The Hound Of The Baskervilles Comparison Essay

“He was deeply impressed with the curse which hung over the family, and when this tragedy came I naturally felt that there must be some grounds for the fears which he had expressed,” (Doyle, 106). In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s mystery novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, the curse of a mysterious Hound that haunts the Baskerville family which is feared that it will kill the last Baskerville, Sir Henry. Compared to the book, the movie, The Hound of the Baskervilles has different characters, conflicts, and settings, that create a new perspective of the story for the audience. Characters from the movie are different from the book, due to changes in personality and new introduced characters. In the book, Arthur Conan Doyle describes Laura Lyons when she was “in her office,” which clearly proves that she was one of the characters that had special information about Stapleton. However, when viewing the movie, there is no sign of Laura Lyons anywhere. The movie introduces a new character whose name is, Mrs. Mortimer who is shown to have a minor role in the story according to the movie. There is no character that goes by the name of Ms. Mortimer mentioned in the book, which means that the movie is different from the novel. Different characters are introduced …show more content…
The Case about who killed Sir Charles is what is troubling Holmes and Watson the most; As you value your life or your reason keep away from the moor.” The note is trying to scare Sir Henry and making sure that Holmes and Watson are not going to solve the case. In the movie, Sherlock Holmes sneaks around Merripit House in order to find clues and the Hound is one of the main antagonists of the story because it attacks Sir Henry at the end of the movie. When the hound attacks Sir Henry, Stapleton attempts to shoot Lestrade and Watson, resulting as the climax of the