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    of Sherlock Holmes” As a detective‚ Sherlock Holmes is widely known to the world. As even Holmes becomes a synonym for the brilliant detectives in our daily life. The prototype for the modern mastermind detective‚ Holmes first appeared in Conan Doyle’s “A Study in Scarlet‚” published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual of 1887. As the world first and only “consulting detective‚” he pursued criminals throughout Victorian and Edwardian London‚ the south of England‚ and continental Europe. Holmes made

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    In the story of The Adventure of the Cardboard Box‚ Sherlock Holmes is a Static Protagonist. Sherlock is the leading man through the story so that makes him the protagonist. Sherlock does not change through the story. The reason why Sherlock is a static character is because of the type of story that he is in. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box may have strong characters but that is not the main focus of the story. Sherlock Holmes stories are about the mysteries. Most of the characters in Sherlock’s

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    Sherlock Holmes Sherlock holmes modern day hero or just another frantic vigilante running amok? Does sherlock holmes fit the modern day definition of a hero? What is the true definition of a hero where did the word originate? How does Sherlock behave what are some of his key characteristics? Do the actions and thoughts of Sherlock fulfil the definition of a modern day hero? Although it may seem like an easy answer there is a much deeper side to the man known as sherlock. Some of his actions may

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    the true nature of the characters detective Sherlock Holmes and the psychologist Sigmund Freud. Although‚ both of the characters shared similarities and differences in their professional methods that they used in their career‚ the two characters were both monumental figures that changed the human history through their brilliance in work. First‚ there are many similarities between the characters Sherlock Holmes and Sigmund Freud. For example‚ both Holmes and Freud smoked tobacco preferably both tried

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    The Adventure of the Speckled Bland Essay In this episode of Sherlock Holmes‚ Julia Stoner has died a mysterious death. Helen Stoner‚ her twin sister‚ comes to Sherlock asking for his help. Helen explains that all of the things that happened to Julia before she died are now happening to her. Sherlock has to find out what killed Julia‚ how it killed her‚ why the murder took place‚ and whether or not Helen is the next victim. As Sherlock interrogates Helen‚ he finds many mysterious things about Julia’s

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    Band is a Sherlock Holmes mystery and one of the twelve stories that Doyle wrote in his “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” series (Wikipedia). Doyle was said to have felt that “Speckled Band” was his best Sherlock Holmes story (Wikipedia). When I first read “The Speckled Band”‚ I thought this was a basic “good vs. evil” type story‚ with Sherlock Holmes and his partner‚ Dr. Watson‚ being the good guys and the mad doctor‚ Grimesby Roylott‚ being the evil side. It seemed natural that Sherlock Holmes

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    London’s Weather Through Sherlock Holmes In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories of Detective Sherlock Holmes‚ the city of London itself is an important character and has a very active role. The city interferes constantly with the story and places itself dominantly in the novels. It is important to note how the city of London is represented and what kind of role it plays in the tales of Detective Holmes. Looking into how the city not only seems to create its own crime‚ but how Holmes uses the city to solve

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    Resit Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) is the long awaited sequel to the first Sherlock Holmes film. Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law star in this thrilling action packed film. The storyline is carried on from the previous film; Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and his sidekick Dr. Watson (Jude Law) join forces to outwit and bring down the fiercest enemy yet‚ Professor Moriaty (Jared Harris). They face tough challenges to this notorious criminal. Like in the first Sherlock Holmes film‚

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    Sherlock Holmes is known to solve very hard mysteries that almost nobody can solve. But in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle mystery story‚ “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”‚ he solved one mystery that nobody would have expected for who have caused it. Holmes figures out Dr. Roylott had caused Julia’s death. It all started when he noticed the bed was clamped to the floor‚ there was a bell pull that did not work‚ and there was a ventilator connected between Dr.Roylott’s and Julia’s room. During Holmes investigation

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    Sherlock Holmes different methods of solving crimes The detective genre is prominently one of the most popular forms of literature. When the detective subject arises in conversation‚ one is quick to think of the original and typical detective profile‚ imagining a man in a plaid coat‚ brown hat and a large magnifying glass pressed against his face‚ sniffing out clues and making rather large assumptions in regard to his mystery at hand. Although the description above would describe your classic

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