“Speckled Band” was his best Sherlock Holmes story (Wikipedia). When I first read “The Speckled Band”‚ I thought this was a basic “good vs. evil” type story‚ with Sherlock Holmes and his partner‚ Dr. Watson‚ being the good guys and the mad doctor‚ Grimesby Roylott‚ being the evil side. It seemed natural that Sherlock Holmes stories would be basically about good and evil‚ as I have seen a movie or two about Sherlock Holmes and he was always battling some villain that was obviously evil. In this essay‚ however
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intriguing novella‚ “The Adventure of the Speckled Band‚” in which he wrote about the intense and observant detective Sherlock Holmes on his quest to solve Helen Stoner’s mysterious case. It was early April‚ 1883‚ at Stoke Moran‚ the home of Dr. Grimesby Roylott‚ the abusive stepfather of Helen and Julia Stoner. Helen Stoner appeared at Mr. Holmes’ and Dr. Watson’s residence in distraught state. Stoner had been referred to the brilliant detective by a previous client of Holmes. At the request of Sherlock
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The foul play mystery was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The main characters in the story include Sherlock Holmes‚ Dr. Grimesby Roylott‚ Helen Stoner‚ and Dr. John Watson. Sherlock Holmes‚ the detective‚ was the protagonist in the story. In contrary‚ Dr. Grimesby Roylott was an aggressive antagonist. The medical doctor‚ Dr. Watson was a friend of Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Roylott was the stepfather of Helen Stoner. Helen Stoner had a sister named Julia‚ who was murdered. The setting of “The Adventure
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Most murder mysteries often have a motive to prompt an investigation‚ and most classic murder mysteries include a detective to solve the case. Murder mysteries obviously also include a murder‚ may it be spectacular‚ cold blooded or accidental. There is also a murderer and a victim and a weapon of some description.. However‚ not all murder mysteries involve an alibi which in my opinion‚ adds to the suspense of the story. The main focus of a murder mystery is the location of the story or where it is
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This wonderful and mind challenging short story was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s. The genre of this literature is fiction. Dr. Grimesby Roylott‚ the sinister character that made this short story so interesting. He was the evil and ruthless step father of the twin girls‚ Helen stoner and Julia stoner. Dr. Roylott was indeed the murderer of poor Julia. His step daughters were to be married to claim their mother’s late income. If both sister’s were to succeed‚ their step
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loyalty and valiancy. In conflict Ms. Helen Stoner‚ a soon to be bride‚ sought put the assistance of Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson in hopes to soothe her concerned nerves. Last but not least‚ the story encompasses a rather abusive antagonist‚ Dr. Grimesby Roylott. Helen Stoner was wise enough to fathom her life was in danger in the ancestral house of Stoke Moran subsequent to her sisters enigmatic death‚ in April 1883. She attained Mr. Holmes
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there to act as a bridge for something to travel through the ventilator and on the bell pole and fall onto the bed. Sherlock also remembered that Dr. Roylott admired exotic animals from India. The poison from the swamp adder was not discovered in the 1880s. Dr. Roylott then trained the snake to come back with the milk that they saw. Dr. Roylott would put the snake through the ventilator so that it will travel through the vent‚ down the bell pole‚ and bit its victim. Also‚ when Sherlock inspected
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Also Dahl gives us so many details because he is trying to throw us off the scent that Mary Maloney could be the murderer. In Lamb to the Slaughter‚ the wife‚ Mary Maloney‚ is the typical perfect wife but in the Speckled Band‚ the stepdad‚ Dr Grimesby Roylott‚ is a typical villain and in the end we see that they are both actually psychopaths. There are a few similarities between the Speckled Band and Lamb to the Slaughter like; they’re both inside jobs and they’re both psychopath killers. On the
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Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of killing Dr. Roylott. He was hired to protect Helen Stoner not to kill Dr. Roylott. Sherlock did not intend for Dr. Roylott to die‚ he was only protecting himself from the Swamp Adder. Sherlock Holmes could not possibly predict the outcome of Dr. Roylott’s demise. He had no way of knowing that the snake would bite Dr. Roylott. Although Dr. Roylott threatened Sherlock in a violent manner‚ he did not want to kill Dr. Roylott. He was hired to protect Helen Stoner
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experienced an encounter with Helen Stoner. Holmes and Watson were recommended by Helen’s friend; that was Helen’s motive for reporting her sister’s death to them. Helen Stoner and Dr. Roylott lived in Stoke Moran. Dr. Roylott‚ Helen’s stepfather‚ was an aggressive man. After Helen Stoner’s mother had perished‚ Dr. Roylott was left with her will until each girl got married. When married each girl would get one third of the money. Helen’s sister‚ Julia‚ had passed away two years ago on the night before
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