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    many of the elements stay the same. (put the thesis statement here) Suspect: One who is suspected (as of a crime) (689 The Merriam-Webster Dictionary). In both The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark there are suspects. In The Hound of the Baskervilles‚ Mr. Barrymore‚ Sir Charles butler‚ is considered a suspect. “ Already round this pale-faced‚ handsome‚ black bearded man there was gathering an atmosphere of mystery and

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    In the report Watson wrote to Holmes concerning incidents surrounding Henry Baskervilles and the moor‚ his use of creative descriptive language revealed his romantic and imaginative feature. In contrast of Holmes‚ he was not mechanic‚ he always apply metaphors‚ similes‚ personifications and also some vivid adjectives to build up an atmosphere. [The] God-forsaken corner of the world referred to the quite isolated moor and this informal adjective gave the feeling of deserted more appealing. He admired

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    genre The Hound of the Baskervilles belongs to and how it undermines the ideal detective novel. Tales of mystery are classified into two types. One is the ideal detective story which is a fantasy of social order. The narrative pattern basically involves a struggle between the detective and criminal‚ triumph of the detective‚ punishment of criminal and hence a restoration of law and order in society. One would automatically classify The Hound of the Baskervilles as a novel

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    Characterization of Mr. Jack Stapleton in The Hound of the Baskervilles Authors use the four methods of Characterization to develop and describe characters in their story by using the narration and the thoughts of other participants to show how the character looks‚ behaves‚ and sounds. In The Hound of the Baskervilles‚ author‚ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle utilizes Characterization to bring to life the antagonist of the story‚ Mr. Jack Stapleton. Normally‚ an author uses physical appearance to intimate

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    Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles and television shows today‚ there are many characteristics of gothic literature. In The Hound of the Baskervilles‚ some characteristics of gothic literature are the setting‚ drama‚ and protagonist. The story takes place at Dartmoor‚ where it is gloomy and isolated. Watson‚ the narrator of the novel‚ says‚ “The longer one stays here the more does the spirit of the moor sink into one’s soul” (73). This quote shows that as Watson spends more time at Baskerville Hall‚

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    In the book "The Hound of the Baskervilles"‚ the detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Watson were asked to solve a mystery. Although they were partners‚ they had very different characters. Holmes was intelligent yet arrogant and secretive‚ while Watson admired Holmes for his wisdom‚ observed Holmes and tried to learn from him. Holmes was observant‚ intelligent and rational‚ while Watson admired Holmes‚ yet he was sometimes irrational too. In chapter one‚ they were examining a walking stick

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    The Hound of the Baskervilles Paragraph In The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ Sherlock Holmes is a very memorable detective. One of his memorable characteristics is that he is very observant. He observes his surroundings like nobody else does. An example of this is Holmes saying to Watson‚ “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by chance ever observes” (pg. 36). Another example of this is when Holmes notices Watson eyeing the walking stick left in Holmes’s apartment

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    The transitional Baskerville typeface is the result of years of formalization and innovation on the behalf of its designer John Baskerville. Baskerville appears to have been a man driven by a sense of perfectionism‚ and strongly influenced by his earlier careers in related industries. It was these unique qualities that drove the creation of the long-lasting Baskerville font‚ that is still widely used in the modern day. John Baskerville was born in England in 1706. Early in his life he was a

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    The hound of the baskerville  Dr. John Watson is the other main protagonist. He is Sherlock’s sidekick and companion. He narrates the entire story. Dr. Watson thinks very highly of Sherlock‚ being very eager to please him. He is loyal‚ and is very verbose‚ especially when writing reports for Holmes. Dr. Watson is a static character‚ despite being a protagonist‚ his personality remains the same. However‚ one could argue that he is foil‚ as he is dim compared to Sherlock and highlights Holmes’ intelligence

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    adventures‚ including The Hound of the Baskervilles; though this wasn’t the same story. This version was modernized and‚ as television critic Serena Davies puts it‚ “Gave the original title just the smallest of tweaks‚ then had its wicked way with the rest of the tale”(Telegraph.co.uk). The result was The Hounds of Baskerville. And

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