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15. The Crown Of Diamonds

Character Profile

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Chapter: 15. The Crown Of Diamonds

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Character Profiles

Sherlock Holmes

Role in the Story: The brilliant consulting detective; the protagonist who solves the mystery.

Key Traits:

Perceptive and Observant: Notices details others miss (e.g., footprints, reactions).

Logical and Deductive: Connects disparate clues to form a coherent explanation.

Skeptical of Assumptions: Does not accept initial appearances or common beliefs.

Methodical: Systematically investigates scenes and gathers evidence.

Unconventional: Uses disguises and direct confrontations when necessary.

Calm and Reassuring: Even in the face of distress from clients.

Relationships:

Dr. Watson: His loyal friend, assistant, and confidant.

Mr. Alexander Holder: His client, whom he helps clear his son’s name and retrieve the crown.

Dr. Watson

Role in the Story: Sherlock Holmes’s loyal friend and companion; often observes Holmes’s methods and learns from him.

Key Traits:

Loyal: Always accompanies Holmes and supports him.

Observant (to an extent): Notices things but often misses the deeper implications that Holmes grasps.

Supportive: Ready to assist Holmes in his investigations.

Surprised: Often astonished by Holmes’s deductions and actions.

Relationships:

Sherlock Holmes: His close friend and intellectual mentor.

Mr. Alexander Holder

Role in the Story: The distressed banker and owner/custodian of the Crown of Diamonds; Holmes’s client.

Key Traits:

Reputable: Head of a respected bank.

Distraught/Grief-stricken: Deeply upset by the loss of the diamonds and his son’s perceived guilt.

Honorable: Concerned about the “great dishonour” to himself and England.

Hasty in Judgment: Quickly accuses his son based on circumstantial evidence.

Reluctant: Had “misgivings” about taking the crown home.

Grateful: Immensely thankful to Holmes at the end.

Relationships:

Arthur Holder: His son, whom he wrongly accuses and arrests.

Mary: His orphaned niece, whom he treats as family.

Sherlock Holmes: The detective he hires to solve his crisis.

Arthur Holder

Role in the Story: Mr. Holder’s son; initially accused and arrested for the theft.

Key Traits:

Spoilt Wastrel: Known for gambling and being in debt.

Deeply in Love: Has strong feelings for Mary.

Proud: Refuses to explain himself or claim his innocence to his father.

Courageous: Fights Sir George Burnwell to retrieve the crown.

Loyal: His silence stems from protecting Mary.

Innocent: Falsely accused of the crime.

Relationships:

Mr. Alexander Holder: His father, who misjudges and arrests him.

Mary: The woman he loves and protects.

Sir George Burnwell: His supposed friend, but actually a rival and a villain.

Mary

Role in the Story: Mr. Holder’s orphaned niece; a conspirator in the theft.

Key Traits:

Beautiful, Loving, and Gentle (initially described): Her outward appearance belies her true actions.

Secretive: Meets Sir George Burnwell in secret.

Deceitful/Manipulated: Conspires to steal the crown, influenced by Burnwell.

Faints Easily: Reacts strongly to shocking situations (like seeing the crown recovered).

Relationships:

Mr. Alexander Holder: Her uncle and guardian.

Arthur Holder: Her cousin, who is in love with her and whom she allows to take the blame.

Sir George Burnwell: Her lover and accomplice in the crime, with whom she eventually runs away.

Sir George Burnwell

Role in the Story: Arthur’s friend and Mary’s lover; the true thief and villain.

Key Traits:

Deceptive: Has “easy manners and pleasant demeanour” but a “bad character and no morals.”

Manipulative: Convinces Mary to steal the crown.

Greedy: Driven by the desire for the diamonds.

Aggressive: Tries to attack Holmes when confronted.

Cowardly: Complies when Holmes points a pistol at him.

Relationships:

Arthur Holder: Supposedly his friend, but he betrays him.

Mary: His lover and accomplice in the crime.

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