How Is Sherlock Holmes Similar
In the eyes of many he is the greatest detective of all time. Sherlock Holmes is known as the man to go to when you need a crime solved. He is clever, swift and can ultimately do it all. However, there are countless different versions of the Sherlock Holmes’ character that appear across various adaptations. For example, the original Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Conan Doyle and the modern TV series Sherlock created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.
Though perceived differently, Sherlock Holmes’ short stories and TV series share a lot of similarities. For instance the short story “A Scandal in Bohemia” resembles a lot of what the TV episode “A Scandal in Belgravia” presents. In both pieces you are presented with the same problem. …show more content…
The difference in technology really makes the pieces shift in different directions in terms of tone. Another thing is the characters in the story have different relationships and or different back ground stories which ultimately changes the final result of each piece.
In “A Scandal in Bohemia” this story was taken place around the 1800s. There was no use of technology, Irene Alder in this story had actual photographs and kept hand written love letters as well. Characters were also forced to communicate with each other face to face instead of through the use of technology. Without the use of technology certain events were different as well. For example, Watson had to throw a flammable object inside of Adler’s house to start a fire instead of staging it like he did in “A Scandal in Belgravia.”
Technology really made a difference between the two pieces. In “A Scandal in Belgravia” most of the time Irene Adler and Sherlock would communicate through the use of their smart phones. Also, in this piece the majority of the time Sherlock was forced to crack a code whether it was figuring out what the password to Adler’s smart phone was or determining what the code was to Adler’s safe. And because of the invention of indoor smoke alarms Watson easily staged the fire without having to go through all the extra work of throwing flammable objects inside of Adler’s house. Technology played a big role in this …show more content…
Irene Adler was made out to be a lot more scandalous stating that she was a dominatrix to the wealthy and powerful. Moriarty and Irene Adler Actually had a connection with each other they were working together to go against Sherlock Holmes. Finally, Watson was not married and was casually dating here and there.
Overall, the pieces “A Scandal in Bohemia” and “A Scandal in Belgravia” shared just as many similarities as there were differences. Similarities which included the same problem being presented. Sherlock Holmes needing to retrieve these photographs back to the King of Bohemia. The introduction of “The Woman” Irene Adler. The mysterious woman who was known to be the woman who beat Sherlock Holmes and, the methods used to ultimately retrieve the photographs back. As for differences the differences were the difference in technology which really made the pieces shift in different directions. The characters in the story purpose the different relationships and or different back ground stories which ultimately changed the final result of each
Though perceived differently, Sherlock Holmes’ short stories and TV series share a lot of similarities. For instance the short story “A Scandal in Bohemia” resembles a lot of what the TV episode “A Scandal in Belgravia” presents. In both pieces you are presented with the same problem. …show more content…
The difference in technology really makes the pieces shift in different directions in terms of tone. Another thing is the characters in the story have different relationships and or different back ground stories which ultimately changes the final result of each piece.
In “A Scandal in Bohemia” this story was taken place around the 1800s. There was no use of technology, Irene Alder in this story had actual photographs and kept hand written love letters as well. Characters were also forced to communicate with each other face to face instead of through the use of technology. Without the use of technology certain events were different as well. For example, Watson had to throw a flammable object inside of Adler’s house to start a fire instead of staging it like he did in “A Scandal in Belgravia.”
Technology really made a difference between the two pieces. In “A Scandal in Belgravia” most of the time Irene Adler and Sherlock would communicate through the use of their smart phones. Also, in this piece the majority of the time Sherlock was forced to crack a code whether it was figuring out what the password to Adler’s smart phone was or determining what the code was to Adler’s safe. And because of the invention of indoor smoke alarms Watson easily staged the fire without having to go through all the extra work of throwing flammable objects inside of Adler’s house. Technology played a big role in this …show more content…
Irene Adler was made out to be a lot more scandalous stating that she was a dominatrix to the wealthy and powerful. Moriarty and Irene Adler Actually had a connection with each other they were working together to go against Sherlock Holmes. Finally, Watson was not married and was casually dating here and there.
Overall, the pieces “A Scandal in Bohemia” and “A Scandal in Belgravia” shared just as many similarities as there were differences. Similarities which included the same problem being presented. Sherlock Holmes needing to retrieve these photographs back to the King of Bohemia. The introduction of “The Woman” Irene Adler. The mysterious woman who was known to be the woman who beat Sherlock Holmes and, the methods used to ultimately retrieve the photographs back. As for differences the differences were the difference in technology which really made the pieces shift in different directions. The characters in the story purpose the different relationships and or different back ground stories which ultimately changed the final result of each