Does Sherlock Holmes Even Need Watson

Dr.Watson does not only serve as a purpose towards Sherlock, but also towards the readers or audiences. Many may not notice this, but in the Sherlock BBC TV Show, Dr.Watson takes notes of the cases and posts them on his blog. So therefore, the Sherlock stories were written by Dr.Watson. Without Dr.Watson's notes or blog, there would not be a Sherlock Holmes story to be told.

Given the events and situations which Dr. Watson faced, the significant changes that his independence, use of expertise, and critical thinking skills underwent were inevitable. As the book began, it was obvious that Dr. Watson was Sherlock Holmes's sidekick, and that his character was weaker. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle cleverly depicted Dr. Watson as an extension of Sherlock Holmes. The author made sure the reader would subconsciously perceive him as timid, and dependent. However, as soon as Dr. Watson reached Devonshire, his character needed to undergo changes, such as his independence from being the sidekick. The quote shows that Dr. Watson has developed an independent way of handling the situation based on his instructions and experiences with

Sherlock Holmes has been a prevalent character in popular culture since his creation. Recently he has been revived in such adaptations as the Sherlock Holmes movie series, Elementary on CBS, and BBC’s Sherlock. The iconic detective, followed closely behind by his companion John Watson, solves crimes just in the nick of time leaving us breathless from suspense and awed by his deductions. With Holmes portraying the proverbial white knight there must be an opposing force for him to triumph against. The notorious and nefarious James Moriarty is this opposing force. He is described as a spider in the center of a web, controlling everything but staying hidden in the shadows.

This excerpt alone can describe the relationship between the detective and his partner, separating Holmes from Watson by interpreting how he observes and infers upon the scene of the crime versus Watson, who is intelligent nonetheless but not as keen as Holmes in identifying such specific details. In terms of this discussion, it can be assumed that Doyle may have intended to use this dialogue to play out the scene in a dynamic way to show the difference between the two. Here, Holmes carries most of the conversation while Watson listens and struggles to follow Holmes’s complicated thinking. Another factor to consider is how Holmes asks Watson many rhetorical questions. This aspect of their interactions compares their sense of understanding as well, suggesting that Holmes has a habit of asking these questions to explain his observations to Watson.

At the beginning of both the film and the movie, it is obvious that the detective's relationships between colleagues greatly shifted from the nineteenth century to the modern era. Holmes and his partner John Watson had a respectable friendship in the novel, as the detective always referred to him as his “helper in many of [his] most successful cases” (Doyle 21). Dr. Watson in the movie, contradictorily, continually delivered biting remarks to Holmes and believed Holmes was merely a “patient,” begrudgingly agreeing to go on adventures with him (Ritchie 00:14:45). However, Watson risked his life in order to save Holmes “when the time mattered most,” something that Dr. Watson never did in the novel (01:28:35). The differences in their relationships represented the social movement

Holmes’s guesses are usually correct and spark the interest of his clients. This keeps an excitement in the stories and may be why so many people enjoy the tails of Sherlock Holmes. Most of the Sherlock Holmes stories are told from Watson’s point of view which allows reader to see how clever Sherlock really is. Since we are seeing Holmes through someone else’s eye we can not read what all is going on in his mind. When Holmes comes up with a clue or an answer we are left wondering, like Watson, where in the world did he come up with that piece of news.

In the short stories, Holmes was portrayed as a young, caring, and thoughtful character. His only mission was to think about all the possibilities on how to solve a crime despite of how challenging they were. It’s not solving the case that intrigues him, but how challenging of a puzzle it can be. Not only that, but Holmes feels the need to look out after his closest friend Watson. They are together in every case, but he’s probably the only person that keeps him on check.

Arthur Conan Doyle chooses Watson instead of Holmes, because Watson is more of a person someone can relate to, and Holmes is very arrogant and eccentric. Even though Watson is not as skilled at solving crimes as Holmes is, without Watson, Sherlock Holmes would not be who he is as a character. Holmes has a lot of admiration because of his name but many individuals cannot relate to him because of his arrogance, nonetheless when you are reading, Watson is the character we can relate to more.

It is important to the story that Watson is the narrator. This creates continuity throughout the series. In chapter seven, Watson is helping Holmes investigate the mystery in the moor. Holmes has to stay in London to work on other cases, so Watson is alone with Sir Henry. When reading a story, especially a mystery, it is nice to know a lot about the clues but not everything. If the reader knew everything, the mystery would be solved very quickly. By having Watson as a narrator, the audience is unaware of all that is going on, which keeps creating suspense. If Sir Henry was the narrator, we would not know enough information to solve the crime. He is not told all the details by Holmes and Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are written in first

“You can get up now, Watson. The war is over.” (Columbus) Many readers may be familiar with the Scottish physician and author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who wrote short stories about a famous detective named Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. John H. Watson (Wilson). The 1985 film, Young Sherlock Holmes is an imaginative creation of how Holmes and Watson met during their younger years. In the beginning of the film, the viewers are introduced to the young detective Sherlock Holmes and later introduced to Holmes’ close friend, Dr. John H. Watson. The viewers are also introduced to Holmes’ nemesis Professor James Moriarty. The film displays a background for the creation of Sherlock Holmes and how Holmes and Watson “supposedly” met during

Coulson, 2004). Sherlock is a part of the upper class while Watson is seen as a middle class citizen while he is respected but he isn't on the same level as Holmes. He is also respected for his work as a doctor and is known for being hard working. Sherlock is portrayed as a troubled but brilliant detective who is often troubled and socially awkward with people. He also deals with psychological noise with the fact that he sees everything he call it both a gift and a curse at the same time. Holmes and Watson both have different degrees of perceived self and presenting self. In Watson case his is more concerned with his presenting self than Sherlock is (C. M. Shaw& R. Edwards, 1997).

Holmes shows great respect towards Watson later on in The Hound of the Baskervilles. When Sir Henry needs to go to Baskervilles Hall, he asks Holmes to go with him. However, Holmes declines the offer, “If matter came to a crisis I should endeavor to be present in person [...] it is impossible for me to be absent from London for an indefinite amount of time” (Doyle 47), so he suggest Watson, “If my friend would undertake it there is no man who is better worth having at your side when you are in a tight place. No one can say so more confidently than I” (Doyle 47). This shows that Holmes trust Watson

played Holmes and Jude Law played Watson use not only logical thoughts, but also martial arts, such as fencing, Ju-Jitsu and Kung Fu. This inconstant setting transforms a crime detective story into action mystery films, which are composed by fast paced brawl scenes, mysterious rituals, accidental boat sinking, and building explosion. Compared to Nigel Bruce’s the clumsy fool version, Jude Law’s representation is more faithful to the original. He is intelligent with steadfast determination, quick wit and skilled fighting ability.(McMullen 2012) The relationship between Holmes and Watson is sincere friendship. The constant ridicule and banter that audiences would expect between close friends and make them believe their companionship. Rather than bromance, Downey accounted the camaraderie between them is ‘two men who happen to be roommates who wrestle a lot and share a bed’(Carroll 2009). He even praised ‘the great win in our depiction of Sherlock Holmes is Jude Law’s Watson’, and elaborated this Watson has ‘a military career, a decorated soldier, a serious doctor, a bit of a womanizer, a bit of a gambler which makes him a much more interesting foil for Holmes‘(Carroll

Sherlock Holmes has created the forensic science that all people use to solve case today. If it wasn?t for him we would not have the resources and medical examiner that we have today. Sherlock Holmes has made the modern century forensics science that we use for

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle during the Victorian era of England. His stories are so captivating because Holmes is such a complicated, eccentric, character with spontaneous behavior but he managed to solve the most baffling crimes using logic and observation making it easy for readers to overlook the authenticity of the settings and scenes. The background scenes of the tales tell their own stories of the time period of in England. The stories show the reader Victorian customs and mannerisms, clothing style, social norms; travel and communication, inventions, and the street life true to that time period. Although the characters in Holmes stories are fictional, behind the scenes and settings is realistic Victorian England.