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    crime/mystery stories are the ones of Sherlock Holmes. One of the main reasons is him being a genius, but the friendship/partnership between Holmes and Watson is another reason. The first time someone reads any Holmes story and Watson were introduced, they probably knew it would be a good story. Watson helps Holmes in a way. He “loosens” Holmes up whenever he’s hard to get along with. Their relationship is way more than you can see. No matter how well Holmes and Watson get along, they both seem

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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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    Mr Watson Interview

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    That is why I would like to present this award to Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. D. However, I would first like to explain in more depth what they have done to earn such a prestigious award. II. Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson truly value their work and they are willing to put in a great deal of effort into the cases they receive. A. An example includes a case they took a few

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    is a trifle.” I whisper to myself as I approach the patient. I need to notice every detail. I must not miss a single word or a single movement. Each detail is a clue and each clue is imperative to solve the case and find the diagnosis. I am Sherlock Holmes and this is my mystery to solve. I take a deep breath. “What seems to be the problem today?” I ask. “I am having trouble moving.” replies the patient. A movement disorder, I think. My mind races with possibilities: Parkinson’s? Huntington’s

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    accounts being Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and even Batman. Yes, even Batman! However, I had wondered what makes these characters so appealing, and I believe the answer lies in the motif, specifically a character motif, but what is the one presented? Elementary dear Watson: The motif is eccentric, or odd character traits, blended with quick wit, and amassing knowledge i.e.: Dupin being commented as odd for liking to lurk in the dark, yet understanding advanced philosophies, Holmes’ obsession with

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    Holmes and Watson in the Detective Genre The detective performs a key role in the story and provides hope to the reader, especially in the time when Sherlock Holmes was written. Victorian life was hard, law-less and dangerous and especially in London. In every story Conan Doyle A vital component to the detective genre is the sleuth himself who in these stories is portrayed as a convincing, sharp, and witty character; a gentleman with intelligence, more so than the reader and side kick

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    whole truth. For instance, clearly seeing Mary has been hurt Holmes states that her “quick, observant gaze… showed that neither her wits or her courage had been shaken by her terrible experience” (Doyle 10). This implies that Holmes does not think of Mary’s story as credible. This further implies that minor details such as the cut bells and the three wine glasses still raise confusion for Holmes. A further example of this is when Holmes tells Mary to “tell me [him] the truth” and then with some uncertainty

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    Observed: Why Stephen Bertman’s Work on Plagiarism is a Respectable Academic Source Did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle plagiarize Edgar Allan Poe? This idea has been contested for over a century and has come to a consensus that Doyle did indeed base Sherlock Holmes off of Poe’s character known as C. Auguste Dupin. In Stephen Bertman’s, “Kindred Crimes: Poe’s “ The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and Doyle’s The Sign of Four”, he looks deeper into the debate by comparing Doyle’s The Sign of Four to Poe’s “The

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    1. The notion of Sherlock Holmes as a “policeman of masculinities” in either of the two stories we read As the popularity of the novels increased, Arthur Conan Doyle eventually developed Sherlock Holmes into an ideal Victorian gentleman that would provide a good example to those who read it. Sherlock is intelligent and analytical, able to deduce deeply personal things about a person just by looking at them, as he does with Henry Baker’s hat. John Watson, the everyman character acknowledges Sherlock’s

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    first book, 'A Study in Scarlet' introduced the vigilant, deductive Sherlock Holmes, his good-natured question-raising friend, Dr Watson, and the whole apparatus of detection mythology associated with Baker Street, Holmes's fictitious home. This was well appreciated and the fact that his life was more stable compared to Poe, his stories tended to be not as emotive but logical. He decided to kill his main character, Sherlock Holmes, in 1901, but was compelled to revive him in 1903 due to the protest

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