The Characters in The Hound Of The Baskervilles by Sherlock Holmes

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The Characters in The Hound Of The Baskervilles by Sherlock Holmes

In the first chapter we see how intelligent Sherlock Holmes is, he

shows his intelligence through his examination of Dr Mortimer's

walking stick, it's as if Holmes is a sleuth. " I would suggest for

example that a presentation to a doctor's more likely to come from a

hospital than a hunt, and that when the entails C.C. are placed before

that hospital the words Charing Cross very naturally suggests

themselves." This shows that Holmes is observant as he is intelligent

because he worked out from just two initials Dr Mortimer's occupation.

But we also see how lazy Holmes is in this chapter he demonstrates

this by looking at the silver coffee pot and seeing what Watson was

doing instead of turning around and looking at him," Well, Watson,

what do you make of it?" said Holmes, "Holmes was sitting to his back

to me, and I had given him no sign of my occupation, how did you know

what I was doing? I believe you have eyes at the back of your head."

said Watson " I have at least, a well-polished, silver-plated

coffee-pot in front of me," said Holmes. This shows that Holes is a

cleaver, but lazy character.

When Holmes first meats Dr Mortimer he shows a little anger towards

Mortimer's assumptions," Recognizing, as I do that you are the second

height expert in Europe, to the man of precisely scientific mind

always apply strongly".

As you would think Holmes would feel really insulted to hear this

which he is ," Then had you not better consult him" says Holmes. I

trust, sir, that I have not inadvertently" says Mortimer. Holmes says,

"Just a little" homes reaction shows that ...

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...reated. She said

Stapleton had escaped and had gone into the Grimpen Mire and he would

get out alive out of there and she was right when they went to look

for Stapleton they found him dead in a swamp.

In conclusion I think the reason why the book "The Hound Of The

Baskervilles" is successful as a good novel is because the characters

are all most life like each one has it's defects, for example Holmes

makes him special of his faults he can't be perfect then none of

Arthur Conan Doyle's stories would be interesting. It is also

successful how Author Conan Doyle makes the book have a mystery where

everyone is a suspect, but you can't put a finger on which one, it's

one of those novels which make nearly everyone a suspect except for

the main characters have something suspicious about them he keeps the

reader guessing.

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