CHARACTERS
By: Eryn Oldroyd, Mary Schilp, and James Concepcion
Sherlock
Holmes
• Private detective
• Witty, very observant, intelligent
• Mastermind of solving crimes
• Fictional
• Round: has negative and positive characteristics
Dr. John
Watson
• Holmes’ partner
• Narrator of the story
• Helps Holmes solve crimes
• Flat: not really explained much because he is
narrating.
Julia
Stoner
• Twin to Helen
• Was going to marry but died before her marrige.
• Her murder was what Holmes and Watson were
investigating
• Killed by the “Speckled Band” aka Dr. Roylott’s
snake.
Helen
Stoner
• Holmes’ client
• Only Stoner left
• Contacted Holmes to investigate her sister’s death
• She is scared she will meet her sisters fate
• Dymanic: she’s getting over the fear of her fate
ending up like her sister’s.
Dr.
Grimesby
Roylott
• Master of the house
• Helen and Julia’s step father
• Spent many years in India
• Has exotic pets including the Speckled Band, a
cheetah, and a baboon
• He is one of the Roylotts of Stoke Moran
• He has a bad temper
• Static character, begins the story as a murderer and
ended it as one
Speckled
Band
• Is a poisonous snake
• Murder weapon for Dr. Roylott when killing
Julia, and in attempt to kill Helen.
• The snake recoiled and killed Dr. Roylott
THE END