The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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    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 situation. Dr. Roylott was foolish for not thinking about the adverse consequences that could happen when using a dangerous snake. Sherlock Holmes was ultimately trying to protect himself, Dr. Watson, and Helen Stoner from the inexorable case. Although Sherlock…

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    Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes: 37 Short Stories plus a Complete Novel. Secaucus, N.J.: Castle, 1978. Print. The Adventure of the Empty House is one of the short stories that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes about Sherlock Holmes. This story tell how Holmes comes back from what everyone thought was his apparent death at the hands of Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. Holmes (in disguise) surprises his faithful companion Dr. John H. Watson after bumping into…

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    Throughout history, people have been told tales ranging from the mighty Hercules to the courageous Katniss Everdeen. What people do not realize is that a story will often follow Joseph Campbell’s monomyth structure, and who society least expects to be a hero, is sometimes the most sociopathic and logical of 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…

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    Sherlock Holmes was not responsible for the death of Doctor Grimesby Roylott. The ending of “The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle consisted of Doctor Roylott dying due to the lethal snake. To begin, Sherlock Holmes was defending himself from the deadly swamp adder. Secondly, Sherlock Holmes was unaware of the precise location of Doctor Roylott. Lastly, due to the snake’s reiterated practice, it went back into Doctor Roylott’s room after going into the sisters’ room. …

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    Sherlock Holmes: Finding Fact Embedded in Fiction Did you know that one in five modern day Britains believes that Sherlock Holmes was a real person? To this day, mail still arrives addressed to him at 221 Bakers Street, an address that did not even exist during the time of Sherlock Holmes. Did you ever wonder why this is? In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes detective stories, readers are entertained by the ability of the eccentric and erratic detective’s ability to solve unsolvable…

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    Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective in the world, is one of the most recognizable literary characters. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legacy has been immortalized many times throughout the years in various small and big screen adaptations. One of the more recent and positively reviewed is the 2009 mystery action flick simply titled Sherlock Holmes, directed by Guy Ritchie. Robert Downey Jr. steps into the shoes of the great detective and is set on the momentous task of hunting down Lord Henry…

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    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…

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    Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are one of the most well known duos in literature. In all the Sherlock Holmes works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, one follows the pair solve crime after crime, often with little evidence. Holmes’ ability to spot clues in seemingly impossible places makes him a fine detective. Watson does not have the same skills as Holmes, but his knowledge in medicine contributes considerably. Their love for solving crimes allows them to connect, something that many find difficult…

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    The Speckled Band Essay

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    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 the case. In the short story,…

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    I admired one peculiar detective named Sherlock Holmes. I was hooked. Needless to say, after reading all…

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