Irene Adler

woman named Irene Adler, whom the king had romantic relations with previously. Unfortunately, Holmes was not successful. Although Holmes is a great detective, he allows himself to be careless. As a result, he fails to retrieve the picture and be fooled by the suspect, Adler. Furthermore, some people may argue that Holmes succeeds here because he finds where Adler has hidden the photo. I say Holmes fails because he fails to retrieve the photo. This matters greatly because it shows that Adler is…

off the intended route, Nikumaroro is only 350 miles from the intended Howland island. Nikumaroro lies on the line of altitude that was last known of Earhart “157-337” (Adler). Jerry Adler describes one of the artifacts, “A sheet of aluminum, about 18 by 24 inches, bent, dented, scratched and crisscrossed by 103 rivet holes.” Adler also stated that the he was 98% sure this was a piece of Earhart’s plane because the rivet holes were the equivalent of a fingerprint.The International Group for…

A Scandal in Bohemia We have been telling stories ever since the first cave paintings. Stories are important to any society. When you’re young your parents/grandparents would tell you stories about some amazing people and not so amazing people. My grandma would tell me stories about anything you could think of, ‘’One day John and Steve went to go get water for their family and a big brown bear came out of the woods running at Steve and without hesitation John picked up the biggest stick he…

Saxe-Meiningen of Scandinavia. Unbeknownst to his fiance, the Duke had an affair with Irene Adler, an American opera singer. He comes to Holmes to ask for help retrieving letters and a photograph of himself and Irene Adler that are currently in her possession. If Irene Adler reveals the photograph and the letters the wedding will be called off and the Duke will be humiliated. Holmes must figure out where Irene Adler has hidden the evidence of the affair and retrieve it before she brings…

see himself in a relationship. The only affection he shows to have is towards Mrs. Hudson. However, In the BBC TV series Sherlock does appear to have little emotions towards a woman, Irene Adler, at the end of A Scandal in Bohemia. The viewers and/or readers can see that even though Sherlock had feelings towards Irene it had no effect in the telling of the story. Having either a sexual affection towards a person whether, male or female, or being asexual the telling of the story shouldn’t…

While both deal with Irene Adler and her incriminating photos, one key factor differs, which changes the ending of the mystery. In Doyle’s original version, Adler ultimately outwits Holmes. Although Holmes is supposedly unbeatable, Doyle chooses to have a woman outmaneuver him, an intriguing choice in those days. However, the BBC version has Adler outwit Holmes for most of the episode until he solves the case at the last minute. This…

the case. A woman by the name of Irene Adler is introduced or better known as the woman to Sherlock. Towards the end of the story Sherlock Holmes finds a letter that was left for him by Irene. The letter itself is a symbol for what had previously just happened throughout the entire story, and exemplifies a major role reversal. In this passage, Irene’s overwhelming confidence implies that she is a better detective than Sherlock Holmes. Throughout the text Irene is constantly one step ahead of…

"A ring comes at the bell; a step is heard upon the stair. The dropping eyelids lift, and the nostrils quiver with the eager thrill of the chase. “Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot!” (Smith). I was a small fourteen year old, rummaging through the school library, when I found that yellow book which looked like jaundice had left it barely alive. The pages were torn and the print was faded, yet the title still stood in big bold letters: The Hound of the Baskervilles. Intrigued, I took the book…

He’s the most adapted character in the world -- he’s been played by nearly 100 different actors, and has graced the screen in more than 200 movies. From short film Sherlock Holmes Baffled in 1900 to portrayals by celebrities Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr. today, Sherlock Holmes has been a prominent figure in culture for over a century. The character of Sherlock Holmes comes with stereotypes and tropes that have become iconic in popular culture: the deerstalker hat, the pipe, 221B…

My creative piece represents an alternate universe fanfiction of Steven King’s novel, Misery (1987). By considering the outlawing of Popular Culture and fiction as a crime against artistic integrity, as well as Paul’s obsession with becoming a ‘literary author,’ my work subsequently evaluates the recurring tension of ‘Popular fiction vs. Literary.’ As discussed in lecture, Paul and the United Republic’s attitudes toward Popular fiction reflect the common presumptions made about this kind of…