After reading The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, most people will believe that this character does exist in history. This paper does not judge whether this view is correct, but analyzes why readers have this view.
The first is the writing style of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Many parts of the book are taken from Watson's memoirs, and the links between the parts (cases) are not very coherent and close; In the book, we can find that with the deepening of Watson's understanding of Sherlock Holmes and the subtle changes of his personality over time, his views are somewhat different from those of Sherlock Holmes, but they are not deliberately expressed in words, and everything is natural; Some cases are inconclusive; The contents of some cases were ignored without detailed explanation, because sensitive people or public opinion were involved in the cases; The way the case is recorded is described from the usual point of view. All these make the story get rid of the suspicion of deliberate and dramatic.
In addition, Holmes' character is vivid and full. Many great men are great because of their talent and virtue, and some great men are great because of their charm. For Holmes, it is both. As we all know, Holmes' talents need not be enumerated, and his charm stems from the truth of his characters. Holmes seems to have no feelings on the surface, but in fact he is suppressing his feelings. His character also shows some minor flaws in greatness, such as aloof; Speak with an ironic tone; Complain when bored; Depression etc. However, the flaws are not covered up, but because of these small flaws, the characters are more real. As Heraclitus said, "Opposing things are combined, and different tones create the most beautiful harmony." Sherlock Holmes is great, but sometimes he makes mistakes. In the hound of the Baskerville, he once said to Watson, "Watson, if you are an honest man, you should also record this as a disproof my invincible." Sherlock holmes's speech is close to daily life, with little dramatic melodrama, but humorous. For example, he said, "You know that once a magician reveals his tricks, he will not be appreciated by others;" If I tell you too much about my working methods, then you will come to the conclusion that Holmes is just a very ordinary person. "The same example is too numerous to mention. These phenomena invisibly shaped the charm of Sherlock Holmes, but also became more real.
A Brief Introduction to Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock? Sherlock Holmes (also translated as Sherlock Holmes) is a detective created by British novelist Arthur Conan Doyle, and now it has become the best synonym for famous detectives all over the world!
"TV Series" Jeremy Brett
He is the greatest Sherlock Holmes player in my opinion. A set of 12 DVD series of Sherlock Holmes was recently released in Beijing. I remember watching it on TV when I was very young, and my fascination with him began at that time. After watching a lot of Sherlock Holmes movies, no one surpassed Jeremy, no matter from the similarity of looks or acting skills. Jeremy Brett was later considered to suffer from depression because he was too absorbed in playing Sherlock Holmes. This statement is too extreme. His depression is due to the death of his wife.
However, Jeremy Brett really put his own understanding into the interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. Because Conan Doyle basically didn't mention Sherlock Holmes' past in the story, so in order to make Sherlock Holmes fuller, he had to imagine where Holmes lived in his childhood, what kind of nanny and tutor he had, etc ... So Sherlock Holmes changed from a simple image to a flesh-and-blood person, which is why he played Sherlock Holmes so vividly.
About the death of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is just a character written by Sir Conan Doyle. 189 1 On May 4th, 2008, he fell into the valley with Professor moriarty and died. The reason is that Conan Doyle is tired of this role and deliberately arranges it; Later, because of the strong demand of Sherlock Holmes fans, the author magically brought him back to life, so detective Holmes is not dead yet. Ask Sir Conan Doyle when he will die. I don't think he will die. Even if he dies, his spirit will live in people's hearts forever!