A Study in Scarlet

Through the silent film Buster Keaton Sherlock Jr.(1924) the filmmaker managed to portray Sherlock Jr's vaudevillist roots by imposing a deadpanning persona centered on burlesque comedy. The protagonist Sherlock Jr did not show any emotional reactions instead he performed actions that would alter laughter to the viewers. These actions would be out of innocence, and his unawareness would result in laughter. For instance, when Sherlock Jr. imitated every movement the culprit of the watch did in…

Nancy Drew and Dr. Watson? Bess Marvin and George Fayne, cousins of Nancy Drew, help her to solve mysteries. They are typically with Nancy when she goes sleuthing. Bess and George may not think the same way Nancy does, but they do provide a helping hand to her while solving a mystery. Bess and George much resemble Dr. Watson in The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Watson, Marvin and Fayne both contribute a different point of view to Sherlock Holmes and Nancy Drew,…

“I presume nothing.” These are the words that Mr. Sherlock Holmes spoke when solving the puzzling case of the Hound of Baskervilles. However, I presume that the movie is much better than the book in this case because when acted out, the movie is easier to understand and is more realistic. (Quote found on page 195 of The Hound of Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.) First, I mentioned that the movie was easier than the book to understand. In a movie, there are actors who show the plot and…

Sherlock Holmes was not guilty for the accidental death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott. A multitude of examples support this claim. First, Sherlock Holmes protected himself from a poisonous snake. Holmes was not just going to await to be bitten by a snake and perish miserably. A second thought is that Sherlock Holmes had not a clue of where Dr. Roylott was located in the chamber adjacent to the one he held a secretive stakeout inside of. Finally, the audience can agree that Dr. Roylott should have been…

Personalities and Roles In Conan Doyle’s novel The Hound of the Baskervilles characteristics and skills are but few elements that Doyle uses to portray the theme of the crime solving duo, Sherlock Holmes and Dr.John Watson. Throughout the story Watson repeatedly makes the dots without detailed reasoning and Holmes connects them. ““You know my methods. Apply them!”” (Conan Doyle 15). Holmes seems to be constantly teaching Watson his ways and in turn Watson does his best to fill the gaps for…

The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ centers around a professional detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his experiences while assisting a troubled young woman named Helen Stoner. The story takes place at Stoke Moran in April of 1883. Helen traveled to Sherlock and his loyal companion, Dr. Watson, early in the morning in a state of instability. She explained the fairly unsettling occurrences in which she had been struggling with recently. Julia, Helen’s sister, died due to an undetermined…

For every hero he or she always has to have a sidekick. This sidekick never takes any credit, but always helps the hero complete their task and without them, the hero would probably fail continuously. A sidekick keeps the hero fit and healthy along with keeping the hero’s morals in check. There is no exception for one of the most famous sidekicks, Dr. Watson, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Though there have been hundreds of books made about Sherlock and his trusty sidekick Watson, the…

Sherlock Holmes is a round character. There are multiple facets to his personality. For example, he is very observant, but he is also modest when it comes to his talents. When Holmes explains how he followed Watson’s train of thought during his reverie, Watson is amazed. Holmes says in response, “It was very superficial, my dear Watson.” It can also be assumed that Holmes doesn’t like to be alone. While dreaming of going on a vacation, Watson says about Holmes: “Neither the country nor the sea…

There are two stories in which one can analyze and put into comparison, that being the story of the “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and “The Speckle Band”. In the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde the perspective is told form the protagonist Mr. Utterson, which is lawyer and a friend to Dr. Jekyll. While in “The Speckle Band” the story is foretold from Watson’s point of view as he analyzes the investigation that Holmes conducts in the tale. Holmes and Mr. Utterson these two…

sake of gathering information about Milvertons house. “Agatha -- that 's my fiancee -- says it is a joke in the servants ' hall that it 's impossible to wake the master. He has a secretary who is devoted to his interests, and never budges from the study all day. That 's why we are going at night. Then he has a beast of a dog which roams the garden.” This small quote shows how Holmes tricked the house maid to get information to help him work on the case. Agatha insures Holmes that he’s a heavy…