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    Films are not always exact representations of novels they were created after. Both the novel The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows reflect the ideals of the time period they were produced in. The film adaptation introduces violence and romance which were not prevalent in the collection of short stories, reflecting values of this century. In the stories, Sherlock Holmes solves mysteries using techniques such as distraction to obtains the information he needs

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    Every mystery story has clues that lead up to a solution however, the clues may not always be as apparent as others. In Arthur Conan Doyle’s short mystery story, ”The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” the main character Sherlock Holmes notices key details and clues the reader and other characters may not. In the story, Sherlock Holmes has the belief Dr. Roylott was the one who murdered Julia Stoner. Mr. Holmes takes into consideration the unnecessary construction done on the house as well as the fake

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    Sherlock Holmes was not responsible for the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott. “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” was a compelling mystery story written by the famous author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes was not a killer; he was hired to protect Helen Stoner. Furthermore, Dr. Roylott was an immensely forceful, cruel man. He had continuously threatened Sherlock Holmes. Moreover, Holmes could not have predicted the poisonous snake would wound Dr. Roylott. Roylott, not by Holmes, owned the snake

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    In the show Sherlock Holmes, the creators introduce a suicide crime scene to the audience. Through crime scene after crime scene all corresponding to each other, the creator reveals to us a mysterious, perplexing and so unbelievably smart character, Sherlock Holmes. Along with Sherlock the audience meets a war hero who is told has PTSD. Later the audience finds out that it is not PTSD but this character Watson has a yearn to be back in the war. At the beginning of Watson and Sherlock's so called

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    The mysterious ways of Sherlock Holmes can be interpreted in many ways. The mysterious adventures of Sherlock Holmes have been retold in many different ways and forms but they never fail to portray the strange methods of Holmes research. In many of the interpretations of Holmes’s adventures, Holmes is portrayed as a tall, slender man who has a remarkable mind. Both Basil (the protagonist of The Great Mouse Detective) and Holmes (the protagonist of Sherlock Holmes) have a remarkable way of deducing

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    Sherlock Holmes If you have ever had to make a difficult decision, it is not the easiest thing to do. In this story it is all about Sherlock Holmes and how he did the WRONG thing by letting people that broke the law get away with it. In my opinion, Sherlock Holmes did the wrong thing by letting them go. Here are some reasons why he did the wrong thing. In the first place, Ryder got by with the crime once and might try to do a different crime. Ryder stole the carbuncle from inside the goose where

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    In Elementary, which is the television adaptation of Sherlock Holmes aired in 2012, the character of Watson is changed into a female version. Such shift is viewed as feminist participation in finding women's voice which is lacked in the original literature to meet the trend of having feminist-friendly content by giving audience images of strong women in contemporary television shows. However, the image of a smart woman itself which just likes Watson could be viewed as a site of ideological struggle

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    Holmes’ reasoning. Conan Doyle wrote a lot of life stories of Sherlock Holmes, the more famous instance of "A Study in Scarlet", "four signature", "Hound of the Baskervilles," "last case" and more. In the "last case", Sherlock Holmes and his enemies Moriarty fight in the Reichenbach Falls, and they all fall into the cliff. But later Conan Doyle also agreed to the request of readers, so Holmes miraculously resurrected, and then do a lot of well-known case. Whoever read the "Sherlock Holmes" that will

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    The Mysterious Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was one of the most popular if not the most iconic detective writer of his time. He wrote pieces such as “The Speckled Band” and “The Final Problem” that sparked interest in one of the most popular detectives in history. The popularity for Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has lasted for generations and is why he is recognized as one of the greatest detective writers of all time. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adheres to the established principles of

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    Scandal in Bohemia, Gender Roles In "A Scandal in Bohemia," by Arthur Conan Doyle, society places women at an inferior level pushing them to the background therefore never allowing us, the reader, to know them, except for Irene Adler who shows the gender shift of the time period by becoming the main character in Sherlock Holmes investigation and the story. "A Scandal in Bohemia" speaks about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his adventure in retrieving a damaging photograph for a king from

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