Holmes

Sort By:
Page 2 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Decent Essays

    the The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Many readers have been very much interested in Doyle's stories and how he has fabricated Sherlock’s form of reasoning or understanding in cases. These people have created many films depicting Doyle’s stories. In some films such as The Great Mouse Detective and Sherlock Holmes, the story line is the same as Doyle’s original but some names and characters have been changed. In the films, The Great Mouse Detective and Sherlock Holmes, the story proceeds the same

    • 656 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Charlotte Holmes, the great great great granddaughter of the notorious Sherlock Holmes is a cunning modern day version of her grandfather. She holds the brain of a moriarty in the body of a Holmes. Though many may argue that she has no other redeeming qualities than just her high intelligence, I refute that statement. Charlotte Holmes is a true friend to those close to her and would do anything for them. She is there in times of need and can be counted on. Charlotte Holmes is also a great role model

    • 827 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Sherlock Holmes Personality

    • 2253 Words
    • 10 Pages

    While the reasons for Sherlock Holmes popularity in the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth are comprehensible enough in the light of the abovementioned facts, the explanation for Sherlock`s continuing success requires a more detailed analysis. Many characters that were popular at the time of their creation are forgotten today; at the same time some images developed hundreds of years ago are still famous and have become iconic in modern culture. Such characters as Batman, Robin

    • 2253 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Observation: Sherlock Holmes would have spent hours analysing and ordering the discoveries he previously made, even if they were just trifles. He possessed a great gift of being able to see all niceties that were hidden from the eyes of not attentive who couldn’t put them together so they make sense. “He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen,” said Watson (Doyle, 139) “You see, but you do not observe.” (Doyle, 142) Knowledge: He used his knowledge

    • 365 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Sherlock Holmes has been adjusted on media since long and is considered as a standout amongst the most played characters on Television Series and on other such stages. As per Guinness World Records, Sherlock Holmes is the "most depicted motion picture character," with more than 70 performing artists having played the sleuth in more than 200 movies. Current interpretations of the show, for example, Sherlock and Elementary, give present day turns on the 125-year-old character, and as of late Sir Ian

    • 1672 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Sherlock Holmes Quotes

    • 801 Words
    • 4 Pages

    There are not many standout characters in literature that are internationally known and loved as much as Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is a world wide known character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. After “killing” him off Doyle brings back Sherlock in The Hounds of the Baskervilles. In the Hounds of the Baskervilles the internationally known character Sherlock lives up to his own legend. One of the most well known things about Sherlock is his extremely high intelligence, his power of deduction

    • 801 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    Essay On Sherlock Holmes

    • 1795 Words
    • 8 Pages

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows showcased an interesting twist to the fictional tale. The adaptations of the original story created a newfound love for the character of Sherlock Holmes. Both pre-existing and newer fans come together and embrace the new sides of the detective. One of the new sides experienced in relation to Sherlock Holmes is found in Guy Ritchie's two adaptations; Sherlock Holmes from 2009 and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows from 2011. In the adaptations by Ritchie, Holmes turns

    • 1795 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Blackwood Vs Holmes

    • 678 Words
    • 3 Pages

    movies and stories that the villains have left , Watson just looks at everything around him unlike Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is able to identify who the culprit is throughout the short stories and the films that we watched in class. Both of these movies, Sherlock Holmes and The Great Mouse Detective, have antagonists that are represented in different ways. In the movie Sherlock Holmes the villain is named Blackwood and in The Great Mouse Detective the villain is Professor Ratigan. In all of

    • 678 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Sherlock Holmes is one of the most popular detectives in world history. His adventures with the wonderful Dr. Watson have taken him to many places around england. But not only has he traveled around the world, but he has traveled around in time too. Sherlock holmes is even more popular that when his first stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were released. Today,there are new spin of books staring the detective, a multitude of movies based off his adventures, but nothing can compare to the fact that

    • 702 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Holmes Versus Spencer

    • 648 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Sherlock Versus Spencer: Who’s the Best? Sherlock Holmes is one of the greatest fictional detectives, but how does he compare to an always-right Shawn Spencer. Holmes, from The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is a household name. He has appeared in many books, TV shows, and movies. Shawn Spencer is a detective from the TV series Psych. He works for the Santa Barbara Police Department and has never failed to catch a culprit. Through Holmes’ standouts, Shawn’s differences, and the twos’

    • 648 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays