Sign of four main characters 1

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  • Sign of four- Main characters
    • Sherlock Holmes
      • "Unofficial consulting detective"
      • Smart
      • Logical
        • "detection is or ought to be an exact science"
      • Genious
      • Cant be emotional in his line of work
        • "treated in the same cold and unemotional manner"
        • Not emotional- when Bartholomew died he want sad- carried on with work
      • Taking drugs is a routine
        • "three times a day for many months"
        • Addicted, dependant, reliant,  for cocaine
          • "nervous fingers he adjusted the cocaine bottle"
      • Ahead of his time
        • Used DNA which hadnt been invented yet
    • Dr Watson
      • Loyal friend
        • Even through he knows Sherlock addiction bad, he stays loyal to him.
        • Trusting of Sherlock
          • "Sherlock Holmes was never at fault"
      • Tried to outsmart Sherlock
      • Sherlock's shadow
      • Finds Mary attractive
        • "what an attractive young woman"
        • "Her expression was sweet and amiable"
    • Mary Morstan
      • Turns to Watson for "comfort and protection"
      • Damsel in distress
      • innocent figure
      • "her expression was sweet and amiable"
      • "large blue eyes
      • "Her lip trembled"
      • Women were seen as physically weaker then men
      • "Dainty"
        • at the time women were meant to be dainty, elegant, fragile
      • well dressed, wealthy
        • "well gloved"
      • Presented different to other women in the book
        • Mrs Bernsotne was presented as a typical woman when she found out that Bartholamew was dead
          • "the shrill, broken whimpering of a frightend woman"

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