Nigel Bruce

The following extract from chapter three is an example of how the supernatural and the scientific are continuously contrasting in the novel: ‘In your opinion there is a diabolical agency which makes Dartmoor an unsafe abode for a Baskerville—that is your opinion?’ ‘At least I might go the length of saying that there is some evidence that this may be so.’

In “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes uses his inquisitive skills to solve a mystery. Along with Sherlock is his companion, Dr. Watson, who works with Sherlock to protect Helen Stoner from Dr. Roylott. To begin, the story takes place in April, 1883, at the Roylott Stoke Maron Manor. Troubled, Helen Stoner explains her case in vast detail to Sherlock and Dr. Watson. The main conflict of the story is that Helen feared for her life and was suspicious about

In the episode, A Study in Pink from the television show Sherlock one of the main secondary characters are Dr. John Watson. Dr. Watson unlike most of the other characters actually shows his appreciation for Sherlock Holmes brilliant findings. He complements Holmes on how he pays close attention to the markings on his cellular phone that gave evidence that the previous owner had a drinking problem. Dr. John Watson said, “How can you possibly know about the drinking?” Sherlock Holmes then responds

Garcia-Marquez's “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” Symbolism is often used to subtlely enhance a story’s meaning by adding emphasis and details to the story line. However, Garcia-Marquez, in “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”, cloaks his tale for children in a dreamlike quality conveyed purely through symbolism. Clues to his intended meaning can be drawn from the old winged man whom the story revolves around, from the metamorphous of the family who take him in, and from outsiders’ reaction

1. Explanation of the plot (summary) Doctor John H. Watson, who served in the war in Afghanistan, needs to share a place to live because economic issues, and Sherlock Holmes, an eccentric and talented consulting detective, is the person who becomes his best option. After a few days of living together, Watson finds out Holmes’s profession when he receives a letter from a detective Tobias Gregson, who asks for help to discover who was the murderer of E. J. Drebber. Watson joins Holmes to the crime

as fencing, Ju-Jitsu and Kung Fu. This inconstant setting transforms a crime detective story into action mystery films, which are composed by fast paced brawl scenes, mysterious rituals, accidental boat sinking, and building explosion. Compared to Nigel Bruce’s the clumsy fool version, Jude Law’s representation is more faithful to the original. He is intelligent with steadfast determination, quick wit and skilled fighting ability.(McMullen 2012) The relationship between Holmes and Watson is sincere

The third trailer for Sherlock: “The Abominable Bride” is a mere forty-three seconds with only the first thirty-five seconds actually showing clips from the episode, yet the trailer is fraught with layers of rhetoric. The trailer can be found on the YouTube channel “Sherlock” and was published December 12th, 2015. Sherlock: “The Abominable Bride” was an episode released in between seasons three and four and directed by Douglas Mackinnon. The trailer itself is much too short to inform the viewer of

The story is set in modern time and it is almost opposite from the original story. The story starts with Dr. Watson having a dream about the war and his living style. It then shows three victims getting picked off one by one. The police are having a media conference call and every time the cops say something not true a text is sent. Every text from the phone pops up as a written title what is being said. Watson does meet up with an old friend that introduces him to Holmes in the lab at the hospital

The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a popular Sherlock Holmes novel with supreme detail. The story involves four main characters the investigator Sherlock Holmes with his partner, Dr.Watson who is very brave. Together they solve the murder of Julia Stoner, who is the sister of a wise and timid woman named Helen Stoner. The murder was at Dr.Roylott’s family estate called the Stoke Moran. This murder took place on April 1883 at the family estate. During the

Quiet Kill Sherlock slumped to the ground. “Why did you kill her?” “She was an idiot, a jerk just like you. She didn’t give up the pussy. All I wanted was to get laid. My god it’s only pussy. She was acting like she was some Queen of Sheba. And then I stabbed her.” Sherlock said, “Are you saying after you stabbed her you raped her? Is that how it was?” He was confused, because what his Coz just did defied his nature. For all his roughness and arrogance, Wormwood was transformed when he was in