Sherlock

Since the creation of Sherlock Holmes and his confidante John Watson in the late 18th century the pair have not only collected a cult following throughout the generations but they are also remarked as the epitome of competent police work. The characters Holmes and Watson have been recreated and re-imagined countless times by various different authors. John and Sherlock have on some occasion been imagined as women, serial killers and sometimes even zombies. Holmes and Watson have become the staple

A key element from the original Sherlock Holmes within Sherlock Hound (TV Asahi, 1984-1985) is what Sherlock Holmes is wearing. Jensen (2014) illustrates the visual representation of Holmes, “The deerstalker, the magnifying glass, and the curved pipe are signs and trademarks which make the character of Sherlock Holmes recognizable for audiences around the world" (Jensen, 2014, p3). The character Sherlock Hounds is seen wearing both the deerstalker in addition having the smoking a pipe. By having

Sherlock Holmes is known as the World’s Greatest Detective; however, Irene Alder may just be the only person, male or female, that has ever defeated Holmes’ thinking machine of a brain. In his short story, “A Scandal in Bohemia,” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle challenges traditional social perceptions and gender assumptions toward British women in the 1890’s by creating tension with his characterization of female antagonist, Irene Alder, as a powerful intellectual equal to male protagonist, Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes is one of the most easily recognizable characters in detective stories. He has many remarkable traits that other fictional detectives do not. Some examples of this are his observational abilities, his dual personality, and his being a skilled musician and composer. The first example of Holmes’ exquisite trademarks is his ability to see things that other people cannot. He uses his powers of observation to solve cases. For example, in “The Red-Headed League”

BBC’s Sherlock serves as perhaps one of the most popular iterations of Arthur Conan Doyle’s original tales. It’s rather engaging, with good characters and nice cinematography. However, the show has an achilles heel, a weak point it shares with dozens of other shows and films: queerbaiting. Queerbaiting is when the creators of a piece of media actively attempt to draw in a queer audience without any real intention of displaying a queer theme. In Sherlock this is the titular character of Sherlock

Sherlock Holmes v. Sherlock There always seems to be a debate on which portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is better.; the movie with Robert Downey Jr. or the show with Benedict Cumberbatch? The movie and show are based on Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle but are different in aspects such as actor portrayals, levels of complexity, and main character deaths. These aspects make the show better than the movie. Both shows have relatively the same characters, but the portrayals vary greatly. In the

The silent film Sherlock Jr is shot and acted by Buster Keaton in 1924. It tells a story: after being framed as a thief and unsuccessfully saving own reputation in reality, the protagonist the boy” becomes the famous detective saves the heroine and penetrates crime in his dream. Again back to reality, the heroine finds the truth, and they are happily reunited together. Throughout the film, the humor of this film surprises audiences from the beginning to the end, the blending narrative of both reality

standout characters in literature that are internationally known and loved as much as Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is a world wide known character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. After “killing” him off Doyle brings back Sherlock in The Hounds of the Baskervilles. In the Hounds of the Baskervilles the internationally known character Sherlock lives up to his own legend. One of the most well known things about Sherlock is his extremely high intelligence, his power of deduction, and his keen ability

Sherlock Holmes is one of the most popular detectives in world history. His adventures with the wonderful Dr. Watson have taken him to many places around england. But not only has he traveled around the world, but he has traveled around in time too. Sherlock holmes is even more popular that when his first stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were released. Today,there are new spin of books staring the detective, a multitude of movies based off his adventures, but nothing can compare to the fact that

Sherlock Holmes a very well known throughout popular culture. However, the Sherlock Holmes from the mainstream is a lot more simple than the Sherlock from the “The Hound of Baskervilles.” In “The Hound of Baskervilles” he is this omniscient being that can solve any mystery anytime. Although, Sherlock Holmes is an all-knowing mastermind, he still has flaws. To the average person that has only heard of Sherlock Holmes from the show Sherlock or the Robert Downey Jr.’s movie, Sherlock Holmes, his story