The Adventure of the Speckled Band

In “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”, Sherlock Holmes first suspects the gypsies. He does this because they were at the scene of the crime and during this time, gypsies were seen as strange, scary people. Gypsies were seen as different, and different was not viewed in a positive light. Different was strange and something to be cautioned. The gypsies are referred to as “vagabonds” (205) in the short story. They had no jobs or homes, and wandered around. They had no definitive place in that…

Undoubtedly, Sherlock Holmes was not guilty for killing Dr. Roylott! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” developed Dr. Roylott into a cruel character, who later died from his own crime that Sherlock Holmes attempted to solve. Nevertheless, Sherlock Holmes was unequivocally not culpable for Dr. Roylott’s death! Sherlock Holmes found several pieces of evidence to make a logical prediction. Predictions are not always accurate; he did not know all the facts of the…

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…

What makes “Adventure of the Speckled Band” a good Detective Story? There are several things that make a good detective story, but there is only two that really say how good a true detective story is. The detective is the most important part on how good a detective story will be. Then the second is the crime, depending on how bizarre the crime is tells how good the story will be. Now in the next two passages I’ll explain how “Adventure of the Speckled Band” is a good detective by the detective…

Every hard working detective such as Sherlock Holmes knows how to accumulate clues to a crime. In Arthur Conan Doyle’s mystery story,”The Adventure of the Speckled Band,”Holmes makes his presence in the investigation of a young woman’s death, with suspicion of the stepfather Dr. Roylott. Holmes finds out the motive, discovers a building fault that could conclude to a clue. Additionally, he discovers a mysterious restriction to an everyday furniture item. This unusual restraint to an everyday…

(Conan Doyle 326). This passage from “The adventure of the Speckled Band” uses dialogue to show that Holmes and Watson are partners. Sherlock asks Watson, “what do you make of that?’’’ and Watson replies, “‘It’s a common enough lash. But I don’t know why it should be tied.’” In other words, Holmes asks Watson what he thinks because he is not sure. In asking Watson “what do you make of that?”, it shows…

Sherlock Holmes was not guilty for the death of Dr.Roylott. In the story “The Adventures of the Speckled Band” by Sir Author Conan Doyle Sherlock did not intend on killing Dr. Roylott. Sherlock was protecting the people in the room with him. Additionally, Dr. Roylott was intelligent and predicted his plans thoroughly, yet he still was still not able to conclude not to sit in the chair. Lastly, Holmes could not predict that Dr.Roylott could be bitten by the snake. Although Sherlock was defending…

“The Adventure of the Speckled Band” Sherlock Holmes is not responsible for the death of Dr. Roylott. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle provided evidence in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” that led to the conclusion that Sherlock Holmes is not liable for the bereavement of Dr. Roylott. For example, Sherlock Holmes was employed as a detective by Helen Stoner. He was employed to insure her safety until her upcoming wedding. Additionally, at the time of Roylott’s death, Holmes was in an entirely…

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes a beautiful adventure between Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective, and John Watson, a physician. The journey begins with Helen Stoner, a future bride to be, telling her tragic story of her sister’s unsolved mysterious death. The events that had led up to her sister’s death had begun for her, so she made her way into the apartment of Holmes and Watson, begging them to help her. Holmes and Watson venture out to the home of Roylotts of Stoke Moran to investigate…

In the foul play mystery, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," Sir Author Conan Doyle depicted how Sherlock Holmes solved the inexplicable case of a woman's death. This story took place in early April during 1883 at the Roylott Stoke Moran Manor. Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Helen Stoner, and Dr. Grimesby Roylott were implicated in this situation. A perceptive detective known as Sherlock Holmes agreed to solve the case with the assistance of his loyal partner, Dr. Watson. A sorrowful woman,…