Holmes first objective is to find out how Sir Charles Baskerville mysteriously died.
Holmes and Watson’s main objective is to protect Sir Henry Baskerville from the hound which haunts his family.
Holmes advises Dr Watson to accompany Sir Charles Baskerville to Baskerville hall and look after him there.
Meanwhile Holmes investigates where Sir Charles boot went and analyses the mysterious letter sent to Sir Charles.
Arthur Conan Doyle the author of this book he uses Dr Watson to narrate the whole story of “The Hound Of The Baskervilles” form his point of view.
As time goes on, in Baskerville Hall and outside it, while Holmes is away, day by day Watson meets new people who live near to Baskerville Hall like Stapleton who climes to be a naturalist and he also meets Beryl which Stapleton climes to be his sister. She also thought the first time she saw Watson she mistook him for Sir Henry she said the oddest thing to Watson “ Leave now return to London immediately” said Beryl. And also in the middle of the night Watson and Sir Henry were woken up by a sound which they heard so they got up and they went to see who or what it was at that time of night, they saw a shadow as they flowed the shadow they realized it was Barrymore the butler they both flowed him through the corridors into a secret room and saw Barrymore signalling through the window to someone outside. Watson later found out that he was signalling to the escaped convict, not a secret lover which Barrymore clamed. It was Mrs Barrymore’s brother and that Barrymore was signalling to, they were trying to give him shelter in Baskerville Hall secretly because he had escaped form a near by jail he was a notorious murderer his name is Selden,” It’s Selden, the man who escaped from Princetown prison” said Watson.
The convict Selden was gruesomely killed on the moor while being chased by the hound. Watson also realized that Holmes was secretly watching him and Sir Henry’s moves, this shows that Holmes doesn’t have any trust in Watson that he can’t look after or shield Sir Henry from any danger. This also shows that Holmes is also very good at keeping a low profile and he is also good at being a master of disguise, “ Holmes!” I cried – “Homes !” “Come out,” said he “and please be careful with the revolver.” “ In his tweed suit and cloth cap he looked like any other tourist upon the moor” this proves my theory of Holmes being a master of disguise and he blends in the surroundings.
Holes also done a bit of digging while he was under cover he found out that Beryl is Stapleton’s wife not his sister. That shows that Sherlock Holmes can find good peaces of information while he is spying on people.
When Holmes returns to Baskerville Hall he realizes that the painting on the wall of Sir Hugo Baskerville bears a striking resembles to Stapleton, “It is not a brutal countenance ,but it was prim, hard and stern, with a firm-set, thin-lipped mouth and cloudy intolerant eye, I sit like anyone you know? Asked Holmes.
“Good heavens”! said Watson.
“The face Stapleton sprung out from an canvas,” said Holmes. This shows that Holmes is very observant to his surroundings. Holmes behaviour toward his client is appalling he tells Sir Henry to visit Merripity House and attend the party and after to walk across the moor in the dark night to Baskerville Hall, something which he and Watson and Dr Mortimer have forbidden him not to do, but Holmes is reassuring Sir Henry it’s safe to do what he knows is not safe to attempted,” I wish you to drive to Merripty House,” said Holes ,“to walk across the moor?” said Sir Henry sarcastically”. “ Yes” said Holmes seriously.” But that is the very thing which you have so often cautioned me not to do.” Said Sir Henry. “This time you may do it with safety” said Holmes. This back’s up my point that shows Holmes is willing to put his clients life in the way to solve his case that shows how untrustworthy he is as a person.
In the next chapter we see Holmes faults, we find out he is not superhuman after all, when Holmes goes back to London he brings along an inspector Lestrade as a witness in the case to solving the case. Sherlock Holmes is certain that Stapleton is the villain and they are waiting outside Merripit house waiting for Sir Henry to leave this is tense situation ”Sir Henry must leave soon, our success and even his life may depend upon his leaving Merripit House, before the fog is over the path” says Holmes.
One of Holmes defects is that he doesn’t inform the people working with him of his plans in till there completion partly because of his own masterful nature, which he loves to dominate and surprise those working a monks him. The people who would suffer under this would be his colleagues, would find it very hard to know what to do next, he would leave them confused and bewildered of what he was going to attempt next in the case,” Holmes said nothing, and I could only surmise what his course of action would be, my nerves thrilled with anticipation,” said Watson this shows that even Watson a close colleague to Holmes cannot predict what he is going to do. Holmes doesn’t even give a slit indication of what his next move,” What’s the game now?” said Watson ,”A waiting game” said Holmes, that is not a informative answer in this type of situation, which communication between Holmes Watson and Lestrade is vital tool to catching Stapleton.
The fog proves to be a near a fatal blow to Sherlock Holmes plan to keep Sir Henry safe. When we see Sir Henry leaving Merripit house they don’t warn him they just let him walk back to Baskerville Hall alone in the fogy night the time when the hound is more likely to strike.
As Sir Henry makes his way home he is unaware what is going to happen so are Holmes, Watson and Lestrade.
Suddenly all three hear the sound of growling coming closer and closer. “The sound of quick foot steps broke the steps grew louder and louder.
Arthur Conan Doyle really know how to build tension up and suspense through this scene.
When the first time Sherlock Holmes first sees the hound Watson describes him as “I glanced for an instance at his face, it was pale and triumph hunt and his lips face parted in shocked and amassment” said Watson. This shows even Sherlock Holmes is even surprised at the hound.
Sherlock Holmes shows his athletic ability when he runs after the hound who is chasing Sir Henry ”never have I seen a man run as Holmes ran that night, I an reckoned to be a fast runner, but he out paced me as much as I out paced Lesterade” said Watson. This shows that Holmes is a resourceful and he is physically strong as I have all ready said he is fast in running according to Watson, and he is brave because he ran after the hound instead of running away from it and leaving Sir Henry to be shredded into peaces by the hell hound.
When Holmes caught up with the hound it was standing on Sir Henry’s biting at it’s neck Holmes emptied five barrels of his revolver into the “hell hound”, and Holmes proved the inevitable he killed the hound, “But the next instance Holmes had emptied five barrels of his revolver into the creatures flank, with a last howl of agony it had rolled on it’s back”.
Now the hound was dead they had to see if Sir Henry was all right which he was enough to leave him on his own until they would return so Holmes Watson and Lestrade had to return to Merripit House to find the culprit Stapleton,” We must leave you now”
Said Holmes, ”The rest of our work must be done, and every moment is of importance, we have our case now only need our man”. Said Holmes.
When they got there they found Beryl was brutally treated. She said Stapleton had escaped and had gone into the Grimpen Mire and he would get out alive out of there and she was right when they went to look for Stapleton they found him dead in a swamp.
In conclusion I think the reason why the book “The Hound Of The Baskervilles” is successful as a good novel is because the characters are all most life like each one has it’s defects, for example Holmes makes him special of his faults he can’t be perfect then none of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories would be interesting. It is also successful how Author Conan Doyle makes the book have a mystery where everyone is a suspect, but you can’t put a finger on which one, it’s one of those novels which make nearly everyone a suspect except for the main characters have something suspicious about them he keeps the reader guessing.
