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    came onto the BBC‚ a show that brought the character of Sherlock Holmes back onto the small screen once again. My favourite TV character resides in this show‚ however he didn’t appear until the finale of ‘Sherlock’ Series one. Although only appearing for ten minutes at the end of the final episode of Series One‚ the character of Jim Moriarty fascinated me quite and automatically became my favourite TV character. In Series Two of ‘Sherlock’‚ the character of Moriarty took more of a main role position

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    He deviated from both the norm and the image of a Gentleman in many ways. Holmes indulged in several strange hobbies‚ such as indoor target-practice‚ and malodorous experiments that would sometimes explode. The rooms of 221b Baker Street were also painstakingly organized in increasingly odd ways. The unanswered correspondences of Sherlock Holmes were fixed to the center of his desk with a jackknife. Holmes‚ was an expert on‚ and‚ like most gentlemen‚ an avid smoker of tobacco. The specific

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    illustrate a character as the hero-villain identified by Hume‚ and his growth from a life of evil to one of good. Arthur Conan Doyle‚ most notably known for writing the Sherlock Holmes novels was also heavily influenced by Gothic literature. Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories are at their core‚ stories of mystery based on events that seem supernatural in nature but are explained by Holmes’ immense intellect. Sherlock Holmes also contains the primary element of the hero-villain‚ a heroic character with

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    The film of Sherlock Holmes is an open mystery--which means the identity of the perpetrator is already released in the beginning of the movie and it also display the “perfect crime” of the perpetrator throughout the movie. We can tell that is a open mystery because the first scene of the movie is where Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are trying to prevent a black magic ritual that is run by Lord Blackwood. The police immediately arrested Lord Blackwood then few months later he got sentenced to death

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    hundred of other stories about Sherlock Holms.” But Sir Arthur says: “My Holms is not Nick Carter. Besides‚ I have no intention to open a factory.” Actually‚ the “murder” relates to this. Later‚ Sir Arthur receives a letter from an American publisher who claims that Holms is already the common property of all mankind and they have the right to publish‚ hiring some writers‚ the stories not yet written. Doyle resents all these remarks: “This will be the real murder of Sherlock Holms.” In a word‚ what Holms’

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    of Sherlock Holmes‚ the master detective is commissioned to procure a photograph which could "influence on European history". Sherlock Holmes observes the clue of where the photograph was put by creating a fire with Dr. Watson‚ disgusting as a groom and clergyman . The rational investigation process when Holmes dresses as "a drunken- looking

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    The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Copyright Notice ©1998−2002; ©2002 by Gale. Gale is an imprint of The Gale Group‚ Inc.‚ a division of Thomson Learning‚ Inc. Gale and Design® and Thomson Learning are trademarks used herein under license. ©2006 eNotes.com LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means graphic‚ electronic‚ or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ taping‚ Web distribution

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    Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Arhur Conan Doyle exists as a spine-chilling thriller. Sherlock Holmes‚ an extremely skilled detective cracked the case of “The Speckled Band” with his keen observance. Sherlock Holmes’s sidekick‚ Doctor Watson aided Sherlock through the unknown with his 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

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    Like A Professor: for Kids‚ Foster states that the blind needs a rescuer. Foster’s point is proven through Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Sign of Four‚ “The Adventure of the Speckled Band‚" and The Hound of the Baskervilles. In The Sign of Four‚ Sherlock Holmes is confronted with a past death and packages full of pearls sent to a woman named Ms. Morstan. Also‚ in The Hound of the Baskervilles Doyle writes about a chain of murders to acclaim the wealth from the death of Sir Charles Baskerville. In “The

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    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

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