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    In the film Sherlock Holmes, the viewer goes on a journey with Sherlock and his attempts to stop Lord Blackwood from getting away with his horrendous murders as “magic”. While on this journey many critical approaches are presented to the viewer. The film Sherlock Holmes, exhibits how the use of symbols and theme, further help analyze the film from a historical standpoint, as well as a historical setting, to give the viewer the best experience in understanding the film and being more engaged. This

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    culture and values over time. Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes allows a reader to be immersed in the culture of the Victorian Era by the way Holmes is depicted in his society. However in the movie Sherlock Holmes, the Victorian Era is still expressed but integrated with modernizations to conform to the audience’s interests of the 21st century. From the depictions of Holmes in the book reflecting Victorian values and the depictions of Holmes in the movie reflecting 21st century values, a reader

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    Sherlock Holmes, a famous fictional detective, many had read his book series, seen the movies, or had heard about this character. In one episode of the series called, Hound of the Baskervilles, Holmes and Watson started an investigation on the hounds. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published the novel and Paul Mcguigan directed the movie about this subject. Even though they may have the same title, but after you seen and read these arts, notice that there are distinctive differences between these works.

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    “Good show, Watson!” John Watson, and his role model Sherlock Holmes are characters from Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous Sherlock Holmes Series. Young Sherlock Holmes is a movie that recreated the first time that Sherlock and Watson become friends. The characters in this movie, Young Sherlock Holmes, are that of many. Of course there was Sherlock Holmes himself and his apprentice John Watson, but also there was others. Including Sherlock’s love interest, Elizabeth Hardy; the professor, Professor

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    after Holmes. Once again Sherlock Holmes is a pioneer of forensic science. Another one of his disciplines is his ability to look for trace evidence in the crime scene: cigar ashes, dirt, and dust. Sherlock was very familiar with the tobacco ashes used in London at the time and could tell what type of cigar a piece of ash came from. In A Study in Scarlet, Holmes tells

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    many/several detail-oriented literary elements to develop the many adventures of the famous fictional British detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, John Watson. Long winded description and complex vocabulary are infused into Doyle’s writing to accentuate Holmes’s great intelligence. By incorporating such a heavy, educated tone upon the mysteries, the tales of Sherlock Holmes are expressed as very complicated stories that challenge readers in comprehension as well as encourage curiosity through

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    Sherlock Holmes and the hound of the Baskerville Reviewed by: Marcus Hattula 8B “Sherlock Holmes and the hound of the Baskervilles” is a book written by Arthur Conan Doyle. The book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1902. The book is the predecessor to “The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes” and is the prequel to “The return of Sherlock Holmes”. The version I read was an e-book version of the original book. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1859. He entered school at the

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    Arthur Conan Doyle or nowadays BBC Sherlock Holmes What differences or similarities remain between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and nowadays BBC version of the sherlock holmes story, characters, and technology? In this paper, you will find out about the differences and similarities of theses two versions. This paper will include the similarities and differences of communication and crime in technology, characters will include the differences and similarities of their attitudes and lifestyle in the characters

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    Sherlock (BBC TV Series) and Narrative Complexity Sherlock Holmes, the extraordinary fictitious character, created by the British author Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle more than a century ago, has never faded away because of his intriguing personality and unique legends. The fame of this private detective makes television series that based on the story of him become undoubtedly controversial. People’s expectations and requirements of such television shows tend to be extremely high. Among all the related

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    Holmes That Last Centuries Literature reflects the values, beliefs and morals of its time period. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes expresses and reflects attributes of Victorian society. Dissecting Sherlock Holmes and comparing it against The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes will uncover values and traits exhibited in the twenty-first century. Examination of Sherlock Holmes shows a propensity towards violence in the twenty-first century. Within the first ten minutes

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