Baskerville hall is presented by Doyle as a very old, gloomy and un- welcomed place as it was described as a “heavy block building” and the twin towers are “ancient, crenellated” these descriptions make Baskerville hall seem to be a place which is quite grim and grey and quite suspicious.
When Sir Charles Baskervilles was found death on the moor, he was described to be dead from” cardiac exhaustion” however Dr Mortimer found out that there are “the footprints of a gigantic hound” in some little distance off his body and this persuade the reader to think that there is something mystery about the death of Sir Charles and this reminds the reader about the legend of the hound which killed Sir Hugo Baskervilles and this let the reader think that Sir Charles may be killed by the hound but not from the cardiac exhaustion.
When Sir Henry Baskerville was in the hotel, he received a letter warning him “ As you value your life or your reason keep away from the moor” Doyle described this letter as a very mysterious letter as the letter was not written by hand but it was formed by “the expedient of pasting printed words upon it” This letter was very unnatural especially the language that it used in the letter. Furthermore, not many people know that Sir Henry will be going to the moor but only the Barry mores, Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes and the Stapleton knew it. This made the readers to wonder who will be the one sending the letter and all these persuade the reader to think that the moor and the Baskervilles Hall seemed to be more sinister and dangerous as the purpose of the writer to write that letter was to scare Henry or try to persuade him not to go to the Baskervilles Hall as he knew that Henry would be afraid when he saw the letter.
Grimpen Mire is presented as a place which is very unnatural as Stapleton described that if “a false step into the Grimpen Mire meant death to man or beast”, this made it seem to be a very evil and sinister place as it killed every thing that get in. This made the Mire seemed very unnatural as it is not possible for a mire to kill.
Deaths are situated in a natural setting which is the moor, while for Henry and Watson the moor was unnatural and this makes a contrast. When Dr Watson met Mr and Miss Stapleton, Doyle described Miss Stapleton behaving in a very unnatural way, when she saw Watson she asked Watson “go straight back to London” and “get away from this place at all cost”, she gave this warning behind her brother, it was because she don’t want her brother to hear this conversation “Hush, my brother is coming” this is very unnatural as Watson was a stranger and Miss Stapleton had never met Watson before, although the thing that Miss Stapleton said to Dr Watson was meant to be said to Henry but it is still very unnatural as Henry was a stranger as well so the reason for her to say this may because she knew that something horrible may going to happen on Henry and she wants to protect Henry from it or there is something sinister happening and she doesn’t want to anybody to discovered anything and these persuade the reader to think that the moor was not safe.
When Dr Watson first met Mr Stapleton he “knew that Mr Stapleton was a naturalist” which means he studied and protected all the thing that was are natural however Mr Stapleton killed Selden by using the hound which is very unnatural behaviour for a naturalist. Doyle persuades us to think that it is ironic for Mr Stapleton to be a naturalist. Doyle also describes that there is something strange and quite unnatural between Mr and Miss Stapleton as Miss Stapleton doesn’t want her brother to listen to her conversation with Dr Watson and this may because Mr Stapleton is a big influence on Miss Stapleton and when Mr Stapleton comes back to Dr Watson and Miss Stapleton “his small light eyes glance from the girl” to Watson. Through all of these Doyle reminds us the story of Hugo Baskervilles as things that were going on seems to be sinister and evil.
Doyle uses language to describe Mr Barrymore and Mrs Barrymore’s behaviour as very unnatural, first of all Mrs Barrymore’s presentation is very unusual she is presented as a “heavy, solid person, very limited intensely respectable” and she was found “sobbing” during the night which is a very unnatural behaviour. This suggests to the reader that she may get beaten up by Mr Barrymore however he denied that she sobbing at the night, and for Mr Barrymore he was described that he “crouch at the window, candle in hand” at the night after all the people have gone to bed and when Sir Henry and Dr Watson found out what he was doing, he was “full of horror” and “astonishment” this is very unnatural and it gives an impression that Mr Barry more was hiding something. It was very natural for Mr Barrymore to protect his wife and it was very natural for Mrs Barrymore to help her brother Selden the escaped convict. Doyle also suggests to the reader that Mrs Barrymore is naturally pure and innocent as she was an “honest woman” and she reminds us of the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Selden is suggest to the reader with an unnatural appearance and he is describes as a very evil creature with a “terrible animal face” as he is behaving very unnatural as he “peered fiercely to right and left” which is like a “crafty and savage animal heard the stops of the hunter” and he is very “fear” as he “scream out” at Dr Watson and Sir Henry.
Moral justice is presented by Doyle when Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson unmask Mr Stapleton was a “Baskerville” from the portrait of Hugo Baskerville in the Baskerville in the Baskerville hall, also when they start to make a plan to arrest Mr Stapleton it creates an impression that sin should be punished and justice is coming when Holmes say “we will have him” it is unnatural for him to use the hound to kill Sir Henry so that he can inherit Baskerville hall as he is a Baskerville.
Doyle presents Laura Lyons behaviour as very unnatural especially when Dr Watson talk about Dir Charles Baskervilles she was scared and her “freckles started out” on her face,, this conveys the idea that she may do something to Sir Charles Baskervilles and she don’t want anybody to know about it. Also it was unnatural for her to write a letter to Sir Charles Baskervilles but asking him to “burn” the letter after he read it which is quite suspicious, and she was described that she did Sir Charles an “injustice”.
Furthermore,Doyle suggests to the reader that Laura Lyons is important in the story as she was involved in the death of Sir Charles Baskervilles although she doesn’t know that helping Mr Stapleton to send the letter will cause to Sir Charles Baskervilles death. It is natural for her to help Mr Stapleton as she loves him and Mr Stapleton has promised to marry her however, he betrayed her. Doyle creates a very powerful contrast between Stapleton occupation and the reality of his actual behaviour. Also, if she didn’t tell Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson about Stapleton asking her to write a letter to Sir Charles, Holmes can’t unmask the Stapleton as the villain that quick and Doyle conveys the idea that it was a moral duty that Laura Lyons was doing.
So in conclusion, Doyle started his story with unnatural events, and using term of natural and unnatural order to make his story much more interesting, at the end justice prevails and the mystery is resolved
