Analysis Of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure Of The Speckled Band By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Argumentative Essay – Sherlock Holmes- “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” No, Sherlock Holmes is not guilty of killing Dr. Roylott. The story, “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. There are three claim statements that supported why Holmes was not guilty of this viscous crime. The weakest claim was that Sherlock had no clue where Dr. Roylott was positioned while in his room. The mediocre claim was that Sherlock Homes was certain that Dr. Roylott killed Julia Stoner and wanted to murder Helen due to money. Lastly, the strongest claim was that Sherlock Holmes used self-defense to protect himself from the swamp adder. Therefore, these three claims could prove that Holmes was not guilty due to his misdemeanors.

Roylott stood in his room. Holmes and Watsons’ plan was to stay in Julia’s room for the night to further investigate the occurrences in the room. They were not responsible for the impended danger that took place. Holmes was startled from the sound of the object that moved down the rope, thus, he protected himself by making the snake slither in the opposite direction of himself. If Dr. Roylott was out of bed when the snake was put in the ventilator, Holmes would have thought he was smart enough to understand not to stand on the chair while waiting for the snake. Holmes defended himself from the snake, as it was poisonous. Although this claim supported the innocence of Holmes, the following claim aids the fact that Sherlock was still not to be blamed at fault for Dr. Roylott’s death, but with greater factual