The Adventure Of The Speckled Band Research Paper

From my point of view Sherlock Holmes was not guilty for the death of Dr. Roylott. “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle depicts a situation in which Holmes must protect himself from a venomous snake. First of all, Sherlock Holmes was responsible for the safety of himself along with Miss Stoner and Dr. Watson. Sherlock Holmes had no idea that Dr. Roylott might get bitten. Lastly it would be difficult for Holmes to think clearly when fending off a venomous swamp adder. Sherlock Holmes was responsible for the safety of Miss Stoner and Dr. Watson, not to mention himself. He was fending off the snake in order to save the three of them. Sherlock Holmes was, at the moment only thinking of driving away the snake, not about the well-being of Dr. Roylott. Holmes had no intention of creating the premature demise of him. Even if Dr. Roylott had threatened himself and Dr. Watson earlier Holmes’ only motive at the time was to defend Watson and himself from the writhing serpent. Sherlock Homes was hired to protect Miss Stoner and if the snake went out the door or the window instead of the vent there would

Roylott would get bitten. There was a wall between them therefore, Sherlock Holmes could not know what was taking place in the adjacent chamber. Holmes could not be sure that Dr. Roylott was even in his room. He may have fled when he discovered the whereabouts of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. However, Sherlock Holmes was sure that for each second the snake was still with in the midst of the room there was an increasing chance that it would sink its’ fangs into either Dr. Watson or himself. Holmes did not know where Dr. Roylott was in the room, or if he was even in it at all. The last place Dr. Roylott would be is waiting for the snake in the chair that was stationed directly underneath the ventilator. No one, including Sherlock Holmes, could have foreseen this tragic