Q.5 (D) Answer in about 50 words to the questions given below : (4 marks)
Q.5 (D) (i) Sherlock Holmes is the leading character in the extract ‘The Sign of Four.’ Elaborate.
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Answer: Sherlock Holmes is the brilliant consulting detective around whom the whole story revolves.
Holmes is the protagonist of the extract. He is a master of observation and deduction: from Watson’s watch alone he correctly deduces the history of Watson’s elder brother. His mind is restless when it has no work, which is why he turns to cocaine, but the moment Miss Morstan brings her mysterious case he becomes alert and eager. Watson, the narrator, admires his genius, and every event and character in the extract is presented in relation to Holmes.
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