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The Sign
of Four
- Background: -story written
by Arthur Conan Doyle in
1889, starring Sherlock
Holmes and John Watson
- Beginning:
-chapter 1
& chapter 2
- Chapter 1; Holmes
and Watson are
introduced.
- Chapter 2; Mary Morstan is introduced
and she presents her case.Holmes and
Watson agree to accompany her, and
it is hinted that Watson and Mary are
attracted to one another.
- Her father disappeared
ten years ago, she had
begun receiving a large
pearl in the mail at
annual increments.
- Her father disappeared
ten years ago, she had
begun receiving a large
pearl in the mail at
annual increments.
- Chapter 1; Holmes
and Watson are
introduced.
- Rising action: -
chapter 3 &
chapter 4
- Chapter 4: They meet
Thaddeus Sholto whom
reveals the death of
Captian Morstan.
- Morstan had to split a treasure
with Major Sholto(Thaddeus'
father), they had an argue and
Morstan died as he had a weak
heart.
- Morstan had to split a treasure
with Major Sholto(Thaddeus'
father), they had an argue and
Morstan died as he had a weak
heart.
- Chapter 3: Holmes thinks the case is
solved but then realises it is more
complex. When they get to the place
mentioned in the letter there are
just 2 security men whom are taking
them to the writer of the letter.
- Chapter 4: They meet
Thaddeus Sholto whom
reveals the death of
Captian Morstan.
- Climax:
Chapter 5 &
Chapter 6
- Chapter 5; Mary, Watson,
Holmes and Thaddeus are
going to his twin to split the
treasure between Mary and
the Sholtos but when they get
there they find Bartholomew
dead.
- Chapter 6; Holmes investigates
Bartholomew's death (finds a
wooden-leg tip), than he tells
Bartholomew to report the death
to the police. He isn't reporting it
at first as he is scared he could
get arrested.Thaddeus then, gets
arrested. Holmes tells Watson to
bring Toby and get Mary home
- Chapter 5; Mary, Watson,
Holmes and Thaddeus are
going to his twin to split the
treasure between Mary and
the Sholtos but when they get
there they find Bartholomew
dead.
- Resolution
- Small tells a
story about him,
Morstan, Sholto
and the treasure.
- After the Indian rebellion of 1857
occurred he was forced to flee for his
life to the Agra Fortress. While standing
guard, one night he was overpowered
by two Sikh troopers who gave him
choice of being killed or an accomplice
to a murder and robbery. Small got
penal servitude on the Andaman
Islands. He meets John Sholto and
Arthur Morstan and lets them to get the
treasure so he can recover it later.
- After the Indian rebellion of 1857
occurred he was forced to flee for his
life to the Agra Fortress. While standing
guard, one night he was overpowered
by two Sikh troopers who gave him
choice of being killed or an accomplice
to a murder and robbery. Small got
penal servitude on the Andaman
Islands. He meets John Sholto and
Arthur Morstan and lets them to get the
treasure so he can recover it later.
- Small tells a
story about him,
Morstan, Sholto
and the treasure.
- Falling
Action;
- Chapter 7; Watson gets
Mary home then he gets
Toby. Toby takes the
smell found at the crime
scene (creosote) and
leads Holmes and Watson
on a way which proves to
be wrong.
- Chapter 8; They went
another way which lead
them to a lake with boats
to rent and discover that a
wooden-legged man rent a
boat. Then Holmes does a
research about the
Andaman Islanders (place
where Morstan and Sholto
were)
- In a police steam launch Holmes
and Watson chase the Aurora
and capture it but they end up
killing Small's companion after he
attempts to kill Holmes with a
poisoned dart. Small tries to
escape but gets captured. Then
they open the treasure box
which is empty as Small dumped
it over the side.
- Chapter 7; Watson gets
Mary home then he gets
Toby. Toby takes the
smell found at the crime
scene (creosote) and
leads Holmes and Watson
on a way which proves to
be wrong.
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