How To Write An Essay On The Adventure Of The Speckled Band

“What you give is what you get.” In the story, “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes, a detective, has a client named Helen Stoner. She went to him to learn what the cause of her sister, Julia’s, mysterious death. Sherlock Holmes discovers that Dr. Grimesby Roylott devised a detailed plan for her to die of a snakebite. He plans to do the same to Helen, as was done to her sister. Though, it turns out that his plan backfired, and the snake ended up killing its mastermind. Dr. Roylott doesn’t give any care to others, and therefore gets what he has given by being killed by his serpent. Dr. Grimesby Roylott has never been known as a good man because he has always had a background of violence. First of all, back when he was in India, he killed his butler. After he was incarcerated, he became an even more violent man, which put a threat on his step daughters. Another reason on how he is violent is he inflicts mental and physical pain on his step daughters. This risked their health because they had such high stress levels, that both girls had already developed grey hair at a very young age. Last but …show more content…
Roylett treats others violently and get what he deserves from the snake. As notated in the passage, “Violence, in truth, recoils the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit, which he digs for another.” It all began due to the history of violence the doctor endured in his life. He failed in his attempt to kill Helen because Sherlock Holmes assisted in demolishing his plan. Also, his plan spiraled out of control when Watson and Holmes cunningly waited for the snake, whipped it, and inadvertently turned the snake on Dr. Roylett to bite and kill the antagonist. Even though Holmes didn’t mean to kill the doctor, he is still indirectly responsible for the death. Holmes says to Watson that Roylott’s death isn’t likely to weigh heavily on his conscience. This is most likely because “what you give is what you