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We have been asked to find out how Conan Doyle builds suspense in The Speckled Band. ... Conan Doyle creates tension throughout the story by giving you all of the clues but he purposely puts some red herrings in the story to confuse you and continually keep you guessing. ... Conan Doyle has used a variety of techniques to create suspense, such as using mysterious settings, strange characters, highly charged or emotive language as well as allowing the plot to unfold in a variety of different ways. ... When the story actually begins to unfold, even more suspense is created due to the fact that Sherlock Holmes wakes up Dr. ...
Suspense is created around the character of Helen Stoner before we even meet her, as Holmes says that a young lady has arrived in a considerable state of excitement. ... This shows that he is capable of murder and it builds up the suspense. ... This develops the suspense as it is a stereotypical haunted house where we are sure that something gruesome has gone on there one time or another. It feeds the readers imagination with thoughts of monstrous or unnatural goings on and it makes you feel uneasy and it adds to the suspense.
When Holmes examines the inside of the house it creates further suspense in many different ways. ... When they begin their journey the language used is particularly effective at creating suspense. ... He describes the weather as being very dark and horrible and he says that there was a chill wind blowing in their faces, which adds to the suspense. ... We wonder what is going on and why Holmes is so scared and this makes the suspense soar rapidly. ... Roylotts room to find that he is dead and has a speckled band around his head. ... The tension of the story has reached its climax but we are still kept in suspense as we are unsure of how of all the clues fit together. ...
I have come to the conclusion that The Speckled Band is a very effective story at creating suspense and tension as there was always something dubious and suspicious going on. ... When Conan Doyle was writing this story, I am sure that he was unaware that it would set a trend that most future detective writers would choose to follow.
Approximate Word count = 1773
Approximate Pages = 7.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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