In the story‚ The Adventure of the Speckled Band‚ Sherlock Holmes is not responsible for the death of Dr. Grimsby Roylott. Dr. Roylott allowed greed to overtake him; he attempted to kill both of his step-daughters before they got married‚ and succeeded in one attempt. His motive was to keep his wealth and not lose £250 for each marriage. He received his justified punishment when he was killed by the snake after murdering Julia and attempting to kill Helen. Greed made Dr. Roylott think of only himself
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I believe that the story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” is a good mystery story. The story has an interesting case that we learn later on in the story and interesting characters too. The story also presents some details that would allow me to support my opinion. Expand your introduction I believe that the story is a good mystery book because of multiple reasons.First‚ the story holds up complex details that are usually meant to keep a reader focused and interested in the story
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unknown‚ and I’m one of them. That‚ perhaps‚ is why I fell so immediately in love with Arthur Conan Doyle’s universe of Sherlock Holmes. Opening my first Holmes book‚ A Study in Scarlet‚ and becoming enthralled with the characters‚ the language‚ and the mystery‚ was a turning point in my life. “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes‚” Holmes said in The Hound of the Baskervilles. The quote might seem condescending to some‚ but I find it strangely uplifting. It
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Lamb to the slaughter c.e.l The short story ‘Lamb to the slaughter’ by Roald Dahl is a very interesting story I enjoyed it very much. Dahl’s short story opens with Mary Maloney waiting for her husband to get home. He arrives home and tells her he is leaving her. Then she kills him‚ cooks the weapon (leg of lamb) she goes to the grocery store and returns and calls the police. The police arrive. They question her‚ eat the lamb and leave At the beginning of the story Mary is depicted as the typical
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Lamb to the Slaughter- Summary Lamb to the slaughter is a clever tale of a woman’s quick response to a devastating situation‚ in which she was unwillingly placed. Lamb to the slaughter proves that the weak have more power than one may think. It’s a classic ’Mouse and the Lion’ story. The weak seem pathetic‚ but prove very powerful in the end. The short story begins in a very homey situation and Dahl emphasizes the great deal of love and willingness to cater to her husbands every need that Mary
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“The Speckled Band”: A Damsel in Distress Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story “The Speckled Band‚” within the book Sherlock Holmes: The Major Stories with Contemporary Critical Essays‚ is an attention – grabbing locked – room mystery that has elements of chivalry and of great danger‚ as well as complication and the classic reasonable deductions that all come into play during this enthralling narrative. These are combined with an abundance of unusual circumstances‚ characters‚ and clues that eventually
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In literature‚ as in life‚ thing are not always how they appear to be. Most short stories from this unit support this statement. The Landlady is written by one of the most famous authors Roald Dahl‚ and the story is about a landlady who stuffed 3 men in a room which was very ironic. When Billy went to england he went to a bed an breakfast to have a place to crash and the land lady put poison in the tea to all 3 victims tea cup and when they died she would stuff them. The one thing that makes Billy
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3. The ending of “The Speckled Band” is particularly effective because of 2 main reasons. The end of the story becomes more intense‚ suspenseful and anticipating. This makes readers want to read more‚ like a cliffhanger. The story builds up to this point‚ then there is the investigation and action. It is also suggested in the story near the end that something exciting may happen Holmes character becomes more mysterious. He brings a cane but he can walk so what for? He also asks Watson to have his
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from the movie Sherlock Holmes and The Great Mouse Detective that both of the detectives got ahead of themselves and tried to hypothesize the case before they knew all of the details. Body 1st paragraph In the film Sherlock Holmes‚ Sherlock Holmes is the main detective which relates to The Great Mouse Detective. In The Great Mouse Detective Sir Basil of Baker Street is the leading detective while they both use inferences to gain on a case. In the Sherlock Holmes film Sherlock Holmes uses inferences
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Character of Sherlock Holmes “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” is one of a several detective collection written by Arthur Conan Doyle which became well known among numerous people in the world. The protagonist in “A Scandal in Bohemia” as well as in the rest of Doyle’s stories is a legendary detective known as Sherlock Holmes‚ who always shows a positive energy into solving criminal mysteries. In “A Scandal in Bohemia”‚ Holmes along with his trustful friend‚ tries to unravel the riddle regarding
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