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Which character trait of Sherlock Holmes does this excerpt from "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle illustrate?
A. His ambitious nature
B. His perfectionist nature
C. His tendency to be cautious
D. His powers of observation
The correct answer is D. His power of observation
Explanation:
In this excerpt, the narrator describes how the detective Sherlock Holmes noticed the stains of mud in the jacket of the woman, and based on this evidence Holmes knew this woman had traveled on a train recently. This discovery requires specialized observation and analysis. Indeed, this shows Sherlock Holmes' power of observation because he was keen enough to notice the smears and then reach a valid conclusion as the woman admits Sherlock's conclusion is true "and came in by the first train to Waterloo."
Answer:
The word "you" is referring to the reader.
Explanation:
The poem is a direct conversation between the speaker and the reader that uses the word "you", to intensify the reception of the message, the reader.
This creates a more personal and interesting reading dynamic, allowing the reader to feel closer and more intimate to the speaker, which greatly influences the interpretation of the poem and the impact it has in relation to the message it is transmitting.
Why I descend into this bed of death,
Is partly to behold my lady's face;
But chiefly to take thence from her dead finger
A precious ring, a ring that I must use
In dear employment: therefore hence, be gone:
Romeo says that he must go grieve for Juliet and wants to take "a precious ring" or her wedding ring from her finger.
Some people have said that, although Juliet does give Romeo a ring by way of the nurse inviting Romeo to Juliet's bed, Romeo and Juliet did not exchange rings and so Juliet does not have a ring of Romeo's and he has no "dear employment" for it.
He makes this up to get rid of Balthazar.
Answer:
The correct answer is C. he killed his father to marry his mother.
