Solutions must be made Reasonable Solutions must be made reasonable so the readers will not be baffled by the outcome. The solution needs to be reasonable so readers can come up with the same conclusion as the detective did with the information that was given throughout the story. Clues must also relate to the solution, so readers can connect the dots as to what happened. The Speckled Band Doyle makes the solution in “The Speckled Band” very unreasonable. Doyle makes the solution where Roylott is using a snake to kill off his daughters, but the clues and evidence do not lead in that direction. Holmes must think creatively to come up with that solution, but readers would not have come up with that same conclusion based off the evidence. …show more content…
However, Holmes says to Mrs. St. Clair, “but if your husband is alive and able to write letters, why should he remain away from you” (Doyle, 1994, p. 125). This clue leaves the readers wondering, trying to figure out the mystery of Neville St. Clair. Holmes gathers enough evidence to help show the readers how the solution to the mystery is very reasonable. Conan Doyle makes the solution a little harder to figure out, but with a little thought readers should be able to come up with the same solution that Holmes identifies in “The Man with the Twisted Lip.” The Musgrave Ritual Holmes’ solution to “The Musgrave Ritual” is simple. The butler Brunton is using the Musgrave Ritual to discover the families hidden treasure, and he is using his ex-fiancé Rachel to help him do it. The solution is very easy to discover because all clues point to Brunton and Rachel working together to find the treasure. Holmes even says, “in this case the matter was simplified by Brunton’s intelligence being quite first rate, so that it was unnecessary to make any allowance for personal equation, as the astronomers have dubbed it” (Doyle, 1994, p. 210). Holmes knows that Brunton is smart enough to solve the Musgrave Ritual, and he knows that he had to have help to remove the stone from the hole so they could retrieve the treasure below. Doyle gives the readers an easy solution to this crime because of all the evidence points towards Brunton and Rachel working together. However, the solution
Just like the detectives, readers need to know the clues that are found so they can come up with their own ideas about the mysteries. If the clues are made available it allows the readers to get themselves involved with the investigations and helps them solve the mystery on their own. It allows the readers to have the same opportunity as the detectives to solve the mystery.
The story is told by Watson, not Holmes. Watson is never likely to be at the same thinking level as Holmes. There are some parts which are kept secret from us, things that Watson does not know, the reader also does not know. ‘Holmes leaned forward and whispered something in the trainer’s ear’. Here Holmes whispers something, so clearly he wants to keep it a secret from Watson. This keeps the reader guessing what Holmes might have said; hence it creates suspense as well as tension. However there are times when Watson is great help to Holmes, in Silver Blaze, when Holmes
Instead, he appears to seek the rewarding feeling that comes to him from simply solving a mystery. In the “Scandal in Bohemia,” Holmes was not upset that he had not brought Irene Adler to justice in the respect originally planned, but he was upset at the fact that she had outsmarted him (Doyle 122). For Holmes, defeat had been unheard of. Moreover, in “The Speckled Band,” Helen Stoner offers Holmes money for his labors but he replies, “as to reward, my profession is its reward” (Doyle 205) implying that he is not looking for money, but instead his next puzzle to solve. Therefore, although he has the ability to collect monetary compensation, he is simply in it for the puzzle. Furthermore, upon the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, Holmes states, “I am no doubt indirectly responsible for [his] death, and I cannot say that it is likely to weigh very heavily upon my conscience” (226). Although Holmes had seemed fearful for Helen Stoner, the lack of emotion for Dr. Roylott shows he was not interested in justice but the puzzle
Sherlock Holmes is a well-known detective, deeply in which royalty has asked for his assistance in retrieving a photograph from Irene Adler. He is known for the excellence use of skills in solving crimes, of astute logical reasoning and of disguise. Holmes work has consistently involved
While Mr. Holmes was a serious and a brilliant London-based detective. Holmes is renowned for his ability at using rationale and an intelligent observation in solving the case. “It is murder, Watson refined, cold-blooded, deliberate murder.” The Hound of the Baskerville, page 144. As Watson said, “All of my unspoken instincts, my vague suspicions, suddenly took shape and centered upon the naturalist.
Holmes uses different approaches to figure out or determine different things when he is solving a crime. When solving a crime he will use deduction and observation. He will also talk to others and investigate what is going on. Which will help him solve his crimes. Three ways that Holmes approaches crimes that could relate to my life are Observation, Research, and Deduction.
In detective fiction, authors create chaos, which they balance with a sense of structure and reason. They implement many elements to entice the reader to continue with the detective on his quest to solve the riddle and defeat the chaos, which can be divided into two sections: noticeable chaos and silent chaos. Noticeable chaos includes elements such as murder and thievery, obvious aspects of detective fiction that make the reader cringe. Silent chaos, on the other hand, includes locked rooms and settings; things that make the reader shiver because they have no idea why it is affecting them so much. Authors use these different elements to support common themes that are woven into many different works of detective fiction. Sir Arthur Conan
Sherlock Holmes is considered to be one of the most popular fictional characters in literary history with many movies, plays, and books about him. First of let's take a look at Sherlock’s way of deduction or in other words solving mysteries. My first example was in The Hound of the Baskervilles
Quote analysis: Holmes wouldn’t just take a supernatural thing happening as an explanation for his case. This is a testament to how dedicated holmes is, he will exhaust every lead, check every detail before he’s done.
If the readers believed that Dr. Roylott murdered the girl with the snake and they connected the clues with the ventilator, dummy bell, and other clues, then their thoughts are confirmed by Sherlock. If they audience does not get the same theory that Sherlock does, they are wrong. Doyle wanted this story to convey the message that money can be an evil thing if we let it. In the story, the clear motive for the murder is money. Sherlock says, “Each daughter can claim an income of 250 pounds, in the case of marriage. It is evident, therefore, that if both girls had married, this beauty would have had a mere pittance, while even one of them would cripple him to a very serious extent. My morning’s work has not been wasted, since it has proved that he has the very strongest motives for standing in the way of anything of the sort.” We might think money can buy us happiness, but ,in reality, we need love and acceptance to be happy in life. Dr. Roylott thought that murdering both of his step daughters would help solve his problem and help him keep his money. However, this came back to bite him in the butt and he got a taste of his own venom.
Holmes discovered James Windibank’s trickery to his daughter’s emotions because the evidence of the typewriter being used logically proved Holmes’s theory (Doyle 46). Even though the discovery was emotionally upsetting, the logical conclusion precedence, which demonstrated that Victorian people valued logic and truth more the being emotionally satisfied. After Holmes willing dived off a cliff into icy water to kill Professor Moriarty (Ritchie 1:56:47), he later appeared alive in a camouflage suit (Ritchie 2:00:20). Holmes logically should be dead; however, he reappears at the end, which demonstrates that 21st Century Americans value being emotionally satisfied even if it opposes
Sherlock Holmes used his observance to come to the conclusion that occurred at the end of “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” transcribed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In April 1883, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson experienced an encounter with Helen Stoner; Helen requested that Sherlock and Watson look into the case of her sister’s death. Holmes and Watson were recommended by a mutual friend of Helen’s. Helen Stoner and Dr. Roylott lived in Stoke Moran. Dr. Roylott, Helen’s stepfather, was an aggressive man. After Helen Stoner’s mother had perished, Dr. Roylott was left with her will until each girl got married. When married each girl would get one third of the money. Helen’s sister, Julia, had passed away two years ago on the night before
In the story “Adventure of the Speckled Band” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the death of Julia Stoner for her twin sister Helen Stoner. Helen arrives on Sherlock Holmes’ doorstep sometime around early April 1883. She is in an unstable state of mind, for she feared for her life. She suspects foul play at her stepfather’s residence, the Roylott Estate. Helen went to Sherlock and Dr. Watson requesting for them to investigate the death of her twin Julia.
Sherlock Holmes is in fact not responsible for the death of one Dr. Grimesby Roylott. The passage,” The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” is written by the one and only Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes was not guilty for Dr. Roylott’s passing due three points of reasoning. Holmes was hired by Helen for protect her. He had to protect himself from the swamp adder. Sherlock Holmes did not predict that Dr. Roylott would be bitten by the snake. Although Holmes thought he killed Dr. Roylott, he was evidently protecting Mrs. Helen Stoner.
While there has been criticism of the Holmesian method of deduction, many people support the idea that the use of deducing people can help with capture of criminals. While Holmes refers to his findings as deduction himself many people say, “that the process that Sherlock Holmes engages in is usually not deduction” (Novella). Deduction is defined as using a logic method of assumptions based on general statements about the world (Novella). However, Holmes himself makes more of an educated inference on what he observes about the suspects and evidence in his surroundings. The term “Holmesian Deduction” has been used to distinguish the two different methods (Novella). Holmes most famous quote, “when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth”, is often cited as the best definition to his method of deduction. While it is not a method commonly used now thanks to more advances in crime fighting methods and technology, Holmesian deduction has certainly influenced that way we look at a crime scene.