To compare and contrast how two authors, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from the 19th century and Alan Bennett from the 20th century, treat the subject of murder. Which do you find the most successful treatment and why?
Wider Reading Coursework By Catherine Task: To compare and contrast how two authors, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from the 19th century and Alan Bennett from the 20th century, treat the subject of murder. Which do you find the most successful treatment and why? Both texts are written in the first person, from the viewpoints of different people connected with the crime, and from the point of view of an outsider in each situation/ someone who doesn't fully know what is happening themselves. In the Speckled Band the genre is being described from Watson's point of view, and it is written as an account of his past. It is this point of view he uses to portray evidence as he finds it out. As he isn't the main detective then you as a reader are not given ideas as to the cause of the victims' death until the end when he is told. This makes the reader more interested because they have the oppertunity to work out the cause of the murder for themselves. In The Outside Dog the monologue is being told from Marjory's viewpoint, who we find out later to be the murderers husband. This keeps the reader interested because we seem to realise before her who the murderer is, and throughout the monologue different paths of the story are woven in. This starts with the reader at first wanting to know who the murderer was, and then when we work out who it is the text leads us onto wondering whether
Question: What features of Arthur Cannon Doyle's a story make them typical of the detective Genre
Question: What features of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories make them typical of the detective Genre? Detective fiction stories are loved by many, the crime; mystery and problem solving appeal to readers, bringing them back for more. Most detective fictions stories begin by setting a scene, then a problem is introduced, then we can see how the detective solves the case. Clues are found by the detective as he begins to solve the case. We can often follow the trails of clues to lead us to the culprit but, there is always a red- herring to hoodwink us at some point. For example in 'The Beryl Coronet' Francis Prosper's 'wooden leg' is a very crafty red herring. When the detective has put the pieces of the puzzle together, he draws a final verdict and reveals the villain. Arthur Conan Doyle's stories always seem to follow this tradition making them typical of the detective genre, and because the plot is predictable to a certain extent it is easier for the reader to engage with the plot. The famous 'Sherlock Holmes' stories were for most people the first of their kind, during the era when flickering gas lamps lit Baker Street. This was where Sherlock Holmes lived; he is the greatest ever fictional detective and was dreamed up by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes was immensely popular with the people of the Victorian era; because he never left a 'stone unturned', when a villain like
Hound of the Baskervilles
Hound of the Baskervilles coursework. This piece of coursework aims to show how Arthur Conan Doyle uses the setting and language to successfully create atmosphere and tension in the story of "The Hound of the Baskervilles" Arthur Conan Doyle lived in London in the late 19th century. His career was not exactly very successful in the early stages of his life. It started as him being a doctor onboard a ship, he was then an general practitioner in Southsea, but this career did not work for him either, and later he became an unsuccessful optician! So Doyle made the decision to dedicate himself to writing. Undoubtedly his most famous works are the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Watson. They were loved by all the public, who made Holmes a cult figure. At the time, the streets of London were full of crime. There were uncountable murders occurring and there was always someone breaking the law, whether it was petty theft, stealing, or even murder. The police force at the time were very disorganised and undisciplined and there were only a few of them who actually did their jobs properly and an even smaller number that were actually out on the streets. This enabled London to become a crime infested city, with such well-known criminals as Jack the Ripper being able to kill without being caught. This influenced Doyle's writing to a great extent. Holmes was made to be the perfect
Compare the techniques used to create mystery and suspense by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in "The Adventure of The Speckled Band" and Ray Douglas Bradbury in "The Whole Town's Sleeping".
English Coursework Compare the techniques used to create mystery and suspense by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in "The Adventure of The Speckled Band" and Ray Douglas Bradbury in "The Whole Town's Sleeping". In this essay I will be comparing the techniques used to create mystery and suspense by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in "The Adventure of The Speckled Band" and Ray Bradbury in "The Whole Town's Sleeping". I will be focusing on the differences and similarities in setting, structure, characters, language and narration and in endings. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote "The Adventure of The Speckled Band" in 1897 during the Boer War. He wrote the mystery story whilst studying to be a doctor at the University of Edinburgh. He was most famous for his Sherlock Holmes mystery stories, which he introduced in 1891. He then moved to Southsea in Hampshire to set up a small practise during his 20's. In 1954 Ray Douglas Bradbury wrote a short American story, "The Whole Town's Sleeping" is just an example of many American short stories written by Ray Bradbury. Ray is known as a science fiction writer and due to this he won innumerable honours and awards. "The Adventure of The Speckled Band" was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1897 and is similar in some ways to Ray Bradbury's "The Whole Town's Sleeping", which was written in 1954. Although they were set at different times and in different
Speckled Band
Consider "The Speckled Band" as an example of the murder mystery genre. Comment on the principal differences in "Silver Blaze", and say which of the two stories you most admire. "The Speckled Band" is a prime example of a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery, narrated by John Watson; Mr Holmes' intimate friend. The sleuth was an ingenious creation by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the late 1800's. A typical murder mystery has several essential ingredients and other additives to enhance the story. There is usually a particularly gruesome or unique murder at a crime scene packed with clues, some of which are red herrings. These false clues help to make it more interesting for the reader, who also attempts to solve the puzzle. The plot must be developed carefully, entwining all of the features necessary for a murder mystery into one. The background in "The Speckled Band" is exotic, bizarre and seems quite unrealistic. It consists of one murder making the plot quite simple. "Silver Blaze", another of Conan Doyle's murder mysteries, has a more realistic background, making it more credible as a murder mystery. It has greater verisimilitude; one example is how the scene is set at the stables. The scene is shown with nothing out of the ordinary "the horses had been exercised and watered as usual". "Silver Blaze" has a more intense mystery factor as it has two crimes connected but both
Sherlock Holmes
Comparison of the ways that Conan Doyle in his presentation of Sherlock Holmes conveys aspects of Victorian society In this essay I will be comparing the ways that Conan Doyle in his presentation of Sherlock Holmes conveys aspects of Victorian society, such as detective fiction, Victorian morality, the publication of Darwin's book The Origin of the Species and also the popularity of the Sherlock Holmes stories. I will be comparing the stories; The Red-Headed League, The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Speckled Band, Silver Blaze and The Cardboard Box. Detective fiction first emerged in 1841, with the publication of Edgar Allan Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue, in which two women were brutally murdered. Dupin, the detective of the story, solved the mystery that had baffled everybody else, including the police. Most people now agree that it was Poe who introduced the elements of a detective story: a brilliant detective and a baffling crime that requires superior intelligence to solve helped along by a doting friend or colleague who chronicles the case. The Sherlock Holmes stories are also written against a backdrop of Victorian moral values and attitudes. The Victorians believed in duty and will, hard work and respect. But in 1859 Victorian religious beliefs were shattered with the publication of Charles Darwin's theory The Origin of the Species. At the time most people
Why do you think Conan Doyle's crime
Why do you think Conan Doyle's crime stories have been so popular? I'm going to closely examine same of Conan Doyle's stories in order to show why they have proved to be so popular. Conan Doyle has been branded the "father of crime fiction" because he was an outstanding author among the first crime stories writers. First of all I would like to focus our attention on the first story which were published in "The Strand magazine" in the 1800s At some point during this period Conan Doyle decided not to write for the magazines and this led to an excessive plummeting of the sales off "the Strand". Some readers made a profit much to demonstrate the withdraw of Doyle's stories. This suggests that the stories had become quite popular. Now, let us look at "The Speckled Band" there is no doubt that it is a fantastic and captivating narrative. The narrative structure of "The Speckled Band" according to Tzventan Todorov starts with "Equilibrium disruptions or conflict and new equilibrium". These theories suggest that the narrative is driven by the need to resolve a conflict or a complication. In fact most of Conan Doyle's narratives have adopted this underlying this structure. It is not a surprise then that the stories command a huge market share. The opposing forces which form the main themes of Doyle's stories are: Good Vs Evil, Strong Vs Weak, Villain Vs Hero and Rationality Vs
Keeping up Appearances Comparing and Contrasting "The man with the twisted lip" with "Front"
Wide Reading English Coursework Keeping up Appearances Comparing and Contrasting "The man with the twisted lip" with "Front" The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast two similar stories from different centuries. The stories I chose were "The man with the twisted lip" written by Arthur Conan Doyle taken from the 19th century (1892), and "Front" written by Jan Mark taken from the 20th century (1990). The reason I chose this two stories was because throughout life everybody tries to be somebody there not. There are many similarities and differences in both "Front" and "Twisted lip", but the most apparent relation between the two stories is the keeping up appearances (or keeping down appearances in the case of "Twisted lip") theme, meaning they are about someone or something trying to conceal the truth or simply the truth isn't so obvious in the case of "Front", the other less prevailing similarities/differences will be analysed later on in the essay. The beginning of both stories differ quite strongly, "Front" begins with a narrator describing her experiences of seeing something that she would compare to as "one of the seven wonders of the world" and there some definite references to class "Five streets down" the comma after the word "down" brings emphasis towards it and sets the impression that the narrator feels (or later on in the story, felt) that she is in
What are the similarities and differences between the two stories? Both 'Lamb to the Slaughter' and 'The Speckled Band' are categorised as murder mysteries, but how can they be when they are both so different?
Both 'Lamb to the Slaughter' and 'The Speckled Band' share some characteristics of murder mysteries. What are the similarities and differences between the two stories? Both 'Lamb to the Slaughter' and 'The Speckled Band' are categorised as murder mysteries, but how can they be when they are both so different? What does a story have to include to be an effective murder mystery? Does originality make a better read than tradition? If originality works better, how original can the story be? Will it still have to include a detective, a murder, a twist, clues and a mystery that's almost impossible to solve? By taking these questions into consideration, will the differences between the two stories really be significantly different? These issues are what I will be discussing within the essay. I will review the elements that are supposedly needed in a murder mystery. I will converse about the comparisons between them both, considering all similarities and differences mentioned. I will then decide which is better and give reasons towards my hypothesis. 'Lamb to the Slaughter' has a very fresh and unusual concept. The story is about a pregnant woman who murders her husband as the result of some bad news he has told her. She kills him with a blow to the back of his head using a frozen leg of lamb. She then quickly creates a convincing alibi. This alibi, along with her charms and
Explore the detective story genre with particular reference to Conan Doyle's stories.Show it's social, cultural and historical contexts.
Eliyahu Lopez English Literature Coursework Sherlock Holmes Explore the detective story genre with particular reference to Conan Doyle's stories. Show it's social, cultural and historical contexts. Arthur Conan Doyle first started writing detective stories from as early as 1859 in Victorian times. He and many others pioneered a genre of fiction that remains among the most popular today (Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, J.S. Le Fanu). His writing continued till The First World War and so reflects the world of the 19th Century rather then this one. From the rise of large cities in the 1800s new city dwellers started to become fascinated by crime and started to romanticize as well as read about crime. The idea of detection and the figure of the detective that would eventually stand at the centre of the genre were introduced in the early 19th century by a Frenchman, Francois-Eugene Vidocq. When Vidocq's memoirs were published in France in 1828, they were immediately popular and translated into English. Interest in England in "crime stories" blended with a strong, existing genre called the Gothic novel. The Gothic influence is said to account for the dark settings, unfathomable motivations, and preoccupation with brilliant or unexpected solutions in the detective genre. Among English writers, Vidocq most influenced Charles Dickens, who created the