Speckled band detectives

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Shahinur Rahman 10k                English Coursework

Speckled band detectives

The detective in the Speckled Band is Sherlock Holmes. His associate is Dr Watson. Sherlock Holmes is a very knowledgeable man and he has very good detective skills. We know this because when he takes the first look at Helen Stoner he realises that she travelled by train as she had a train ticket on her hand. Sherlock Holmes does not take any money from Helen Stoner and he asks her to pay him when it suited her. This tells us that he loves his job and that money is not his main concern.

Sherlock Holmes is also very strong, we know this when Dr Grimsby Roylott bends a steel poker and Sherlock Holmes reshapes it. Sherlock Holmes always tries to find a logical explanation for everything as any other detective would.

He is not worried about his own safety, we know this when Dr Roylott barges in and threatens Sherlock Holmes while Sherlock Holmes intimidates him. Sherlock Holmes is brave, intellectual and quick thinking. Sherlock Holmes wears normal clothes and a long cloak. He also carries a magnifying glass and his smoking pipe.

Lamb To The Slaughter

The detectives in Lamb To The Slaughter are not named. The policemen are Noonan and O’Malley. Noonan and O’Malley are friends with the victim. The detectives and the policemen get paid a salary. The detectives are not very clever. We know this when the detectives rule out Mary as a possible suspect in this crime.

All detectives are suppose to make each person who was close to the victim and the crime a possible suspect but, the detectives in this story ruled Mary Maloney out as she had no motive and also because she had an alibi. The policemen and the detectives do their jobs by looking for the murder weapon. The detectives are a little sensitive, as they feel a little awkward when they pass Mary.

The detectives and the policemen try to find a logical explanation for the crime that has been committed. They also try and put Mary Maloney’s story together. They drink Whisky at Mary Maloney’s house, which is totally unprofessional. The detectives and the policemen eat a leg of lamb in Mary Maloney’s house. The leg of Lamb was the murder weapon, which has now been rid of because it was been eaten.

These detectives and policemen do not meet my expectations of a typical detective.

Speckled Band Villain

The villain in the Speckled Band is Dr Grimsby Roylott. The weapon he uses is a snake that appears to be a speckled band when shaped in a hoop. He trains the snake using a whip and a dog leash. Dr Roylott has two pets that he brings from India. These two pets are, a cheetah and a baboon.

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Dr Roylott was a doctor in India. We know that he is a very sadistic man. In his past he has escaped a death sentence in India because he beat his butler to death. Dr Roylott also argued with his neighbours. He had no friends except the gypsies he allowed to stay on his land. He has a bad temper, which he can’t control.

The motive for the murder is that his stepdaughters Julia and Helen have a large sum of money, which can be passed to them in the case of marriage. If she dies the money ...

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