The Character Of Sherlock Holmes

The fascinating character of Sherlock Holmes was born when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had A Study in Scarlet published in 1887, which was followed shortly after by The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle; “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Published”). The original stories are from the point of a view of a man named John Watson, a former British Army Doctor, who recounts his becoming of the unlikely partner of Sherlock Holmes and the cases they pursued (Doyle). The extraordinary abilities Holmes shows, along with the fascinating quirkiness of his character, led to a massive following, and today, the character is widely considered to be the world’s most famous fictional detective (Sutherland; “Arthur Conan Doyle”). Sherlock Holmes’s unparalleled skills in deduction cause him to perhaps be the most able detective in any piece of realistic fiction, and the brilliantness of his

To effectively solve crime at a high level, one must: be able to observe and pay attention to every detail, have the mental acuity to react in any situation, have the ability to defend oneself, be able to separate from a situation emotionally, have a large amount of pertaining knowledge, have the ability to effectively investigate and question, and have the intelligence to deduce needed information from evidence. It will be clear to anyone who observes Sherlock Holmes, either in the original stories and reinterpretations, that he can do every one of these things at a high level. Both the abilities and the intriguing character of Sherlock Holmes has led to decades of his popularity. The original stories of Sherlock Holmes birthed the ever-so-common interest in media and writing portrayals of crime-solving, and you will be hard-pressed to attempt to find a show, movie, or book involving the solving of crime that does not appear to use elements from the character of Sherlock