DR GRIMSBEY ROYLOTT / SHERLOCK HOMLES/ THE SPEACKLED BAND

“The speckled band” is the title of this story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is about Sherlock Holmes trying to solve a locked room mystery in Dr Grimesby Roylott’s house which is called Stoke Moran. Dr Grimsby is a money hungry freak who has no friends.

Dr Grimesby Roylott has a fascinating past and we can deduce much from this. For example; “he spent time in India and that is where he met Helen’s and Julia’s mother and developed an interest in Indian animals.” Overall Dr Roylott has an obsession with Indian animals.

Another point we can make about Dr Grimesby Roylott is that he is really muscular and creepy. This is proven by the following evidence; “seized the poker and bent it into a curve.” This quotation shows that he is an incredibly strong and scary man. Overall we could say that you would not like to mess with him.

DR Grimesby Roylott is actually a very clever man. This is proven by the following evidence; “Dr Roylott planned out the room where Julia Stoner died, so a snake could go throw a ventilator, down a bell pull and into her bed so it could bite her. This quotation shows that he is smart by planning a head. Overall he is smart most of the time but a bit stupid at other times.

There were a few red herrings in this story. One of them was the gipsies; “It must have been those wreched gipsies.” The other red herring was the Indian animals (the cheater and the baboon); “I think that I mentioned to you that the doctor keeps a cheater and the baboon.” These quotations show that Dr Grimesby Roylott was trying to send Holmes in the wrong direction so that he would not suspect him. Overall Sherlock Holmes is still too smart for Dr Grimesby Roylott.

Dr Grimseby Roylott killed Julia Stoner because she was going to get married that morning and when they get married