The Speckled Band

In the story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” the author Conan Doyle portrays many different narrative techniques. He uses these techniques to provide meaning for the audience as well as help them visualize the situation that was being described. The different techniques used are narrative discourse, suspense, conflict, close, and focalization in his story. Narrative discourses are events, to describe a series of events that are contingent one on another. Typically focuses on one or more performers of actions. Personal experience can influence narrative discourse due to the explaining of significant events in the life of the narrator. Narrative discourse is made up of exposition/ setting, developing conflict, climax, final suspense, and conclusion. The narrative discourse is being portrait in the story by Sherlock trying to find the mystery. Helen Stoner goes to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for help on figuring out the mystery of her sister’s death, and they both investigate. It all begins with the renovation that was done to the room. Holmes arrived to Dr. Grimesby Roylott’s home in order to investigate the noise that his daughter seemed to be hearing from the bedroom that the sister was killed in. Holmes describes the room “very strange” he found the ventilator open into another room as well as the bell-rope. The ventilator was the small opening between two rooms as well as the bed was fastened to the floor. “A ventilator is made, a cord is hung, and a lady who

Abby Brewster - Abby Brewster is the sister of Martha Brewster, they are the dynamic homicidal duo. She lives with her sister in Brooklyn.

I found this story very exciting but most of all I like the part when

Conan Doyle in “The Speckled Band” allows Sherlock Holmes to discover clues that he relays to Watson allowing the reader to get a feeling for what is to come. The clues that are discovered may not help the reader solve the mystery, but that is why Doyle’s stories have lasted for ever because they keep the readers guessing. During the story, Holmes points out several important clues including the dummy bell pull connected

Arsenic and Old Lace, written by Joseph Kesselring, is a play that takes place in Brooklyn New York. The opening scene takes place in September of 1942, in the Brewster living room. It is the home of Aunt Abby and Aunt Martha Brewster they both may seem perfectly sane, but we find out they are both crazy murderers. Together, they have 12 dead bodies in their home. The women think they are doing their victims favors, because all of their victims were lonely and death would be better than that. In the Brewster house, with the two aunts, lives Teddy, Teddy believes he is the president of the United States (Teddy Roosevelt) and provides comedic relief during the show through his “presidential behavior”. Also living in

What phenomenon has the ability to transform a meager string of text into a lively, immersive adventure? The answer is literary devices. Literary devices such as foreshadowing and imagery can be an author’s most powerful tool when it comes to formulating an effective conflict or theme in a story. This is made evident by Sinclair Ross’ ability to effectively utilize the literary devices at his disposal to develop a powerful, efficient short story in “The Lamp at Noon”. In the story, imagery, dialogue, and the omniscient point of view from which the story is perceived are formidable examples of how literary devices provide a significant role in shaping the plot, conflict and themes for the reader to experience.

Mrs. Abbott began to describe her story and the purpose of the detectives’ invitations. Her husband, Mr. Abbott, was alive, but without thought or movement. Mr. Abbott,

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

The Speckled Band “There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact”(Doyle). The story, “The Speckled Band,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, is about a woman who thinks she is in danger and comes to Holmes for protection. The element that seems to stand out is the plot. The story starts off slowly, and then it gets more interesting and dramatic as Holmes and Watson solve the case. (Thesis) Plot is the main element of the story that connects Doyle’s life to the story.

Meanwhile, both men bided in their own precinct without apprehending the explicit location of each other. Between the two people prevailed a wall, the wall suppressed to glimpse one another. Not to mention, Dr.Roylott deposited on the chair where he stood on. With the many trials of murdering Helen, Dr.Grimesby Roylott should comprehend the snake’s arrival. The intelligent man sat in the chair, even realizing the perilous surroundings can eliminate him. Besides, the snake persists as an uncontrollable variable, nobody can precisely envision the actions of a snake. Ergo, when Sherlock Holmes viciously attacked the snake, he does not have the ability to auger whether the swap adder bites Dr.Roylott. Therefore, scrutinizing the chamber Dr.Roylott occurred to be in, betided impracticable

The Speckled Band by Sherlock Holmes Detective stories first became popular in the Victorian era following the emergence of organized police forces in the 1830's. Fascination with the criminal heros accompanied a corresponding interest in the methodical uncovering of crime. Public hangings were frequent and Victorian people feared crime greatly. This meant that when the detective stories came about they felt the fictional character that cracked every case became the perfect detective i.e. Arthur Conan Doyle's character, Sherlock Holmes. SherlockHolmes was actually an amateur detective not a member of the London plaice force and the Victorians had a deep resentment against the police, as they were

Power is the one thing that makes the world go around and that is evident in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”. Within the story, there are two ways that the characters can receive their power, through their knowledge and from their ability to obtain money. Power is affected by a few factors that either make it more difficult to obtain power or make it easier to use ones power. How one reacts to power and obtains their power is affected by factors of gender and agency, by whether they have old money and new money, and through what kind of knowledge one has or how much knowledge one has.

The Baroque period is an era of artistic style utilizing embellished motion, pure and effortlessly interpreted detail to yield drama, tension, exuberance, and opulence in representation. The opera “The Fairy Queen” by Henry Purcell is an excellent representation of the Baroque era in its inordinate application of all theatrical foundations, embroidered indications, and the selected focused elucidation to return melodrama, emotional tension, enthusiasm, and sumptuousness for the audience watching.

The short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Man with the Twisted Lip,” is based on disguises of wealth and appearance and how these disguises change the point of view that people have in the social classes and what they think about each other during the Victorian Era. Disguises can be used to create an identity for one’s own personal gain or to protect an individual 's identity. Neville St. Claire uses disguise to validate his place as a gentleman. His status as a beggar allows him to become the successful gentleman that he should be, by concealing his true self to the social class system. Sherlock Holmes uses his persona as a protection to keep the people of London safe and out of harms way. Between the two personalities of St. Claire and Holmes is the outcome of what others may think of them; St. Claire knows the identity that he has created is not accepted by the social class while Sherlock Holmes identity is seen as a hero and is accepted by the social class. One uses his disguise purely for monetary gain and the other uses the identity in order to solve mysteries and protect his city. As shown in the “The Man with the Twisted Lip”, disguise is only allowed when the social class accepts the identity.

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.