Dr. Roylott Trial

“The Adventure of the Speckled Band” Sherlock Holmes is not responsible for the death of Dr. Roylott. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle provided evidence in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” that led to the conclusion that Sherlock Holmes is not liable for the bereavement of Dr. Roylott. For example, Sherlock Holmes was employed as a detective by Helen Stoner. He was employed to insure her safety until her upcoming wedding. Additionally, at the time of Roylott’s death, Holmes was in an entirely different room. Sherlock had no way of anticipating the position of Dr. Roylott. Lastly, Sherlock Holmes responded in self-defense as the snake was lethal. Ultimately, Holmes’s intention in the affair was to protect Helen from the same fate that her sister, Julia, met.
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Watson were in Julia’s room at the time of Dr. Roylott’s death. Dr. Roylott was in his chamber; the two rooms were adjacent to one another. Additionally, the only connection between the two rooms was the ventilator that the swamp adder used as a way to move from room to room. Sherlock Homes had no way of knowing that Dr. Roylott would be sitting precisely under the ventilator. Additionally, Dr. Roylott was an extremely intelligent, as well as a dangerous man. For example, he spent several months to train this deadly snake to kill his stepdaughters. Nevertheless, he decided to sit directly under the ventilator where the snake could possible strike him. Dr. Roylott was fully aware of the possible consequences of training such a dangerous animal. Lastly, Sherlock Holmes shouted several times in an effort to warn Watson, as well as to scare the snake. Dr. Roylott was sitting on the opposite side of the wall, it is quite reasonable to assume that he would be able to hear the ruckus in the opposite room. Nevertheless, Dr. Roylott did not attempt to move himself out of danger. The swamp adder was an extremely perilous snake; Sherlock Holmes attempted to defend himself as well as Dr.