Sherlock Holmes

all. With an unprofessional job as a “consulting detective” and a run down flat on Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes works alongside his partner, Doctor John Watson, to take down the web of crimes created by the mastermind of a villain, Jim Moriarty. Following the ideas of Campbell’s monomyth, the stories of crime solving starts in 221B Baker Street, London where the unlikely hero answers the Call. Sherlock Holmes’s constant intrusion on police…

When we hear the name Sherlock Holmes, many people automatically think of the greatest detective known to man. However, in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Scandal in Bohemia” this is not 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…

“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…

All of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's works Life, literary career and achievements were built off early experiences from childhood hardships and through his struggle for earning money working in different medical jobs. The name Arthur Conan Doyle came from a colony of linen weavers from France. Although both sides of sides of Arthur 's family are from Ireland, his family tree was hard to trace because the records were lost in the American Civil War. During a period of Arthur 's life, he thought that…

inductive and deductive detection in his novel, The Moonstone. Sergeant Cuff, a character in the novel, is the best example of someone who used inductive detection. Sergeant Cuff is a key player for he paved the way for future detectives such as Sherlock holmes. In the Novel, Cuff was an intelligent man, a man who looked only at the facts. He is portrayed as a very optimistic man, “I beg your ladyship’s pardon – I don’t say the Diamond is stolen. I only say, at present, that the Diamond is…

The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Conan Doyl features Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Helen Stoner, and Dr. Roylott trying to solve a mystery. The story takes place at Stoke Moran, Dr. Ryolott’s mansion, in April, 1883. Helen Stoner visits Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to see if the detectives could solve her case. Helen tells Sherlock that her sister, Julia, died before she was married and now Helen fears that she could possibly die the same way. Helen does not know what had…

In this current day and age, it is hard for creators to produce new ideas. Most of the things that are around today are innovations. When you pay close attention, the shows and movies we watch, the books we read, and the music we listen to are mostly transformative works. Sometimes these works can be caught due to the little changes that are found in the structure or storyline yet; they are having a sense of individuality that separates it from the original. However, most transformative works…

The novel is a detective story, with the main protagonists Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. It was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was a famous writer in the 20th Century. Doyle is commonly known for the characters he created. The names Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are known all around the world. At one point in his carrier Doyle was weary of his own character. He then wrote the last novel with his protagonist Sherlock Holmes and after this he even contested a seat in the British…

ultimately uncover the solution to the case. This essay will discuss the differences in narration from Sherlock Holmes himself in “The Case of the Blanched Soldier” and Watson in “The Man with the Twisted Lip”. Specifically looking at how Watson’s narration is much more relatable to the common-person, with anxiety…

secondary character from the Sherlock Holmes Texts named Irene Adler. Through my presentation, I’ll be discussing how the character of Irene Adler has evolved through comparing the original Sherlock Holmes Text, “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the modern adaptation “Sherlock Holmes movie” (2009, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock and is directed by Guy Ritchie) 
 SLIDE 2. Irene Adler only appeared in one of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories,…