Story Analysis by Blue https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes en-us 2016-09-29 14:37:02 UTC 2018-10-04 13:27:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Summary valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/127276729 The King of Bohemia arrives in London to entrust to Holmes an important task: to recover a compromising picture that portrays him with a woman, Irene Adler, who threatens to make it public just as they approach the royal wedding.
The detective, pretending to be a priest beaten before his eyes, enters the house of Adler and while Watson gives a fake 'fire' alarm, he manages to trick the woman and track down the place where the photo is kept hidden, but she manages to run away, putting his portrait in the place of the compromising picture with a letter to the investigator, arousing admiration.]]> 2016-09-29 14:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/127276729 "A Scandal in Bohemia" valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289072486 2018-10-04 12:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289072486 Theme valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289072945 The main theme of ''A Scandal in Bohemia'' is how Irene Adler defies Victorian ideas about women as obedient, helpless victims who are dependent on men for happiness. In several ways, Adler proves herself a resourceful and empowered individual who makes her own way in the world - all while outwitting a king and the best detective in England.



]]> 2018-10-04 12:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289072945 Characters valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289073972 2018-10-04 12:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289073972 "A Case of Identity" valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289074169 2018-10-04 12:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289074169 Summary valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289074348 The story revolves around the case of Miss Mary Sutherland, a woman with a substantial income from the interest on a fund set up for her. She is engaged to a quiet Londoner who has recently disappeared. Sherlock Holmes's detective powers are barely challenged as this turns out to be quite an elementary case for him, much as it puzzles Watson. The fiancé, Mr. Hosmer Angel, is a peculiar character, rather quiet, and rather secretive about his life. The climax of the sad liaison comes when Mr. Angel abandons Miss Sutherland at the altar on their wedding day. Holmes, noting all these things, Hosmer Angel's description, and the fact that he only seems to meet with Miss Sutherland while her disapproving youngish stepfather, James Windibank, is out of the country on business, reaches a conclusion quite quickly. A typewritten letter confirms his belief beyond doubt. Only one person could have gained by this: Mr. James Windibank. Holmes deduces "Angel" had "disappeared" by simply going out the other side of a four-wheeler cab. After solving the mystery, Holmes chooses not to tell his client the solution. Holmes had earlier advised his client to forget "Mr. Angel", but Miss Sutherland refused to take Holmes' advice and vowed to remain faithful to "Angel" until he reappears for at least ten years. Holmes predicts Windibank will continue a career in crime and end up on the gallows.

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  • You have to be careful about the people you trust.
  • Consequences of their actions.
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  • Mary Sutherland: she's the symbol of innocence. She has been wronged by Mr. Windibank, looking for her missing fiancee.
  • Mrs. Windibank: mother of Mary.
  • James Windibank: he's the greedy for excellence. He's Mary's step-father, only 5 years older thand Mary and 15 years younger than Mrs. Windibank.
  • Hosmer Angel: he's a dishonest person who lives in deception. He's Mary's fiance. 

    • ]]>     2018-10-04 12:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289081334     "The red Headed League" valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289086124 2018-10-04 12:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289086124 Summary valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289086886 Set in 1890, a London pawnbroker named Jabez Wilson comes to Holmes and Watson. He tells them that his young assistant Vincent Spaulding, some weeks ago had shown him and urged him to respond to a newspaper want-ad offering work to only red-headed male applicants. The next morning, Wilson had waited in a long line of fellow red-headed men, was interviewed and was the only applicant hired. He was well-paid for several weeks of doing obviously useless clerical busywork in a lonely office, but finally one morning a sign on the locked office door inexplicably announced: "THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE IS DISSOLVED." Wilson then went to the landlord, who said that he'd never heard of Duncan Ross, the person who formed the league. After Holmes' client Wilson leaves (having given the detective a description of Spaulding), Holmes decides to go and see Spaulding, whom Holmes notices has dirty trouser knees. Holmes then taps on the pavement in front of the pawnbroker's shop. With the case solved, he calls Inspector Jones and Mr. Merryweather. The four confront the thieves, John Clay and his helper Archie (they were Spaulding and Ross in disguise), who had contrived the Red-Headed League rigamarole just to keep Wilson out of his shop while they did digging in the basement in order to break into the bank vault next door. Back at Baker Street, Holmes explains to Watson how he solved the case.]]> 2018-10-04 12:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289086886 Characters valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289088245
  • Jabez Wilson: A London pawnbroker. Jabez Wilson is an average man whose only remarkable feature is his shock of fiery red hair. His slow and trusting nature prevents him from seeing anything suspicious about either Vincent Spaulding or the preposterous Red-Headed League.
  • John Clay/Vincent Spaulding: A notorious criminal working at Jabez Wilson’s pawnshop under the pseudonym Vincent Spaulding. Sinister and haughty, John Clay wins the respect of Sherlock Holmes because of his ingenious plot to rob the City and Suburban Bank.
  • Peter Jones: A Scotland Yard detective. Peter Jones is a tough police officer who both respects and distrusts Sherlock Holmes.
  • Mr. Merryweather: The manager of the City and Suburban Bank.
  • Archie/Duncan Ross/William Morris: John Clay’s partner in crime. Archie’s red hair prompts John Clay to devise the Red-Headed League to lure Wilson out of his pawnshop for four hours every day.
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  • The Presence of the Bizarre in Everyday Life: The story of Wilson’s misadventure further underscores this point by showing how an average man with a dull occupation can be suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into a strange and seemingly inexplicable situation. The story contains details and images that would almost be better suited to science fiction or a dream.
  • The Power of Reason: Holmes uses pure logic to cut right to the heart of any matter. After Holmes explains how he reached his conclusions, Wilson remarks that Holmes’s method is actually very simple, a point emphasized throughout the story. Although everyone has the ability to rationalize, few people take the opportunity to do so, even the intelligent Dr. Watson. Though Watson should be able to solve the case as easily as Holmes.
    • ]]>     2018-10-04 12:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289090043     Summary valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289093657 Sophy is on an extended visit with friends in London.  She met Lattimer who "gained an ascendancy over her" and convinced her to elope with him.  She wrote to Paul of her plans and he came to London to stop the wedding.  Lattimer and Kemp captured Paul and tried to get him to sign over his and Sophy's considerable estate to them.  He refused to do so.
    The conspirators kidnapped Meles to better communicate with Paul and further coerce him into signing away his fortune.  They turned Meles loose.  He communicated the matter to Mycroft (his neighbor) who relayed the matter to Sherlock and Watson. 
    After Davenport answered the ad and the house was known, Holmes, Watson, Mycroft and Inspector Gregson went there to rescue the Kratides and punish their captors.  They arrived to find Paul and Meles (whom they had rekidnapped) in a room which was shut tightly and in which a charcoal brazier was lit, which generated noxious fumes, consumed the Oxygen and emitted Carbon Monoxide.  Paul died.  Meles recovered.
    Lattimer and Kemp escaped, taking Sophy with them.  Several months later a report appeared in the Times from Budapest that two Englishmen traveling with a Greek lady had argued, fought and stabbed each other fatally.  Holmes was sure that Sophy had murdered them and staged the whole thing.
    ]]>     2018-10-04 12:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289093657     The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289093979 2018-10-04 12:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289093979 Characters valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289095188
  • Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock Homles' Brother): In this story, Mycroft is introduced for the first time in the Sherlock Holmes series. He is described as being sharper than Holmes, but lacks the motivation and energy to pursue the mysteries he encounters. Mycroft is the first to hear of the Greek interpreter's troubles, and tells Holmes about the case so that he can solve the mystery.
  • Mr. Melas (The Greek Interpreter): Mr. Melas is a short, stout interpreter who knows many languages. One night he is forced into a business deal between Mr. Latimer, Mr. Kemp and the kidnapped Paul Kratides. Due to his involvement, Melas was almost killed in the process. He originally goes to Mycroft for help because they both frequented the same social club.
  • Mr. Harold Latimer (Villain): Latimer forcefully encourages Melas from his home and brings him to a secret location to translate for a business deal. Politely threatening Melas in the process, he is simply looking to make money off of the kidnapped Paul Kratides. Latimer and his business associate, Kemp, torture Paul with the hope that he will sign over his sister's inheritance. He is later killed at the end of the story by Paul's sister Sophy.
  • Wilson Kemp (Villain) Kemp is described as a 'small, mean-looking, middle-aged man' who wears glasses. While his words are filled with harsh threats, his tone and demeanor seem pleasant, always adding a nervous laugh between his words. This man is working with Latimer to get the Kratides' money, helping Latimer hold Paul hostage. He is also killed at the end of the tale by Sophy Kratides.
    • ]]>     2018-10-04 12:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289095188     Themes valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289096741  ]]> 2018-10-04 12:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289096741 Sherlock Holmes: The main Character of the Stories valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289102038 Holmes is a highly intelligent detective that is known for his lack of social skills and precise observation. His intellect drives his passion for mystery. However, Holmes is not known as an empathetic person, Watson describes Holmes as unemotional. But what he lacks in his relationships, he makes up for with his knowledge of the world and ability to make logical connections, thus bringing justice to those that seek his help.]]> 2018-10-04 13:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289102038 Dr. Watson: The Narrator of the Stories valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289102860 Dr. Watson is Holmes' business associate and friend who helps him solve the many mysteries they encounter. It seems Watson is the emotional balance of Holmes' logical brain, both of whom intelligently work together to solve the many mysteries that are brought to their attention.]]> 2018-10-04 13:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289102860 Valeria Rubiconi - 5B - ITA "G. Garibaldi" MC valeriarubiconi https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289118530 2018-10-04 13:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarubiconi/sharlockholmes/wish/289118530