Some people will go to extreme lengths to get what they want. Directing people towards misassumptions, deflection, outright deception, even terrorizing innocent people isn’t too far for someone with nothing to lose and a whole lot to gain. These are just a few examples of the various lengths Jack Stapleton and Sherlock Holmes go to in Hound of the Baskervilles. While they are both driven, intelligent, and at times stubborn individuals, their talents have two very different outcomes. Holmes and Stapleton are very self- motivated to do what they feel is right, by their own moral code. They’re not above doing some dirty things to get what they want/need. For Holmes, this means deceiving and spying on his best friend. For Stapleton, this means …show more content…
His uncle was Sir Charles Baskerville, and by right he should have been the heir to the Baskerville fortune upon Sir Charles’ passing. As luck would have it, Stapleton’s father, Rodger Baskerville, made the choice that his son would never have the fortune long before he was even born. Rodger established a sinister reputation early on in life, and in an effort to escape that, he moved to several different places and changed his name multiple times. As an unfortunate result, instead of being named Jack Baskerville and rightfully inheriting the fortune he came to be called Jack Stapleton, inheritor of nothing. After he found all of this out, he developed a singular determination to claim the fortune he had been cheated …show more content…
He introduced his wife as his sister, intending to use her as a decoy and prepared to threaten or even harm her if she did not agree. He established a friendship with Sir Charles Baskerville, who saw him as completely harmless if a little strange. It was in the confidence of this friendship that Sir Charles told Stapleton about the legend of the hound and confided his fears of possibly being the hound’s next victim. It was here that Stapleton began to develop the next stage of his devious plan. He bought a strong, savage dog and hid it in the Grimpen Mire, which was well-known for swallowing up anyone and anything who did not know a safe path through. He tried and failed for many nights to lure Sir Charles out and murder him. He attempted to use his wife to convince Sir Charles to come upon the moor to his ruin, but she would not, despite the threats he leveled and beatings he gave her.
After some time he devised a way to bring Sir Charles out and terrified him to death. His only accomplice and witness was a savage hound who could never give him away. He thought he had succeeded, and would now be able to rightfully claim his fortune, except for the unexpected appearance of another relative in Canada. Henry Baskerville soon arrived to live on the Baskerville estate, and Jack Stapleton had been thwarted once
In his final days, even though England was winning, he refused to give up. He was later captured by the English in 1305 near Glasgow, Scotland. He was taken to London where he was tried as a traitor. The English hung him, beheaded him and cut him into 4 pieces and put them at the corners of Scotland. Of course in doing so, it made the Scottish feel that he was protecting them which helped give them the courage to fight back.
He was getting beat throughout the story. Eventually he got to a point where he gave up(105). This caused him to become a burden to his son. He lost his strength every day until he eventually died.
caused him to murder not only the king, but all those who had any ties to him.
much to rid the house of the voices he heard that he drove himself to death from
Through the analysis of the document, ‘King Charls His Speech’, a number of questions and answers result. However, the question of why was Charles I executed is only briefly answered by Charles I’s speech itself, when Charles I states, ‘for all the world knows that I never did begin a War with the two Houses of Parliament.’ Despite this question only being briefly answered by King Charles himself, through his speech immediately before his death, a number of historians have given detailed reasons as to why Charles I was executed.
Every great story has a villain and a trickster. Occasionally these two meet and create a dynamic super-villain. It is the trickster traits created by William Hynes and Lewis Hyde that explain the motivation behind their actions. Hynes breaks his traits down into six categories while Hyde maintains only one. Hynes believes tricksters are defined by an ambiguous and anomalous nature, actions of deceit and trickery, shape-shifting, situation inversion, bricoleur, and imitation of the gods. Hyde maintains that all tricksters are motivated by a hunger, be it food or otherwise. When thinking of these traits the many incarnations of James Moriarty come to mind but none quite resonate with each of them like that played by Andrew Scott in BBC’s series Sherlock. In this recent adaption, Moriarty is driven by an insatiable need to best Sherlock Holmes through a series of clever competitions crafted by Moriarty himself. Moriarty is able to become a true trickster buy using his drive to best Sherlock Holmes and publicly disgrace him through powers of situation inversion, shape-shifting, bricoleur, and an anomalous nature that become so convincing the public, along with the hero are never sure what his next step will be.
On August 11, 1896, H.H Holmes stated, “I was born with the devil in me.” What he means that he was born with the sole purpose to kill. Some serial killers have similarities in their techniques, including Gary Ridgway and H.H. Holmes.
aims to seek revenge on the tyrant king and he does this using a very
Jack Burden is known as the “student of history” ( Warren 372). The very fact that he is a historian is ironic, as he has come from an aristocratic and reputable family and grew up in Burden’s Landing. However, Jack lacks the ambition needed to excel in life and works for Willie, despite the disapproval of this family. He “not only lacks ambition, but all ‘essential confidence’ in himself” (Bloom 132). If he had ambition, he could have married Anne Stanton earlier, as Anne would always tell him to “go on back to State and finish up” and then she will marry him “even before [he] gets [his] law degree” (448). Yet, Jack forced himself to get kicked out of school. Even as a historian, Jack cannot deal with new things he learns about people he is closely associated with. After he learned that Lois was actually a person and not “merely a luscious machine” he went into one of series of the Great Sleep ( Warren 459). After he learned about Anne Stanton and Willie’s affair, Jack temporarily escaped to the West because “when [people] don’t like whey [the] are [they] always go West” (Warren 464). Jack was not able to cope with this news that he had to leave to relieve his mind. In addition, as a historian, he does not delve into his own past. Concerning his father, he only knew that the Scholarl...
kinsmen of Edward, Queen Elizabeth, the two young princes and Queen. Anne. These people were killed because he needed to get the throne for his greed. Only a villain would commit these crimes for his greed.
He pretends that he does not mean to do this "I do not wish to make a mystery" (A Scandal in Bohemia). There is but one case that I have come across in which Sherlock Holmes is outwitted by someone, and when he realises that he has been outwitted, he is amazed. " Holmes staggered back, white with chagrin and surprise" (A Scandal in Bohemia. He is especially amazed that it is a woman that has outwitted him. This has some, but only a slight, effect on his.
In order to get the gold he had seen at the bottom of the lake, he must surpass the dragon. Beowulf gathered the best men to assist him in defeating the monster and claiming the treasures. Beowulf met the dragon at the entrance of the tower. The dragon blew fire out and Beowulf let out a battle cry. As Beowulf felt the engulfed flames, the sword breaks as he struck the angry dragon. Soon after, ten of the eleven men flee in fright from the dragon. Beowulf nor Wiglaf flees, but stays to fight, following the scampering of the men. Beowulf struck the dragon, but his tusk slices Beowulf’s neck. With a sliced neck, Beowulf managed to pull out a dagger and slay the dragon in two. The dragon is defeated, but Beowulf lays dying. Beowulf had proved himself to be an epic hero through this part of the story because he put up one more fight after conquering Grendel and his mother. The motivation and courage he possessed allowed him to fight his last battle before the final hours of his life. He had won the fame and honor he once hoped
In 1887, Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but only in 1891, in A Scandal in Bohemia that Holmes’ stories became very famous, and eventually, Holmes’ adventures got adapted for film. Lately, in 2010 BBC made a series called “Sherlock”, and the first episode is called “A Study in Pink” referring to the first book where Sherlock Holmes was introduced. The TV adaptation is significantly more effective in showing the relationship between Holmes and Watson with changes made to the plot and characters.
There are an abundance of similarities between detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Gregory House; many which are obvious and others that appear more subtly. Just like in almost every form of literature, when you have a main character that appears to have a “heroic” persona, there is a trusty sidekick next to them. Sherlock and Dr. House both share this characteristic, a friend who is not only a colleague that helps them professionally but a friend who supports them through everything.
his brothers son Hamlet to die as well, so he decides to send him to