Sherlock Holmes Character Analysis

Holmes Character essay

The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is a book, composed of the many adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, which introduces various crimes to be solved by Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr.Watson.Throughout the stories we read, “A Scandal in Bohemia”, “The Adventure of the Red-Headed League”,“The Man with a Twisted Lip”, “The Musgrave ritual” and “The Final Problem” depicts Sherlock Holmes’s existence and his perspectives towards crime investigation. arious excerpts from the stories depicts of Holmes’s intelligence, his dedication to crime solving, his apathetic nature and his change to a character full of humanly aspects in “The Final Problem”.

Intelligence
Having solved various crimes, his arrogance may not have been inevitable. His audacious behavior is being portrayed throughout various short stories. As Holmes tells Watson in A Scandal in Bohemia, “Wedlock suits you,” “I think Watson, that you have put on seven and a half pounds since I saw you”(pg.6), I believe that Holmes was left in a fit of pique. Even though Holmes gladly accepts Watson in the ongoing investigation, he shows no interest towards Watson’s marriage. In fact, he does not even question Watson about his wife. This shows of his lack of interest towards others, which shows of his ignorance and his arrogant behavior towards other due to his only interest in solving mysteries. In addition, another quote from A Scandal in Bohemia, “Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point. Now, I know that there are seventeen steps, because I have both seen and observed. By the way since you are interested in these little problems. and since you are good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences, you may be interested in this” also shows of his apathetic behavior. As he explains of the importance of the necessity of individual insights, the usage of many different senses in order to have a vivid image of the places and objects that were being observed, he tells Watson of how Holmes himself thinks Watson is
However, in “The Final Problem”, a drastic change in his feelings can be seen. Especially, in the excerpt, "Yes, I have been using myself up rather too freely," he remarked, in answer to my look rather than to my words; "I have been a little pressed of late.” This shows of how Holmes is able to read Watson’s thoughts with a glance, which becomes evident of their close bond they have in addition to the intimate knowledge Holmes had of Watson. Being depicted as an arrogant character, for the first time, Conan Doyle describes of Holmes’s knowledge of Watson and of how Holmes had cared for Watson while expressing their relation. In addition, this excerpt shows of their remarkable bond due to the fact that Watson has described that it has been some time since their last meeting. In addition to this excerpt, Holmes reveals his feelings through his conversation with Watson, “I think that you know me well enough, Watson, to understand that I am by no means a nervous man. At the same time, it is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you”. As Holmes introduces Professor Moriarty and of his intelligence and of how Holmes will fight with him despite the fact that there is a possibility of death as a result. In fact, this excerpt also shows of Holmes humanly aspects and of his fear towards others. Overall, even