find and write the description of different people given in The red-headed league
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Here are the descriptions of the various characters, as given in the text:
Watson’s describes Mr. Jabez Wilson as “an average commonplace British tradesman, obese, pompous, and slow. He wore rather baggy grey shepherd’s check trousers, a not over-clean black frock-coat, unbuttoned in the front, and a drab waistcoat with a heavy brassy Albert chain, and a square pierced bit of metal dangling down as an ornament. A frayed top-hat and a faded brown overcoat with a wrinkled velvet collar lay upon a chair beside him.” The man also had a “blazing red head, and the expression of extreme chagrin and discontent upon his features.”
As for Vincent Spaulding, the assistant, Mr. Wilson describes him as a “good man” with “no vice”. He is “Small, stout-built, very quick in his ways, no hair on his face, though he’s not short of thirty. Has a white splash of acid upon his forehead.”
Mr. Duncan Ross, the employer was described by Mr. Wilson as a “little man” who was quite “favourable” to him. Mr. Ross had initiated him into the job and kept a check on him.
Mr. Merryweather from Scotland Yard, despite his name, has been described as “a long, thin, sad-faced man”.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has paid detailed attention to characterisation, to the extent that no character is what he seems to be. There is much more to each character than meets the eye.
For instance, though Watson analysed Mr. Wilson’s appearance, he could not get any clues out of it and concluded that Mr. Wilson was just a commoner, with nothing “remarkable” about him. Yet Sherlock Holmes’ analysis surprised both Mr.Wilson and Watson. Holmes was quick to conclude (with evidence) that Mr. Wilson has “at some time done manual labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of writing lately”.
Similarly, the assistant turns out to be a wanted criminal, John Clay. Without even seeing or meeting him, Holmes knows that the man has pierced ears. The man had cunningly entrapped Mr. Wilson into the job at the Red Hair League. The man with “no vice” was aiming to rob a bank. The benevolent employer, Mr. Ross did not turn out to be a credible character either.
Additionally, Mr. Merryweather does not come across as a man of much importance. However, he is not only part of the Scotland Yard, but also heads the bank, which makes him important enough to be part of the mission.
Further, Jones, whom Holmes describes as “an absolute imbecile in his profession”, is supposedly “as brave as a bulldog and as tenacious as a lobster”.
Holmes himself has been described, by Watson, as a “dual personality”. At a time when to the rest of the world he looked like he was “ wrapped in the most perfect happiness”, his mind was actually thinking things through. He was analysing information, piecing clues together and looking for possibilities.
Considering all these examples, it can safely be said that the author is adept at characterisation, through which he adds suspense to the story. There are different levels of characterisation and existence and nothing turns out to be what it seems to be.
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