family feuds. The short story The Adventure of the Speckled Band written by Arthur Conan Doyle and the short film Alma written and directed by Rodrigo Blaas relate to and explore the characteristics of the Gothic Genre through the use of techniques such as perspective‚ personification and similes for the short story and for the short film uses of the use of camera angles‚ shots‚ non diegetic sound and mise en scene. The Adventure of The Speckled band written in 1986 by world acclaimed author Arthur
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“The Adventure of the Speckled Band” took place in the late 1800’s in London at the Stroke Moran. Sherlock Holmes is not guilty for the killing of Dr. Roylott. There are various reasons as to why Sherlock is not guilty. Sherlock was not even in the same room as Dr. Roylott when he met his demise. There were various in clues in Dr. Roylott’s room; hence‚ you can predict that he pre-planned the killings. Sherlock Holmes is not guilty for Dr. Roylott’s sudden demise. Sherlock Holmes had no way
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Conan Doyle’s The Sign of Four‚ “The Adventure of the Speckled Band‚" and The Hound of the Baskervilles. In The Sign of Four‚ Sherlock Holmes is confronted with a past death and packages full of pearls sent to a woman named Ms. Morstan. Also‚ in The Hound of the Baskervilles Doyle writes about a chain of murders to acclaim the wealth from the death of Sir Charles Baskerville. In “The Adventure of the Speckled Band‚" a step-father uses a speckled banded snake to coldly murder his step-daughters. Before
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Why do Conan Doyle’s readers find his Sherlock Holmes stories effective and engaging? In the Sherlock Holmes series‚ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle managed to create one of the most famous fictional characters in the whole of English literature. So engaging and evocative was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s writing‚ that many people believed that Sherlock Holmes actually existed and wrote to him to ask him to solve their cases. Even after Conan Doyle killed off the character in the Hounds of Baskerville‚ the
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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 made curious by red herrings and information which is very difficult to make sense of. So you carry on reading hoping to discover the elusive mystery Sherlock Holmes is attempting to solve. The red room is set in Loaraine castle‚ a scary
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the case? There are many clues detectives need to solve mysteries. Often times‚ detective use unconvential ways to solve cases. Although these clues may not be obvious‚ Holmes always finds a way to find culprit. The stories Copper Beaches‚ the Speckled Band‚ and The Beryl Coronet‚ show how Holmes methodically uses the information inquired to crack the case. In the story‚ Copper Beaches‚ Violet tells Holmes‚ “She must wear a blue dress inside the house…always sit in one specific chair‚ and cut her
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“Violence‚ in truth‚ recoils upon the violent‚ and the schemer falls into the pit‚ which he digs for another.” -- Sherlock Holmes. In the story‚ “ The Adventure of the Speckled Band‚” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ Sherlock Holmes (a detective) and Dr. John Watson (his assistant) were investigating a case. It involved a young lady named Helen Stoner‚ whose sister‚ Julia Stoner‚ has died mysteriously. The murderer turned out to be their step-father‚ Dr. Grimesby Roylott. In return for this wrongdoing
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The Once and Future King – by T.H. White: Which ideas seem most important to understanding the plot of the story? – The most important ideas to understand the plot of the story are the ideas of different types of leaders that exist in the world. Throughout the story‚ Wart sees how different societies work for different species and how each one is related to the different types of governments that exist in the world. Through this‚ the idea of power is explored as Wart learns how power can be beneficial
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Sherlock Holmes: Explore the reasons behind the enduring popularity. One of the main reasons for the enduring popularity of Sherlock Holmes from the time it was written to the present day was the way that all the stories were told through the eyes of Dr. Watson. This showed how incredible Sherlock Holmes was when his own powers of deduction could see a lot more clues and evidence from the same hat as we the reader could see. Also with Watson being the narrator‚ we are kept in suspense as to what
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“Looking At Miss. Helen Stoner” “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”‚ by Sir Author Conan Doyle is based on Sherlock Holmes and his meticulous approach to solving a puzzling mystery. The murder of Helen Stoner’s twin sister Julia Stoner is under investigation. Holmes is accompanied by Dr. Watson‚ “an intimate friend and associate” (Doyle). Dr. Roylott is the stepfather of Helen and possibly the one at fault for the murder of Julia. This scrutiny takes place in the Victorian Countryside of Surrey
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