The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

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    accomplices or in most cases his sidekick Watson, to intimidate or trick his suspects into confession, and to remain control of his situations or further plans. In both (Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Adventure of the Dying Detective. US: Collier’s Magazine (1913), and (Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle. UK: The Strand Magazine (1892), the use of Sherlock’s manipulative

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    The first difference between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson is that Holmes is introvert while Watson is extrovert ("Psychological Profile of Sherlock Holmes"). In the novel The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, Watson described Sherlock as a person who was "cold and proud nature was always averse, however, to anything in the shape of public applause" and he forbade John Watson to use and "stringent terms to say no further word of

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    Sherlock Holmes has assumed a reality few fictional characters have. Holmes is known for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise and his use of forensic science to solve different cases. Sherlock Holmes is the main character of four novels and more than sixty short stories by Sir Conan Doyle (1859-1930).(please find the exact amount-needs to be hard fact) Doyle used inspirations from his reality to help strengthen his description of the fictional detective series of

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    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle utilizes many detail-oriented literary elements to develop the many adventures of the famous fictional British detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, John Watson. Long winded description and complex vocabulary are infused into Doyle’s writing to accentuate Holmes’s great intelligence. By incorporating such a heavy, educated tone upon the mysteries, the tales of Sherlock Holmes are expressed as very complicated stories that challenge readers in comprehension as well as encourage

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    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle utilizes many/several detail-oriented literary elements to develop the many adventures of the famous fictional British detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, John Watson. Long winded description and complex vocabulary are infused into Doyle’s writing to accentuate Holmes’s great intelligence. By incorporating such a heavy, educated tone upon the mysteries, the tales of Sherlock Holmes are expressed as very complicated stories that challenge readers in comprehension as well

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    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle utilizes literary elements such as dialogue, tone, vocabulary, a different format of narration and perspective, along with chronology to construct the adventures of the eminent fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Dr. John Watson. The creative use of dialogue assists in telling the story fluently and vividly, while a suspenseful and occasionally humorous tone maintains interest from case to case. Long winded descriptions and complex vocabulary are infused into

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    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle utilizes many detail-oriented literary elements to develop the many adventures of the famous fictional British detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, John Watson. Long winded description and complex vocabulary are infused into Doyle’s writing to accentuate Holmes’s great intelligence. By incorporating such a heavy, educated tone upon the mysteries, the tales of Sherlock Holmes are expressed as very complicated stories that challenge readers in comprehension as well as encourage

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    Sherlock Holmes humours his acquaintances with his dry wit, on numerous occasions: ‘my life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence. These little problems help me to do so.’ Suggesting that without his little adventures he would be bored and solving these crimes show him some interest and keep his brain ticking over. Doyle also implies that Holmes does his work, not for want of

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    over profession is to put love over greed, and I believe that I do that well. Watson, like me, does not become upset when reminded that there are many concepts that he does not know or observe. He is reminded of this by Holmes in The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle. “‘I can see nothing,’ said I, handing it back to my friend. ‘On the contrary, Watson, you can see everything. You fail, however, to reason from what you see. You are too timid in drawing inferences.’ ‘Then pray, tell me, what is it that

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    flaws as Sancho does (though we can be sure that he has some). Watson is shown to be an asset to Holmes multiple times during their partnership, whereas the subject of Sancho being a true asset to Quixote is debateable at the best of times. In the Adventure of the Creeping Man, Watson describes his role in Holmes’s cases when he says “When it was a case of active work and a comrade was needed upon whose nerve he could place some reliance, my role was obvious13.” Watson also goes on to say “I was a whetstone

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