The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle helps support the first rule of a good detective fiction in six ways. Sherlock Holmes’ observation‚ sarcasm‚ curiosity‚ love of tobacco‚ how confidently arrogant he is‚ and even his voice shows how he is a memorable detective. The first example is of Holmes’ observational skills. It reads‚ “You have presented an inch or two of it to my examination all the time that you have been talking. It would be a poor expert who could not give the date
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Theatrical Reason In Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Scandal in Bohemia‚ Sherlock Holmes uses his famous reasoning abilities to read a woman in order to solve a problem. After all‚ according to Holmes a woman’s emotions always give her away‚ making it easy for him to find Irene Adler’s hidden photograph. The apparently rational assumptions about women lead Sherlock Holmes to overconfidently use those generalizations in his reasoning to find the photograph. Theatricality is the main tool used by
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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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Sherlock practices functionality as he only stores knowledge that serves his purpose of solving mystery cases. For instance‚ Watson describes how Sherlock only educates himself on matters that are “useful to him” (Doyle 17-18). Rather than unrealistically try push the boundaries of the human mind‚ Sherlock understands that the mind is an “attic” with limited space (Doyle 17). It is for this reason‚ he says he fills his metaphoric “attic” with the “tools” which will “help him in doing his work” (Doyle
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Arthur Conan Doyle’s‚ “The Adventure of the Speckled Band‚” is a short story about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner‚ Dr. Watson‚ who unravel the mystery behind the strange death of a woman. Holmes and his companion set out by catching a train from Waterloo to Leatherhead where they hire a trap to embark on the last stretch of their journey. Upon reaching their destiny‚ Holmes’ companion establishes the contrast between the beauty of spring and the sinister quest that lies ahead
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For Holmes‚ he is characterized as a very intelligent detective. In order to get information about the cases‚ a detective needs to communicate with all kinds of people who come from different social classes. So‚ for the convenience of having the ability to contact both people who are either from the upper class‚ like nobles and capitalists‚ or the lower class‚ such as worker and farmer‚ Holmes is characterized as middle class. This characterization makes his meetings with Wilson and Mr. Merryweather
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One of the greatest literary and on screen villains in my opinion has to be Jim Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. The relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty evolves throughout their run ins with each other. Equal in their extreme intelligence and rational outlook in their lives‚ Jim Moriarty is the perfect foil to Sherlock Holmes. While both the villain and hero are equal in their intelligence‚ they differ in the ways they use their abilities and talents. While Sherlock
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Sherlock Holmes Imagine‚ somebody has stolen a jewel called a carbuncle that belongs to a countess. Sherlock Holmes is an investigator trying to find the person that has stolen the carbuncle. Ryder a hotel guy tells Sherlock that Horner a plumber‚ has stolen the carbuncle. Horner says that he’s innocence‚ but nobody believes him. Ryder explained everything of how the jewel went into the goose and Holmes let them go. Was it the right choice or the wrong choice? In the first place‚ Sherlock Holmes
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Discuss everything about your favourite TV character‚ and why and how they became your favourite. Way back in 2010‚ a small TV show came onto the BBC‚ a show that brought the character of Sherlock Holmes back onto the small screen once again. My favourite TV character resides in this show‚ however he didn’t appear until the finale of ‘Sherlock’ Series one. Although only appearing for ten minutes at the end of the final episode of Series One‚ the character of Jim Moriarty fascinated me quite
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