Themes in Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle PDF

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Par adox I n“ AScandali nBohemi a”t heact i onoft hes t or yt akespl ac ei nMar c h1888wi t hWat son’ s ment i onsofhi sr ec entmar r i age.However ,Wat s onmar r i edMar yMor s t an,t heher oi neof t hes t or y" TheSi gnoft heFour , "whom heme tonl yi nSept ember1888.I n“ TheRedHeaded League , ”whenDr .Wat sons t ar t st ol i s t ent ot hes t or yofMr .Wi l son,Hol me sas kshi mt o wr i t et her e l easedat eoft henews pape r .Wat s oncal l st hedat e" 27Apr i l1890.Exac t l yt wo mont hsago. "Lat erweseef r om t hes t or yofWi l sont hatt hec ur r entdat e( t hedat eoft he di ssol ut i onof" TheAdv e nt ur eoft heRedheadedLeague" )i sOc t ober9,1890.

Logi cvsemot i on Logi cvs.Emot i onThemei nAScandali nBohemi a “ AScandali nBohe mi a”doe snotpr e se ntanunsol v abl emys t er yf ormode r nfic t i on’ s pr e emi nentde t e c t i v e .I ns t ead,Hol mesmus tt r i c kayoungwoman,I r eneAdl er ,i nt o di vul gi ngt hewher e about sofaphot ogr apht hatc oul ddamaget her eput at i onofhi sl at es t c l i ent ,t heKi ngofBohemi a.Whi l eHol mesi sf amousf orhi suseoft hepower sof obs er vat i onanddeduc t i v er easoni ngt osol v ecr i mesJohnWat son,por t r aysHol mesas mor emac hi net hanman,r e j e ct i ngemot i oni nf av orofl ogi candi nt e l l ect . EMOTI ON “ AScandali nBohe mi a”pr e se nt st wosi desofSher l oc kHol mes:t hecol d,cal cul at i ngmi nd t hats peaksofemot i on“ wi t hagi beandasneer , ”andt hegl i mmerofsent i ment al at t ac hmentt oanot herper s on. Whi l et hi sbr i e fshow ofemot i oni snotnear l yenought o“ t hr ow adoubtuponal lhi sment al r esul t s ”ort r ul ydi s t r acthi mf r om hi swor k,hi sadmi r at i onf orAdl ergi v esr eade r sagl i mpse oft hemanbe hi ndt hemac hi ne . Wat son,whohasac compani edHol mesonmanycas esandobse r v edhi sme t hods ,descr i be s hi m as“ t hemos tper f ec tr easoni ngandobs er vi ngmachi net hatt hewor l dhasse en, ”and c ompar eshi mt oa“ sensi t i v ei ns t r ument . ” LOGI C WhenHol me ss eesWat sonagai naf t e rmont hsapar t ,hededuc esanumbe rofde t ai l sof Wat son’ sl i f e ,f ore xampl e:t hatWat sonhasempl oyedac l umsyser vantgi r lbasedont he c ut sont hei nsi deofhi sl ef tshoe.

Wat soni sas t ounde dbyHol me s’ sabi l i t yt oknow somuchabouthi mj ustbasedonhi s out war dappear ance,whi c hl eadst oadi scussi onbe t weent het womeni nwhi chHol me s t e l l shi sf r i e nd,“ Yousee,butyoudonotobs er v e . ” Hol mesempl oyst hi ssamei ncr edi bl epr oc essofobser v at i onanddeduc t i onont he “ myst er i ous ”maskedvi si t orwhom hei de nt i fiesasWi l he l m Got t s r e i c hSi gi s mondv on Or ms t ei n,a. k. a.Ki ngofBohemi a,we l lbe f or et hemancanunmas khi ms el f . Thede t ec t i v ewal ksWat s ont hr oughhi spr ocess ,deduct i ngsol e l yf r om t heshor tnot ehe hasr e cei v edt hatt hec l i e nti saGer mannobl emanl i vi ngi nBohemi a. Toge t hert he semoment sr efle ctHol mesasanexper tcol l ec t orofwhather e f e r st oas“ dat a, ” agai nunde r sc or i ngt heme t hodi cal ,mac hi nel i keappr oac hhet akest ohi swor k—and sugges t i ngt hatal lhumanbehavi orcanessent i al l ybeboi l eddowni nt odi scr e t e,obser vabl e dat apoi nt s . EMOTI ON Wat sonbegi nshi ss t or ybynot i ngt hatheandHol meshaddr i f t e dapar tpr i ort oi t sev ent s, l ar ge l yduet ot hei rdi ffer i ngl i f es t yl e s:Wat sonwasbegi nni ngt oenj oyt hec omf or t sof mar r i e dl i f e,whe r e asHol mes“ l oat hedev er yf or m ofsoci e t ywi t hhi swhol eBohemi ansoul . ” Hemakest hesecomment swi t houtj udge ment ,accept i ngHol mes’ si sol at i onasanessent i al par tofhi sbei ng.Hol mes’ ssoci alande mot i onalde t achmenti sf ur t heri nt ensi fiedbyhi s dr uguse .WhenWat sonwasnotar ound,t hede t ec t i v ewoul dhi deawayi nhi sapar t ment , al t er nat i ng“ be t weencocai neandambi t i on,t hedr owsi nessoft hedr ug,andt hefier c e ener gyofhi sownkeennat ur e . ” Hol mes’ sr eac t i ont oAdl eri saboutasc l oseast hede t ec t i v ewoul dev erge t ,i nt hi sorany ot hers t or y ,t oanemot i onalat t ac hmentt oawoman. “ shei sal way sTHEwoman. ”Whent heKi ngat t empt st ogi v eHol mesav al uabl eemer al d r i ngf orhi swor k,t hede t ec t i v er eques t st hephot oofAdl eri ns t ead,addi ngt hathev al uesi t mor ehi ghl y .

Di sgui seandDecept i on appear ancesar enev ert obet r us t ed.Sher l oc kHol mes ,t heKi ngofBohemi a,andI r ene Adl e ral lat t emptt odi sgui s et hemsel vesi nor dert oge twhatt he ywant ,wi t hv ar i edr esul t s; t hequal i t yoft hei rdi s gui s es,andt hei rabi l i t yt of oolt hosear oundt hem,i sameasur eof t hei nt el l ec t ualcapaci t yofeac hc har ac t eri nt hes t or y . TheKi ngofBohemi aat t empt st odi s gui s ehi mse l fwhenhec omest omee tHol mesbuti s unpr epar edf ort hede t ec t i v e’ spower sofobs er vat i onandde t ec t i on. Hi si nabi l i t yt ohi dehi st r uei de nt i t yi sasi gnaloft heKi ng’ sl ac kofi nt e l l ec tandc r e at i vi t y: hei si ncapabl eofs t eppi ngout s i deofhi mse l forbei nganyoneot hert hant heKi ngof Bohemi a.

Hol mes,ont heot herhand,i samas t erofdi sgui se,andmanagest of oolev er y onear ound hi m,i ncl udi nghi sf r i endWat son,wi t hhi sc os t umes .Hebe gi nsbyt r ans f or mi ngi nt o“ a dr unkenl ooki nggr oom,i l l kemptandsi dewhi s ker e d,wi t hani nflamedf ac eand di sr eput abl ec l ot hes ” Hi ss econddi s gui s ei st hatofac l e r gyman,whi c hheusest ot r i c kAdl eri nt oi nvi t i nghi m i nt oherhousesot hathecanfindoutwher eshehashi ddent hemuc hcov e t edphot oof her s e l fwi t ht heKi ngofBohemi a. Thi si sanessent i alpar tofhi sme t hodofde t e ct i on:t hedi sgui seal l owshi mt oent eri nt o t hewor l doft hecr i meandobser v easmuc haspossi bl ewi t houtbei ngr ec ogni z ed. Adl e r ’ suseofdi sgui se ,meanwhi l e,ser v esacompl exdualpur posei nt hes t or y .Onone hand,shewant st os pyonHol mesandl ear nmor eaboutt hei nv es t i gat i onwi t houtbei ng obs er vedhe r s el f ;att hes amet i me,shewant sHol mest oknow t hatshehast r i c kedhi m, pr ovi ngt hats het ooi scapabl eofas uper i orl ev e lofcunni ng. Theyar est i l lont hest r ee ti nf r ontofHol mes ’ sapar t mentat221B BakerSt r e e twhent he de t e c t i v eannouncest hathewi l lgot oAdl er ’ shouseat8: 00a. m.t hef ol l owi ngday ,be f or e shei sawake,t aki ngherbysur pr i se.Asr eacht hedoorofHol mes’ sapar t ment ,t he yar e gr ee t edby“ asl i m yout hi nanul s t erwhohadhur r i edby . ”Hol me shashear dt hev oi ce bef or ebutc annotpl ac ei t .Theyout hi sAdl eri ndi s gui s e,ofcour s e—shehadbe enpr e sent dur i ngt hemen’ sconv er s at i onandi snow awar eoft hede t ec t i v e ’ spl ansf ort henextday . Tr i c ker yi saf or m ofc unni ng,andi nt hi sde t e c t i v es t or yi ti sav al uabl es ki l l ,asi st he abi l i t yt oseet hr oughanot he r ’ sdi s gui se .TheKi ngofBohemi aat t empt st ot akepar ti nt hi s gameofdi sgui sesandendsupl ooki ngf ool i shandi gnor ant ;i r oni c al l y ,i ti shi se l e vat ed soci als t at ust hatr e nde r shi mi ncapabl eofdi sgui si nghi msel f .Hol mesandAdl er ,howev er , t akepr i dei nt hei rabi l i t yt omas kt hemse l v e sandi nfil t r at eeachot her ’ swor l d,usi ng di s gui s est opr ov et hei ri nt el l ec t ualval ue . LoveTheme Lov e ,Fr i ends hi p,and.Admi r at i onThe mei nAScandali nBohemi a “ AScandali nBohe mi a”pr e se nt sanumberofi nt er t wi nedr omant i candi nt el l ec t ual pai r i ngs:ont heonehand,t her ei st heengage mentoft heKi ngofBohemi at ot hePr i nc ess ofScandi navi a,t hemar r i ageofI r e neAdl erandGodf r e yNor t on,andt hefli ngbe t weent he Ki ngandAdl e r ;ont heot herhand,t her ei st hemut ualadmi r at i onbe t weenbot hHol mes andWat sonandbe t weenAdl erandHol mes . Hol mesgener al l yhasal ow opi ni onofwomen,deemi ngt hem ofal esseri nt el l ec t .Sher l oc k Hol mesandI r e neAdl ert hatbor de r sonr omant i ci nt er estbuti sbasedent i r e l yi namee t i ng oft woext r aor di nar ymi nds. Wat sonnot abl ychoosest obe gi nhi st al ebyf oc usi ngonHol mes ’ sadmi r at i onf orAdl er .

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“ ToShe r l ockHol messhei sal waysTHEwoman. ”

Thi ses t abl i s hest hei rr el at i onshi past hef undament albui l di ngbl oc koft hi ss t or y , ThoughAdl erescape sbe f or eHol mesandt heKi ngcanr e t r i ev et hephot ot heysee k,she l eav esal e t t ert oHol mes,r e cogni zi nghi m asa“ f or mi dabl e[ …]ant agoni st ”andseemi ngt o t akepl eas ur ei nr e count i nghi sdec ept i on. Whi l eshehasf oundherr omant i cmat chi nhernew husband,Godf r eyNor t on,she hasal sof oundheri nt e l l ec t ualmat chi nSher l ockHol mes. mut ualadmi r at i onbe t weenHol mesandWat sont hati sent i r el yout si deof —andsupe r i ort o —anyr omant i cse nt i ment . Wat soni sat r ueandl oyalf r i end,de vot edt ot hedocument at i onofHol me s’ sde t e c t i v ewor k outofpur eadmi r at i on.Heexpl ai nst hati ti s“ apl easur et omet os t udyhi ssys t em ofwor k, andt of ol l ow t hequi c k,subt l eme t hodsbywhi c hhedi s ent angl edt hemos ti next r i cabl e myst er i e s. ” I ti st hi spl easur et hatkeptt het womenc l osedur i ngt het i mebe f or eWat s on’ smar r i age. De spi t ecl ai mi ngasat i s f yi ngl i f easamar r i e dman,Wat s onc l ear l ymi ssesHol mes,and whenhehappe nsbyBakerSt r eet ,hei s“ sei z edwi t hakeendesi r e ”t os eehi sf r i end. Hol mesmaynotbeexpr e ssi v eoremot i onal ,buthehashi sownwaysofexpr e ssi nghi s admi r at i onf orhi sf r i end.not i ngt hathenee dshi m:“ Iam l os twi t houtmyBoswe l l , ”Hol mes i sathi sbe stwhe nhehasanaudi enc e, I nt heKi ng’ scont ext ,mar r i agei ssepar at ef r om r omant i csent i ment ,andsui t abi l i t yi s basedent i r e l yonsoci als t at us. i n“ AScandali nBohemi a, ”de spi t et hef ac tt hatHol mes’ scasei nv ol v essavi ngar oyal mar r i age,r omanceandl ov ehav el i t t l ev al uet ot hesechar act er s. Al t hough,bei ngi nhappymar r i agest oot herpe opl e ,bot hWat sonandAdl e re s t abl i sh t hei rmos tvi t alc onnec t i onst oHol mes Sher l ock Sher l oc kHol mesi sapr i v at ede t ec t i v ewhohasbe encont r act edbyWi l hel mv onOr mst ei n, Ki ngofBohemi a,t oc onfis cat ephot ogr aphi cevi denceoft heKi ng’ spr evi ousaffai rwi t ha womannamedI r eneAdl er . TheKi nghassoughtoutHol mesandhi sassi s t antDr .JohnWat sonduet ot hei rr eput at i on f orsol vi ngdi fficul tandde l i cat ecasest hr oughoutEur ope .Toaddr esst heKi ng’ si ssue, Hol mesandWat sondonvar i ousdi s gui ses,gat her i ngi nf or mat i onaboutI r e ne’ sl i f e. Ev ent ual l y ,whi l edi sgui sedasac l e r gyman,Sher l oc kt r i cksI r enei nt ol e t t i nghi mi nt oher homeandhedi scov er swhe r eshei shi di ngt hephot ogr aphs . Whi l ehepl anst or e t ur nt henextdayt os t ealt hem,Adl erout wi t shi m—shei sgonebyt he t i meher e t ur ns,l eavi nghi m al e t t ert hatpr omi sesnevert or ui nt heKi ng’ sl i f e ,butkeepi ng

t hephot ogr aphsf orher s el f . Sher l oc kv al ue si nt e l l i genceandcunni ng,andr ar e l yfindsanot heri ndi vi dualwhosement al f ac ul t i esmat c hhi sown. Ev enhi sc l oses tf r i endWat soncanonl ymar v e lathi sdeduc t i ons:whent het womenar e r euni t edaf t erqui t esomet i meapar t ,Sher l ocki sabl et odeduceanumberofmi nut ede t ai l s ofWat son’ sl i f ewi t hi nt hefir s tf ew secondsofseei nghi m.Adl er ,howev er ,i st heonl ywoman hewoul de verconsi derhi si nt e l l ect ualequal ,andhesee mst ot hi nkofherwi s t f ul l yand al mos tr omant i cal l y . Sher l oc k’ sr ar ei nt e l l i ge nc ei sahe l pf ult ohi sde t ec t i vewor k,buti tse t shi m apar tf r om t hosear oundhi m,andhi sl ac kofsoci alc onnec t i onkeepshi m al mos tc ompl e t e l yi sol at ed. Hei sal soeccent r i c,eschewi ngmos thumani nt e r act i onsandc hoosi ngi ns t eadt oi sol at e hi msel f ,consumedei t herbyc ocai neuseoramys t e r yt osol ve . Dr .JohnWat son Dr .JohnWat s onChar ac t erAnal ys i si nAScandali nBohemi a Wat sonnar r at es“ AScandali nBohemi a' 'andass i s t sHol mesi nhi si nv es t i g at i on.Hehas al s oc hr oni c l edandpubl i shedanumberofHol mes’ scases,andc l e ar l yadmi r est he de t e c t i v ef orhi sext r aor di nar ypower sofobs er vat i onandde duc t i on. Heusedt ol i v ewi t hSher l oc kat221B BakerSt r eet ,butr ecent l ygotmar r i edandmov edi n wi t hhi swi f e;hehadnotseenmuc hofSher l oc ksi ncet hen,andhebegi ns“ AScandali n Bohemi a”byc omi ngt ovi s i thi sf r i e nd,wher ei nhei ssweptupi nShe r l ock’ sl at es tcase. Wat soni st ol e r antofSher l oc k’ seccent r i c i t i esbecausehet r ul ybe l i ev esi nt hede t ect i ve ’ s geni us,descr i bi nghi m as“ t hemos tper f ec tr easoni ngandobser vi ngmachi net hatt he wor l dhasseen. ” Hepar t i ci pat esent husi as t i cal l yi nt hei nv est i gat i on,expr e ssi ngt oHol mest hathewi l l gl adl ybr e akt hel aw andr i skar r es tf oragoodcause.Whi l eWat s oni sv er yi nt e l l i genti nhi s ownr i ght ,i ti shi sadmi r at i onf orhi sf r i endSher l ockt hatt akesc ent ers t agei n“ AScandal i nBohemi a. ” Wi l hel m Got t sr ei chSi gi smondvonOr ms t ei n,Gr andDukeofCassel Fel s t ei n TheKi ngofBohemi a,andSher l oc kHol mes ’ sc l i enti nt hi scase .Hei sc ur r e nt l yengagedt o t hePr i ncessofScandi navi a,butr ev eal st oHol mesandWat s ont haty ear sago,whi l ei n War s aw,hehadar el at i onshi pwi t hI r e neAdl e r ,anope r asi nge rand“ we l l known adv ent ur e ss. ”I r enehasanumberofl e t t er sandphot ost hatwoul dser veaspr oofoft hi s i ndi s cr e t i on,andt hati nf or mat i onwoul dl i ke l yj e opar di z et heKi ng’ scur r entengage ment . Hewi l ldoanyt hi ngt oobt ai nanddest r oyt hi sevi dence,butI r ener e f usest ohandi tov er , andshehasout s mar t e dt heKi ng’ smenmor et hanonce.Hes t i l ladmi r esI r e neandnot es t hats hewoul dmakeanexc el l entqueen,buthei smor ef ocusedonmai nt ai ni nghi s

r es pec t abi l i t yandr oy als t at us . TheKi ngs eemst obeunawar eofhi ssur r oundi ngsandi gnor antofhi seffec tonot her s: whenhear r i v esi namask,hebe l i e veshi msel ft obei ncogni t o,de s pi t et hef ac tt hat Sher l oc kknowse xac t l ywhohei s . Hei sal socompl e t el yi gnor antt oShe r l ock’ sgener aldi sdai nf orhi m,andwhent heKi ng ment i onst hatI r enei snotonhi sl e v el ,hedoesnotr e cogni z ei tasani nsul twhenSher l ock r es pondst hatshe“ seemsi nde edt obeonav er ydi ffer entl eve lt oyourMaj es t y . ”

I r eneAdl er I r eneAdl eri sanoper asi nge r ,wor l dt r av el er ,andf or merl ov erofWi l he l mv onOr mst ei n, Ki ngofBohemi a.Shehaskeptl e t t er sandphot ogr aphst hatar ee vi denceofherr e l at i onshi p wi t ht heKi ngand,acc or di ngt ohi m,shepl anst ouset hem t obl ac kmai lhi mi fhet r i est o mar r yt hePr i nc essofScandi navi a. Whi l eHol me smanagest ot r i ckI r e newi t hadi sgui s eandg ai nent r yi nt oherhouse ,she cat c hesonqui c kl yanddi s gui s esher s e l ft ospyonHol mesandWat son,ul t i mat e l y out wi t t i ngt hem andfle ei ngbe f or et heycansei z eherphot ogr aphs . I r enei si ni t i al l ypor t r ayedast hes t or y’ sant agoni s t ,buthe ri nt e l l i genceandcunni ngear n Sher l oc kHol mes’ sadmi r at i on,andshepr ov esnott obeamal i ci ousper sonatal l . I nt heend,ev ent houghshedoes n’ thandov ert hephot ogr aphs,sheassur esHol mesand t heKi ngt hatshemeanst hem nohar m.Notonl ydoest heKi ngofBohemi apr ocl ai mt hat shewoul dhavemadeane xc el l entqueeni fshewer enotac ommoner ,butSher l oc k c onsi der shermor ei nt e l l i gentt hananyot herwomenhehasme t . Godf r eyNor t onChar act erAnal ys i s Al awy erwhoi sI r e neAdl er ’ snew husband.Notmuc hi sknownaboutNor t on,exc eptt hat hei sal awy erandhasbeenseei ngI r e nef orsomet i me.WhenSher l ockHol mesdr essesasa gr oom andgoest oI r e ne ’ snei ghbor hoodt ogat heri nf or mat i onabouther ,hei ssome how br oughti nt oac tasawi t nesst ot hemar r i ageofI r eneandGodf r ey .I nc ompar i sonwi t ht he Ki ngofBohemi a’ sweddi ng,whi c hwi l lpr e sumabl ybeal avi shr oyalaffai r ,t hi sc er e monyi s qui c kandaus t er e ,wi t ht henewl ywedsdr i vi ngoffi ndi ffer entdi r ect i ons . Thi squi e tcer e mony ,c oupl e dwi t ht hef ac tt hatI r e nede scr i besNor t onasabe t t ermant han t heKi ng,pr e sent sast r ongc ont r as tt ot hepubl i cbutl i ke l yl ov e l e ssr oyalmar r i age .

Reasoni ng Sher l oc kHol mesi samas t e rofdeduc t i v er easoni ng.I nnear l ye ver ycaset hatc omeshi s wayheseemst os pendal mos tasmuc ht i meas ki ngques t i onsandc ont e mpl at i ngmot i v es

ashedoesphy si cal l yc hasi ngdowncl ues.Hi sc hi e fweaponi shi smi nd,whi c hhehas t r ai nedt obeacol d,effec t i vei ns t r umentt hatr unsonl ogi cal one .( Thi sexpl ai nshi sdi sdai n f oremot i onalr es ponsesl i kepassi onandl ov e ,whi c hhebe l i ev esar et heenemi esofr eason. ) Thr oughhi sy ear sofs t udyi ngcr i meandhumanbe havi or ,heknowsexac t l ywhatques t i ons andi nf or mat i ont opur s uei nor dert osol v eamys t e r y .Hol mesi scons t ant l yobse r vi ng de t ai l s,evenseemi ngl yi nsi gni ficantones .I nhi svi ew t hesec l uesar er ar e l ymi norands o of t enhol dt hekeyt osol vi ngacase ....