The Mystery Of The Speckled Band Analysis

Dr. Roylott was the step-father of Helen Stoner and Julia Stoner from the novella “The Mystery of the Speckled Band”. He had attempted murder upon his own children by using a trained snake to poison them. One night, he used the snake to try and kill Helen for he would receive her wealth given to her by her mother after she died. Ironically, the snake had bit Dr.Roylott while he sat waiting for the snake which subsequently made him perish; however, someone or something must have instigated the snake to afflict its fury upon Dr.Roylott. This had been Sherlock Holmes for he had jabbed the snake using his cane to turn it around to protect him and Dr.Watson from harm as well as Helen Stoner. Sherlock Holmes could not have known that he was position in the chair at the time or where the snake would head off to. These factors come into place that Sherlock Holmes had indeed not committed murder or attempt of such horrific acts. As Sherlock Holmes was waiting for the arrival of the snake that killed Julia, he had no intentions in harming anyone at the crime for he was only there to solve the puzzling murder of Julia Stoner as well as bringing justice to the murderer. To demonstrate, Sherlock Holmes had not been in contact with Dr.Roylott or seen where he would be in his room. Dr.Roylott had been sitting under the ventilator …show more content…
Dr.Roylott was the real murderer of himself for his greed and hunger for money took more control of him then his own intelligence. Sherlock Holmes could not have been the murderer for he had no idea of Dr.Roylott’s positioning. No sane person would wait for the arrival of a deadly snake under the access point being the ventilator. Sherlock Holmes may have blamed himself; however, Dr.Roylott should be responsible for his own demise for without his foolishness or his greed, the death would have never occurred in the first