The Speckled Band and the Man with the Twisted Lip
In the beginning of the story, The Speckled Band, a young woman
arrived at Sherlock Holmes house at quarter past seven in the morning,
with a very urgent matter that she needed to talk to him about.
The matter being that the young woman, Miss Helen Stoner, is fearful
for her life, because her sister, Miss Julia Stoner died in the usual
circumstances such as she died two weeks before her wedding. She died
in her room, and before she died, she would regularly hear low
whistling and low metallic clanging noises at around three in the
morning. Miss Julia Stoner died in her own room, where there was no
chance of anybody getting in because her door was locked from the
inside every night and the windows were crammed by old fashion
shutters with broad iron bars.
We learn that the windows were tightly shut, like an old-fashioned
house, like a prison, nowhere to escape. This prepares us by telling
us that no one could get through by the windows. This adds to the
atmosphere of that there is fear and a need of protection.
The walls were completely solid. The flooring of Miss Julia Stoner’s
room was also solid, with no trap doors or openings. The chimney, also
being wide in size, but was barred by four large staples. So it was
usual that she died the way she did, because it is obvious now that no
was in her room when she died.
And the reason why Miss Helen Stoner worries for her life is that
Helen is experiencing the same circumstances of which her sister, Miss
Julia Stoner, experienced before her death. And because Miss Helen
Stoner was worried, her life might end the way her sisters did, she
came straight away to Sherlock Holmes as she felt he could help her,
in her time of need.
While Miss Helen Stoner was telling Sherlock Holmes her dilemma,
Sherlock Holmes says,
“Mrs. Hudson has the good sense to light the fire”
This sets off the atmosphere as being cosy and comfortable, because
the fire has been lit, warmth and light is given off, where they all
can relax a little now that the fire is providing warmth and light. It
also gives off a masculine atmosphere because Holmes states that Mrs.
Hudson had, “good sense to light the fire”, as if he is trying to
imply that it is odd that a woman has enough common sense to light the
fire, as if he is belittling women. Trying to say that men are smart
enough to know to light a fire, but if a woman does it, she has “good
In conclusion, the manner of death for Natalie Wood case is undetermined because there is not enough information about how she died and what exactly happened to her that night. In my opinion, it might the police have missed some of the evidence in this case, so they might check the boat for any fingerprint or did she tried to climb on it to
the news. If you could continue the story, you would probably be able to assume
television, and her suicide attempt proves she is unhappy, as does her denial on the
Murder was most likely reliably on because someone could have killed her. Most, but not all people thought she died of accidental overdose.
Now as you know the poor girl did die, but how do you know that it
Mary Surratt lied to the authorities. She lied about knowing Lewis Paine, according to A Burned Letter. This shows that Mrs. Surratt lied to keep Paine out of trouble, but they both got arrested anyways. Also according to A Burned Letter, during the first police visit, Mary Surratt didn’t seem to care about Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The second visit was drastically different. She seemed utterly shocked with the news of president Lincoln’s assassination. This indicates that Mrs. Surratt knew about the plot and blatantly lied to the authorities.
but think she could have prevented her death by acknowledging the warning of the spirts: If I had
death, even if it wasn’t deliberate. A detail from the story is “that streak of cruelty within me
Examine the role of Sherlock Holmes as a Detective in the Story Of The Speckled Band The creator of the very legendry stories of Sherlock Holmes was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sir Arthur. As a child he was sent to a harsh, strict and then applied to study medicine. After qualifying, he travelled as a ships doctor, however he had very little success.
...en and died in a posture of cradling a baby with a look of happiness on her face (Callanan, 1992, p. 191). This helped her family find solace that she did not die alone and that she will be reunited with a loved one and this helped her family in their grieving process.
How Does Arthur Conan Doyle Create Tension And Suspense In The Speckled Band The Speckled Band is just one of the murder mystery stories featuring the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Holmes was not any ordinary detective, he was a detective who was famous for solving murders. In this case Holmes is trying to solve the mystery of the 'Speckled Band'. Some examples of tension building techniques are dramatic events and in some instances the inclusion of red herrings. Bad weather and night time are also used as a means of building up atmosphere and tension.
die of spinal Problems, an incident which scarred her for life. It only gets grimmer
She said that he had had a stroke the night before. He died in the
Apparently, on the day she died, she woke up in the morning and gave her husband a dollar, instructing him to send their oldest child to college. Then she took the bus to the bridge where she jumped. My grandfather saved that dollar all these years, but has lost it in the past decade.