Immersive English presents Part 2 On Valley Of Fear Questions! Q. Why did Barker give a false clue to the police? Answer. Barker deliberately misled the police to protect his friend Douglas. After Douglas killed Baldwin in self-defense, he conspired with Mr. and Mrs. Douglas to conceal Douglas’s actual whereabouts, giving the impression to the …
Here is a series of questions by Immersive English! Q. How did Holmes and Watson decode the code language used in the message sent by Fred Porlock? Sherlock Holmes and his trusty sidekick Watson were on the case, deciphering a tricky code language using the tried-and-true technique of ciphered messages. Cross-referencing the numbers with specific …
The Valley of Fear (Themes) Deception: Deception is a significant theme of the playscript “The Valley of Fear” written by Arthur Conan Doyle. The central and the most prominent deception, of course, is in form of John Douglas, who is actually McMurdo, who is actually Birdy Edwards. Birdy Edwards has to change his identities time and …
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The Valley of Fear Written by Arthur Conan Doyle Scene 10 Background Information: Holmes, Watson, and MacDonald have reached Birlstone Manot to assist in the investigation. Summary: Holmes is observing the brand on Douglas’s arm. He also notices a piece of plaster at the angle of Mr Douglas’s jaw. Ames informs the detectives that Mr. …
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The Valley of Fear Summary: Scene 7 Background Information: McMurdo is staying at Shafter’s lodgings. He has been offered a few minor jobs by Shafter but he is not satisfied with them. Summary: McMurdo is displeased with the jobs, he has been offered at Shafter’s lodgings. Shafter wants McMurdo to sing for the guests, …
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The Valley of Fear written by Arthur Conan Doyle Act I Scene 4 Background information James Stanger is a newspaper editor who is writing against McGinty and his organisation. McGinty is really concerned and wants to teach him a hard lesson. He knows that the newspaper articles against his organisation could cause a lot of …
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The valley of Fear written by Arthur Conan Doyle (Oxford Playscript) Summary Act I Scene I The scene sets in a train compartment. The compartment is filled with miners, some local people and two police officers. John McMurdo enters the train compartment, looking for a seat. Finding a space near Willaby brothers, he requests them …
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