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    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 he discovers clamps on a bed. One of the last significant

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    The Red Room builds the suspension with the title; we as the reader are immediately attracted to the title "The Red Room" because it raises so much curiosity and leaves many unanswered questions. "What is the red room?" "Why is it red?" The colour red is associated with fear‚ danger and maybe even blood so is the room dangerous? Our minds can create so many thoughts about this one title that we are filled with an urge to read on to find the answers to our questions. With the speckled band we are

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    Holmes is correct in his conclusion that "doctors make the greatest criminals." In his story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" we learn about a doctor who kills his one step daughter and is planning to kill his other step daughter to get this late wife’s money all for himself. "When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals He has nerve and he has knowledge" stated Holmes. I agree with this statement because physicians are experts in medication which can be toxic. Doctors also know

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    Adventure of the Engineers Thumb’ ‘The Speckled Band’ All written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ‘The Monkeys Paw’ written by W.W.Jacob’s. 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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    “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have some kindred attributes and differences in the narration of their stories. “The Tell Tale Heart” was narrated by murderer‚ while “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” was narrated by a detective‚ but both stories are first person stories and about the murders.

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    English class "The Speckled band" In the short story "The Adventure of The Speckled Band". Sherlock Holmes states that "violence does in truth recoil upon the violent‚ and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another. If one has a dark soul and evil intensions‚ in the end one shall perish. One simply meets the same fate they intended for another. No good will ever come out of under handed and insipid acts. Darkness doesn’t really exist. The true definition of "dark"

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    The Adventure of the Speckled Band Dr. Roylott’s personality is detrimental to the success of his objective‚ to murder his stepdaughters. Only reading the first few chapters of the story‚ the author wrote him as a person with an intimidating‚ violent‚ and an enclosed persona. In both his past and present‚ Dr. Grimesby was a man of violence. In addition to his violence‚ he also happened to be out of control and impulsive when he was angry. With his past delinquency‚ it showed not only that he had

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    “The Adventure of the Speckled Band‚” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a mysterious tale about a strange murder case at the Roylott home. The story sets in April 1883‚ in the estate of Stoke Moran‚ in England. Helen Stoner‚ a woman who is troubled about her sister Julia’s death‚ seeks help from the finest detective in the area‚ Sherlock Holmes his partner Dr. Watson. Helen believes she is in serious danger with her abusive step father that she is currently living with‚ Dr. Roylott. Julia was engaged

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    Sherlock Holmes “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” Essay Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of killing Dr. Roylott in the story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band.” The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of killing Doctor Roylott because Sherlock Holmes was acting out of self-defense. Addionially Doctor Roylott was guilty of premeditated murder. Another reason Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of killing Doctor Roylott is

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    Another amazing solved case by Sherlock Holmes‚ but how did he solve the crime? The “Adventure of the Speckled Band”‚ a suspenseful mystery‚ is written by Arthur Conon Doyle. There are many ways as how Holmes suspects Dr. Grimsby Roylott as the perpetrator of the crime. As Holmes and John Watson are investigating the house they come across that the bed is clamped to the ground and there is a little passage way that Dr. Roylott cigar smoke ventilates through the air. Have you ever seen a bed that

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