The Character of Sherlock Holmes in 'Sir Arthur' by Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes is a work of art, he cannot be copied. Holmes is always very serious as he needs to get his job done. In The Hound Of the Baskervilles, Holmes interrogates Dr. Mortimer, one of his clients, “And you, a trained man of science believe it to be supernatural?” (Doyle 31). Also, Holmes is very deliberate in the way he thinks. He is able to see a small detail and process it into his method almost immediately. Lastly, Holmes is always a detective and is certain he will

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.

The legendary fictional character Sherlock Holmes was constructed by a basis of a French criminal expert and a famous police investigator. He is known for his prowess in perception and analysis. On the other hand, Holmes sympathy towards people is near absent. Holmes loves to breakdown the story of each person he comes in contact with it. However, he does make a mistake occasionally. Although, there are many positive representations of Holmes, the Downey-Holmes is the best.

“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?” was spoken by Sherlock Holmes, a famous English Literature icon, and Sherlock lived by this too. Arthur Conan Doyle was a doctor who lived in Scotland, although he is more publicly known as the author for the Sherlock Holmes mystery stories. While he never intended on becoming a writer, he has still set the six fundamental requirements for a good mystery story. These six requirements include the crime must be significant, the detective must be memorable, the criminal must be a worthy advisory or opponent, the clues must be made available to the reader, the suspects must appear early in the story, and the solution to the crime must be reasonable and plausible. While not all six elements are required for it

In Chapter One of the novel he says that Sherlock has an“extraordinary genius for minutiae.” Arthur uses the adjective extraordinary to show that Sherlock is like no other and is far above everyone with his perception. Another thing Watson admires about Sherlock is “His masterly manner.” The word masterly is used to show that in the eyes of Watson Sherlock is so much better than him; He is his master. Also Watson has loyalty and trust towards Sherlock as when he is wrong he almost instantly tries to apolpgize for his failure by saying “I should have had more faith in your marvellous faculty.” Watson is very devoted to Sherlock and may feel that he has to praise him just for him to be valuable to Sherlock. Watson will do anything he can to please Sherlock and most of the time is just plainly dismissed and this shows incredible amounts of loyalty and persistence. Arthur Conan Doyle uses the word faith to show how much Watson really wants Sherlock Holmes to appreciate him and he is doing everything in his power to please them. This makes their partnership so much more tragic as ultimately Watson knows that he will never be on the same level as Sherlock. Reallisticly though, Sherlock is very flawed and his sociopathic tendencies, inability to recognise emotion and no desire to love makes him more of a tragedy than a marvel. To summarize the character of the duo, Sherlock is a intelligent and perceptive dectective with one

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

Like all literature, the Holmes stories are open to interpretation and analysis. Readers of all levels of scholarship and devotion have poured countless hours into examining every last detail in hopes of finding some new detail or something to unlock an additional

The tone of the author changes to a challenging nature as the readers realized that it could be difficult for Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson to try to solve the mystery under the dangerous circumstances. The mystery unraveled as the assumptions of Sherlock Holmes seemed to be true. Answers come to the investigators as the story moves to the end. Sherlock Holmes appeared to be persistent as he was heroic when under the hazardous conditions. Waiting in

Sherlock Holmes is considered a great man because of his intellect and amazing deduction skills. We see evidence of his deduction skills when he observed that his client had traveled a long way to reach him in “The Adventure of The Speckled Band”, “‘I observe the second half of a return ticket in the palm of your left glove. You must have started early, and yet you had a good drive in a dog-cart, along heavy roads, before you reached the station,’”(pg 213, The Adventure of the speckled band) Sherlock managed to tell where his client was before she reached him with just a few glances. When people say that Sherlock Holmes has an intelligent mind they are talking about his thought processes, that were way before his time. Sherlock’s scientific approach to crime solving mirrors modern day forensic sciences. He had the intellect to observe small clues and gather evidence from crime scenes that helped him solve cases. We see evidence of his use of forensic analysis in the short story “The Boscombe Valley Mystery” when Dr. Watson and Lestrade watch Sherlock do something very curious, “For a long time he remained there, turning over the leaves and dried sticks, gathering up what seemed to me to be dust into an envelope and examining with his lens not only the ground but even the bark of the tree as far as he could reach,”(“The Boscombe Valley Mystery, pg. 168). The dust sherlock gathers in this moment happened to be cigar ash from an Indian Cigar that the murderer was smoking just before the murder. This evidence helped Sherlock and Watson catch the murderer. Throughout all of Sherlock Holmes’s adventures Sherlock shows his greatness through his intellect and deductive

When Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, the people in London was suffering with the many crimes and the extended distance between the rich and the poor. Also the biggest villain Moriarty was symbolizing the British government, showed that the government was doing nothing for their people. Also in that time was The Industrial Revolution, because that farmer became worker and farm became factory, and the rich people became more powerful. Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes to show the situation of that time and also to show the dark side of humanity.

At first, Watson didn’t really know what to think of Holmes, but Stamford assured him that it would be okay it was just that Holmes was “a little queer in his ideas”. "Oh, I didn't say there was anything against him. “He is a little queer in his ideas—an enthusiast in some branches of science. As far as I know he is a decent fellow enough." "A medical student, I suppose?" said I. (Scarlet 7) Just by hearing of the doctor’s records, they not only investigated together, but they did a lot of things together as well. It is no wonder that Arthur Conan Doyle and no doubts that the Baker Street detective needed a true

The meeting of the two men served as a propelling force of the story. Holmes’ firsthand view of Dr. Roylott’s violence only made their investigation much more urgent, while the comments of Holmes just added to Dr. Roylott’s initial despising of him. Along with a propelling force, their meeting was an interwoven conflict in the story as well concerning Holmes and Dr. Roylott. The fact that Helen Stoner had gone to Holmes without informing her stepfather created a new problem between them; furthermore, Dr. Roylott’s aggressive personality caused yet another conflict to arise, this one with Dr. Roylott opposing society. The suspense in this section of the story had a serious tone that had an ability to spark anxiety in any reader.

Sherlock Holmes has been featured in several stories by his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Traditionally, he has been highly regarded for his intellect, nonetheless a multifold of readers question if Holmes has emotions. Holmes' thoughts are a mystery. Readers only know the thoughts of his friend Dr. John Watson, who narrates the stories Holmes is in. I have reason to believe that Holmes has displayed through his actions, including through what he says, that he indeed has emotions.

This paper will explore the relationship between Sherlock Holmes and his companion and friend Dr. John Watson. What is the relationship between Holmes and Watson? Are they compatible or are their differences to great for them to overcome. Looking at how they work together will also be a key factor in how well the relationship works between the two of them. Do their own interests and abilities get in the way? Does the time period in which they live factor into the environment of their communication styles?

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was written by Sir Arthur ConanDoyle. The novel was first published in 1892. A Scandal in Bohemia was a short story about a woman who has pictures of herself and a high Englishnobleman. She used them to blackmail him. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a novelist, a detective-story writer, and aphysician. He was born on May 22, 1859 and died on July 7, 1930. He beganwriting The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 1890 and finished writing it in1892. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was so successful in his writing that he gave uphis career as a physician only five years after the creation of Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson were created by Sir Arthur