A study of Arthur Conan Doyle's presentation of Sherlock Holmes
A study of Arthur Conan Doyle's presentation of Sherlock Holmes Of the five Sherlock Holmes stories we have read, I will be writing about "The Silver Blaze", "The Speckled Band" and "The Man With The Twisted Lip". Sherlock Holmes, of 221 Baker Street is one of the most remarkable and remembered detectives of his time. Holmes is unlike any other fictional detective, as he seems almost too clever at times. Holmes is famous for his powers of observation and deduction. Holmes is able to change his age and gender in order to help solve a case but the image that sticks in most peoples head's is of him in a ear-flapped traveling cap and with a pipe in his mouth Arthur Conan Doyle began writing the stories 100 years ago, he chose set them in the past times, although to him the stories were set in the present tence. I can tell the stories are set 100 years ago because of the language, clothing and transport. In each story Holmes is required to travel up and down the country in order to solve the cases. He often travels by 1st class carriage, this shows he is of the upper class and will appeal to the readers, as they too were probably upper class when the stories were first wrote. In "The Speckled Band" Holmes and Watson travel by Pony Trap, this is another type of old fashioned transport. Cars were not around at the time the stories were written, however if they were used this
Comparing 'Lamb to the Slaughter' and 'The Speckled Band'.
Wide Reading Assignment Murder mysteries have a motive to start off the investigation. Murder mysteries always have detectives, murder/ killing, alibis, victims, weapons, evidence, and a twist in a tail, a bit of suspense or maybe a lot of suspense. The location and the setting are some of main factors for murder mysteries. If a murder mystery does not contain any of these, it cannot be defined as a murder mystery. Roald Dahl wrote 'Lamb to the Slaughter'. It was first published in 1954. 'Lamb to the Slaughter' is written in speech of time the story was published. In 'Lamb to the Slaughter' the use of present day modern language so automatically gives the impression that it is written in present day modern and now. Roald Dahl is more famous for writing children's story. Roald Dahl always writes about ordinary people who get involved in difficult situations for his stories for adults. 'Lamb to the Slaughter' is more prominent as an adult's story. This is a murder mystery and one of the two short stories that I am going to investigate. The other short story, which I will be investigating, is 'The Speckled Band'. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 'The Speckled Band'. It was first published in 1892. 'The Speckled Band' is also written in speech of the time 'The Speckled Band' was first published. The language of that time seemed to be much formal as accurate English and much less
Discuss the character of Holmes, the construction of the stories and why the stories were and are so popular
Discuss the character of Holmes, the construction of the stories and why the stories were and are so popular Sherlock Holmes is one of the greatest and renowned detectives ever to exist, except for the fact that he is fictional, created by Sir Conan Doyle. Doyle began writing Sherlock Holmes from 1822. The character Sherlock Holmes, he devised was intensely influenced by one of his university professor encountered during a lecture. His works fascinated Doyle and we can see how it reflects to some of the things Sherlock Holmes does for e.g. his extraordinary deductive skills. Doyle has successfully prevailed upon the hearts of readers with his marvellous masterpieces. A famous museum has been dedicated on Holmes behalf for his outstanding temperament. One quite intriguing fact that proves just how phenomenal Sherlock Holmes is that Conan Doyle decided to withdraw Holmes in the year 1893, as he wanted to focus more on his other desires; however, he was unsuccessful as many readers protested upon this matter, while some even sent him death threats. Therefore, he was compelled to carry on and he did this by making the unstoppable detective Sherlock Holmes' cheat a narrow death. So in this essay I will be analysing 3 stories: 'A Scandal in Bohemia', 'The Speckled Band' and 'The Man with the Twisted Lip' in which I will be marking out the distinct
How do you account for the popularity of Sherlock Holmes both when they were written and today?
How do you account for the popularity of Sherlock Holmes both when they were written and today? (Using The Speckled Band, The Engineers Thumb, The Red Headed League, The Blue Carbuncle and The Final Problem) When Arthur Conan Doyle created the Sherlock Holmes stories there was a massive effect of realism in them, which effected different people. This is because of his background, which came mainly from when he was at school. He attended a boarding school, which was connected to a Catholic Church. He attended church services although soon he became interested by spiritualism and even though he had this belief he still respected what he had been bought up to know in the Catholic Church. A main influence in Conan Doyle's stories was a teacher called Joseph Bell, he taught Conan Doyle and his classmates about observation and always paying attention. He used an example where he dipped his finger in some acid and then put that finger in his mouth. He would then ask the class to do the same. The observational part comes when he dipped his index finger into the acid and then without using any form of illusion would put his middle finger into his mouth. This explains how Conan Doyle got his ideas, which seemed to make Holmes have super human observational powers like in the Speckled Band where when Helen Stoner is in Holmes's Study, he describes her trip to see him by observing
The Classic Murder Story
I believe a classic murder story are things that have a strange murder weapon like Mary's leg of lamb, the story must also have lots of detective work but shouldn't stress on it, must have a cliff hanger of some sort or failing that must have a striking finale (I found The Speckled Band's ending was an anti climax). My main things for a murder story in a great detective and an airtight alibi my favorite alibi everything above is included, brilliant. The story of "Lamb to the Slaughter" begins with Mary Maloney waiting for her husband to return from work; while she is waiting she is sewing and glancing without at the clock. Then Patrick Maloney (her husband) walked in. Mary poured them both drinks. Mary while sitting down admires her husband and ponders her love for this man. Mary's attempts at conversation are quickly halted & Patrick shows a distinct feeling of uneasiness and seems extremely nervous. Mary began to talk about dinner but as she tried to start, he sat her down and told her some rather shocking news. This bewildered her and her mind became blank and everything she did was based on instinct. She murmured, "Ill get the tea". She went down to the freezer got a Leg of lamb, which was the first thing, her hand made contact with. As she trailed by Patrick again he uttered his last words "For God's sake don't make anything for me .I'm going out". With this her fury &
I am going to look at the way the two murders are described by the authors. I have chosen a pre 20th century book, which is A Study In Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I have also chosen a 20th century book. This is Dead Ringer by Dennis Hamley.
In this essay that I am producing I am going to look at the way the two murders are described by the authors. I have chosen a pre 20th century book, which is A Study In Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I have also chosen a 20th century book. This is Dead Ringer by Dennis Hamley. Both of these books have murder scenes in. So in this essay I am going to compare them and pick out any similarities and differences between the two books. Then I am going to see what the differences/similarities are and than I am going to try to explain why there are differences or similarities. I am also going to find out if murder scenes in books from different times are described differently are wrote differently. I expect to find that there will be quite a lot of differences in the two books. I expect this because of the different times that the books were wrote and in which era the authors wrote the book. For instance A Study in Scarlet was wrote in 1887 and Dead Ringer was wrote in 1996. This difference in time is a long one. There is a difference of 109 years between the two books were wrote. In that time televisions have been brought into the world and because of this I expect to see that the pre 20th century book will have a much more vivid look on the murder scenes. Dead ringer has more than one murder scene in it. However A In Study In Scarlet has only one murder scene in it. Because of
I have chosen to look at four short stories which were written in the victorian age
Compare and Contrast a selection of pre 1914 short stories commenting upon features of interest People have written short stories for hundreds of years; however it was not until the 19th century that they really became popular. Short stories were the ideal form for writers who wanted to earn some immediate money and reach a wide audience. As more people were given the chance of receiving basic education, literacy rates improved and more were able to enjoy reading. As the technology improved printing became cheaper meaning that more people could afford to buy and read cheap magazines. This was in the days before television or radio when reading aloud was a much more popular form of entertainment. I have chosen to look at three short stories which were written in the Victorian age by different authors. They are "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The story "The Signalman" takes place in an isolated railway cutting, where a traveller meets and befriends a lonely signalman who has a strange tale to tell. He is being haunted by a mysterious figure that lurks in the mouth of a rail tunnel, warning him of impending tragedy. He has appeared twice before and on both occasions the signalman witnessed terrible accidents; a train crash and a young bride falling from a
g.c.s.e Examine The settings which the writers have chosen for their stories in
Examine The settings which the writers have chosen for their stories in "The Signal man", "The man with the twisted lip" and "the red room." Consider the effects that each writer has created and how they contribute to the atmosphere I have chosen three separate stories out of 6 stories that i read, each mysterious and attempting to grip the reader till it's ending. All use mystery but in a variety of settings. two using the supernatural, " The red room" and "The signal man", the other using crime and murder, "the man with the twisted lip." The red Signalman keeps the reader in suspense by developing the spector through out the story and slowly revealing the Signal man's experiences with the spector. The end is a dramatic anti climax as the Signal man is killed, The story has led us on a path but yet we never find out who or what the spector really is, Only revealing that it appears when an accident is going to happen. "The Red room" also uses the supernatural in its mystery and suspense. This story as well as using a developing sequence of spooky events during the night to keep the reader, uses the characters own mind to scare him. Discovering that the only thing to fear is fear its self. In "The man with the twisted lip" the reader is sucked in to a missing persons enquiry and the dodgy dealings of a dark opium den. The story is developed up to a point where the reader
What is is about the character of Sherlock Holmes that a Victorian Readership found so endearing, and how can you account for his continuing success?
What is it about the character of Sherlock Holmes that the Victorian readership found so engaging? How do you account for the enduring appeal of the Baker Street detective? "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of short crime fiction stories first published in 1892, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle during the Victorian period. They recount the exploits of a legendary fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. These stories appealed to the Victorians because they offered an escape from the crime ridden society they lived in. Holmes never failed to solve a crime and offered them moral certainty. Although in current society we are more competent at solving crimes, Conan Doyle's stories are still enjoyed as they are an entertaining, easy read for many a modern day reader. I, for one, enjoy the old-fashioned formal language used. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859. After being educated in Jesuit schools he later studied at the city university and qualified as a doctor. When Conan Doyle created Holmes he was working as a doctor and he based the character on Joseph Bell, a surgeon and teacher who he admired greatly. The Sherlock Holmes stories grew rapidly in popularity, and Conan Doyle finally gave up working as a doctor to pursue a full-time writing career. Although he grew tired of the Holmes stories, he was offered £50 per story by the editor of "The
Response to Literature: Prose (Published Pre-1914) Scandal In Bohemia
Imran Miah 13/12/02 GCSE English Coursework Response to Literature: Prose (Published Pre-1914) Scandal In Bohemia The King of Bohemia is about to enter an advantageous marriage, but he visits Holmes for help because an actress with whom he once had an affair, Irene Adler, has love letters and a photo with the two of them in her possession, and the king fears the damage that could be done with them. With the help of Watson and a gang of hired performers, and one of his disguises, Holmes stages a mini-crisis at Adler's home to discover the hiding place of the items he wants to retrieve. Adler, however, manages to turn the tables on the detective, both in the disguise and strategy departments. This tale has been a favourite with Holmes readers, for there is no crime, no murder, and yet a woman out smarts the great detective for once. 'A Scandal In Bohemia' is not as formulaic as the ordinary Sherlock Holmes stories; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has made some modifications. The reader will find that the basic concept of the story revolves round 'Irene Adler'. In Victorian times women didn't play much part in society it was a male dominated era, the reader will find that the story reflects on the attitudes of the century. Modern minded readers cannot help but cringe at the patronizing references that are made here about women." When a woman thinks that her house is on fire",