far as Crysel and his colleagues are concerned, an antihero has some combination of narcissism’s grandiosity, need for admiration, lack of empathy, sense of entitlement, and self-admiration; psychopathy’s shallow affect, lack remorse, lack of fear and lack of empathy, manipulativeness, aggression and criminal behaviors; and Machiavellianism’s opportunistic, deceptive and highly pragmatic behaviors. Characters that have combinations of these traits are Doctor Gregory House from the hit television show, House MD, Sherlock Holmes from the BBC’s modern adaptation of Sir Conan Arthur Doyle’s stories, Sherlock, and Hannibal Lector from the hit television series, Hannibal. Bradley discusses Benedict Cumberbatch’s interpretation of Sherlock Holmes from the BBC hit, Sherlock, in greater depth. Sherlock is known to frequently
This is a protagonist who is in no way perfect; far more a reflection of the reality of the human condition. While the anti-hero may have notable qualities or outstanding achievements, they are often not very courageous and we certainly do not idealize these characters in any way. In many cases, these characters would not want us to idealize them, even if we tried. According to Woolf, these are characters who find themselves trapped in a situation that has no heroes, and can have no heroes, who choose to step up to the plate in order to save the day. In this sense, it is easy to see why audiences are drawn to the anti-hero: the anti-hero is a reflection of our own lack of extraordinariness while simultaneously expressing our own potential for momentary