Dr. Roylott Effect
“Violence, in truth, recoils upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit, which he digs for another.” -- Sherlock Holmes. In the story, “ The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes (a detective) and Dr. John Watson (his assistant) were investigating a case. It involved a young lady named Helen Stoner, whose sister, Julia Stoner, has died mysteriously. The murderer turned out to be their step-father, Dr. Grimesby Roylott. In return for this wrongdoing, the consequence for Dr. Roylott was his life; he was bitten by a snake he used to poison Julia Stoner. What happened to Dr. Roylott correlates with the saying that was previously stated, because what he did to Julia eventually came back and bit him in the rear end. To begin, Dr. Grimesby Roylott had a past in which he was violent and brutal. For instance, in Calcutta, India he killed his native butler by beating him continuously. Moreover, Dr. Roylott has physically harmed Helen. For example, it states, “Five little livid spots, the marks of four fingers and a thumb, were printed upon the white wrist” (116). Her bruised wrist
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Roylott’s behavior leads to his strategy to kill Helen, just like he did to her sister, Julia. To start, he convinced Helen to move into Julia’s room because repairs were being made in her room. For instance, it states, “...Some repairs were started in the west wing of the building, and my bedroom wall as been pierced , so that I have had to move into the chamber in which my sister died…” (116).Then, at night, he would stand on his chair and put the snake through the ventilator, that lead to Julia’s room. The snake would then use the dummy (fake) bell-rope as a bridge, and crawl down to the bed next to it. The snake would next try to bite the victim, Helen. After that, the snake would be summoned, to return to Dr. Roylott’s room, by a whistle. His plan to kill Helen was elaborate, but eventually it smacks him in the
Roylott’s behavior leads to his strategy to kill Helen, just like he did to her sister, Julia. To start, he convinced Helen to move into Julia’s room because repairs were being made in her room. For instance, it states, “...Some repairs were started in the west wing of the building, and my bedroom wall as been pierced , so that I have had to move into the chamber in which my sister died…” (116).Then, at night, he would stand on his chair and put the snake through the ventilator, that lead to Julia’s room. The snake would then use the dummy (fake) bell-rope as a bridge, and crawl down to the bed next to it. The snake would next try to bite the victim, Helen. After that, the snake would be summoned, to return to Dr. Roylott’s room, by a whistle. His plan to kill Helen was elaborate, but eventually it smacks him in the