Jeremy Brett

One of the things that make the Sherlock Holmes books distinctive is their point of view. The books are written as an account Sherlock Holmes’ case, written by Dr. James Watson, chronicling the achievements of the detective. This book, in particular, is unique in its point of view. The first few chapters are told in past tense, as Watson recalls the events; the next few chapters are present tense, in the form of extracts from Watson’s diary or letters sent to Holmes from the hall; the last few chapters

“If I have set it down it is because that which is clearly known hath less terror than that which is but hinted at and guessed .” page 23 -This quote gives an explanation for the mysterious events that place in the book. Assumptions can be made that many “guesses” will be made throughout the book . “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes. Where do you think I have been?” • Holmes addresses Watson by asking a rhetorical question. When he gets back from his

“So you’re the infamous Cipher who managed to hack into Shield’s database,” the man with the eye patch and long black coat said - Avery immediately recognized who was standing on the doorstep. “That’s an interesting code name but then again if the shoe fits…” she replied. “I know who you both are of course, Director, Professor,” Avery continued, nodding to them respectively, hiding her surprise with a self satisfied smirk. Now, Avery was normally good at reading people but she got nothing from

Sherlock Holmes and Watson the most iconic duo from a novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, that have been reimagined many times over the years. Watson and Sherlock are both well rounded characters with large differences that depend on each other in their quests to solve many murder mysteries. Dr. Watson the narrator for sherlock stories is a calm down to earth military doctor who works with Sherlock throughout his investigations his character is dependent on Sherlock for many reasons. In the

The stories of Sherlock Holmes provide us with two fictional characters that are virtually polar opposites: Holmes and Watson. Holmes is the observant, deceptive, know-it-all detective, and Watson is his somewhat unobservant, quiet, and intelligent assistant. Many may discover that one of the two are somewhat relatable. In my case, that relatable character would be Watson. Therefore, my personality and actions are more similar to Watson’s than they are to Holmes’s. I am more like Watson considering

This passage comes from Sherlock Holmes’s article on deduction, the unique process to which he ascribes his success as a detective. He argues that through the power of deduction, or otherwise the process of using clues and details to explain a hypothesis or argument. This passage shows a flaw in Holmes’s reasoning since the method being described is not that of deduction, but induction; the process of making an argument to explain small clues or details. Nevertheless, Holme’s reasoning shows an important

The age of the anti-hero is upon us. Historically, the stories are only told about heroes—Captain America, Superman, etc.—but the anti-hero has been gaining more traction, more light, in popular culture and social media. Anti-heroes have begun to grace the screens of primetime television or earning their own series on Netflix. When looking into anti-heroes plenty come to mind: Daredevil, Walter White, Lestat to name a few. But what if a famous literature character who came back due to popular demand—the

The following extract from chapter three is an example of how the supernatural and the scientific are continuously contrasting in the novel: ‘In your opinion there is a diabolical agency which makes Dartmoor an unsafe abode for a Baskerville—that is your opinion?’ ‘At least I might go the length of saying that there is some evidence that this may be so.’

‘‘ Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They are both fruit, but taste completely different.’’ This quote by Stephen King shows that oranges are like the books and the apples are like the movies. Oranges are more succulent, just like books have a lot of detail. Apples are not as succulent, just like the movies made from books do not include all the details. In the movies The Great Mouse Detective and Sherlock Holmes, they both include specific details from the book The Greatest Adventures

¨‘You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.” this quote from A Scandal in Bohemia shows that some people do not observe, they just look at the obvious. All the clues and hint that are in the movies and stories that the villains have left , Watson just looks at everything around him unlike Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is able to identify who the culprit is throughout the short stories and the films that we watched in class. Both of these movies, Sherlock Holmes and The Great Mouse