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    the crime at hand. This type of hero has changed overtime because heroes nowadays have more of a “superpower‚” than just the fact the detective is crazy smart. In “A Scandal in Bohemia‚” the detective Sherlock Holmes uses his cleverness mind to solve the case the King needed him to solve. Holmes demonstrates his acumen early in the story by deciding how he is going to find the picture. Holmes’s plan was one he uses before‚ to have a disguise. This time being a clergyman (28). This demonstration

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    Three of the stories feature Sherlock Holmes‚ the famous Victorian detective solving the case. I have chosen to write about ‘The Monkeys Paw’ ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Adventure of the Engineers Thumb’. All three stories feature memorable uses of atmosphere‚ characters and setting. The characters

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    Cultural Impact of Sherlock Holmes When someone mentions the occupation of detective‚ a single image usually comes to mind‚ a man wearing a cape and deerstalker‚ holding a magnifying glass and smoking a pipe. This entire image can be contributed to one character: Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is considered by many to be the greatest detective to ever exist‚ even if he only exists in the pages of books and on movie and television screens. It is impossible to escape the influence of Holmes. Countless references

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    and codes of a person function to express that unique identity to the world. Though Sherlock Holmes‚ hero of Sir Arthur Conan

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    Sherlock Holmes is a prominent figure in Victorian literature as well as modern television and film. He is a renowned character as he uses his sharp intellect to solve many mysterious crimes alongside his partner‚ John Watson. Holmes has a darker side that is often overlooked by many fans. His long history of drug use as well as the possibility of mental illness. Psychopathy‚ and addiction. Psychopathy otherwise known as‚ Antisocial Personality Disorder‚ is characterized by: deceitfulness‚ irresponsibility

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    The Sherlock Holmes in the parallel worlds The concept of parallel universe states that the same person in these universe will hold different personalities‚ or to certain extent‚ different fates. The book The Sign of Four‚ The Adventure of the Empty House and the BBC TV series‚ The Empty Hearse‚ are just like parallel worlds for Sherlock. In these worlds‚ the differences can be best illustrate through his hobbies and his masculinity portrayals. Though‚ one could argue that the time setting in these

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    Mordechai Geiger Mrs. Lesserman 3.3.2016 Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four Sherlock Holmes is an enjoyable read. The plot is gripping‚ and the mysteries are solved brilliantly. Never-the-less‚ as the stories are short‚ it would seem that there is not quite enough time to develop all of the new characters. However‚ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adeptly solves this problem in the short story The Sign of Four‚ by creating symbolisms between the physical attributes of the characters and their more hidden features

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    greatest detective of all time. Sherlock Holmes is known as the man to go to when you need a crime solved. He is clever‚ swift and can ultimately do it all. However‚ there are countless different versions of the Sherlock Holmes’ character that appear across various adaptations. For example‚ the original Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Conan Doyle and the modern TV series Sherlock created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. Though perceived differently‚ Sherlock Holmes’ short stories and TV series

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    Period 1 Sherlock Holmes Paper There is no doubt that Sherlock Holmes is a memorable story character. His intriguing wit‚ arrogance‚ sidekick Dr. Watson‚ and extraordinary observation of life to solve a crime‚ all combine together to create a skilled detective who can capture the attention of undying attention of readers everywhere. Although there are many key examples of Sherlock Holmes’s brilliance and exuberant personalities throughout the book‚ The Hound of the Baskervilles‚ there are seven

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    Sherlock Holmes is a character who has been known throughout generations. He is famous due to the way he processes and solves complicated mysteries based on small‚ seemingly insignificant clues. One short story where this characteristic of Holmes is displayed is in the short story “The Speckled Band.” This story is about a women named Helen Stoner who comes to Sherlock Holmes for help since she is afraid that she might die soon‚ because her hair has turned grey. This assumption she made was due to

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