Dr. Roylott Research Paper

Instinctively as a detective, Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of the demise of Dr. Roylott. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, when in the room of Helen Stoner, waited for evidence for the cause of Julia Stoner’s death. When Sherlock Holmes hit the ventilator, he startled Dr. Watson. When both men traveled to the room of Dr. Roylott, they saw that Dr. Roylott was dead, with a speckled band-the deadliest snake in India- wrapped around his head. The cause of Dr.Roylott’s death was not Sherlock Holmes’s accountability. Dr. Roylott knew about the animals from India, he should have known how to stop the snake, not end up dying from it. Dr. Roylott never died when trying to kill Julia or training the snake before. Lastly, Sherlock Holmes did not know the position of Dr. Roylott; additionally how was it that Dr. Roylott was sitting on the chair in his bedroom?
Roylott knew of the animals from India, he should have been able to control the snake. Dr. Roylott, who visited India many times, had a pet baboon and tiger in his home, Stoke Moran. Having these exotic pets should have had him have knowledge of how to control the specked band snake. Dr. Roylott trained the snake to be able to kill Julia Stoner. The snake needed knowledge on how to slither down the fake bell-rope, along with going through the small ventilator that separated Dr. Roylott and Julia Stoner’s rooms. As Dr. Roylott trained the snake, he should have known how to stop the snake when it struck at Dr. Roylott after being hit by Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Roylott had been to India, where he gained knowledge on the snake; therefore he should have been able to control the snake from trying to kill him. Sherlock Holmes was not guilty since Dr. Roylott should have been able to stop the snake. Dr. Roylott trained the snake; additionally the snake could have tried to attack him initially. Since this could have occurred, Dr. Roylott would have been able to control the snake then, although why could he not