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Questions For The Hound Of The Baskervilles

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The Hound of the Baskervilles left of with Dr. Watson waiting on the mystery man to return. A voice calls out from outside of the hut and Watson realizes that it is Sherlock Holmes. Furthermore, Holmes reveals he is the mystery man they had been seeing. He also reveals that Ms. Stapleton is not stapleton’s sister, but his wife. As Holmes and Watson return to Baskerville Hall they hear a scream. They run to help finding a body dressed in Sir Henry’s clothing, they initially think it is Sir Henry, but it is eventually revealed that it is the convicted instead. They return to Baskerville and convince Sir Henry to follow their plan by going to dinner at the Stapleton’s. The next day Holmes and Watson go to see Mrs. Laura Lyons who, after Holmes …show more content…

I never suspected Stapleton as being guilty of the mysterious happening. However, looking back now his actions were very suspicious. I was thrilled when Holmes arrived back into the story. My Hypothesis was proven correct when Holmes stepped back into the story and brought it to a quick, decisive enduing. I think this is the reason the author kept Holmes out of the story. So that holmes would not reveal too much to the …show more content…

One of the most prominent questions is if Stapleton really died. They never found his body. I feel that their is a real possibility that Stapleton survived. He was an expert on the terrain of the mire. I think their is the small possibility that he could have made his way through the mire in fog. However, I think that if he had survived he would’ve made his way to his hideout. I also wonder if he had been caught would a court have convicted him. I think the whole ordeal would have been very difficult for a jury to believe. In these final chapters I connected with the text in many ways. One of the most prominent was Sir Henry. When the hound was chasing him in the darkness I could feel the fear he felt. I could hardly imagine how terrifying it would be seeing a ghostly, bloodthirsty beast chasing after you. I am sure that I would be terrified and shaken the same way Sir Henry was. This ordeal would be very difficult. As in the Scooby Doo Cartoons I watched as a child, the monster was not a monster, but had a human

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