SO4 Quotes

Question 1

Quote from small that shows his anger as he’s betrayed plus what is key word and method

Answer 1

‘from that day I lived only for vengeance’ keyword vengeance (abstract noun)

Question 2

John Watson quote about Mary plus key words and method.

Answer 2

‘weak and helpless’ key words weak and helpless (adjectives) This quote can be used to show attitudes to women in victorian times.

Question 3

Quote which shows racist attitudes normal at the time plus key word and method.

Answer 3

‘wild cannibal natives’ key words wild cannibal and natives (adjectives) Many victorians believed that people from the colonies were savages.

Question 4

Quote that reveal Sherlock’s arrogant and unique nature?

Answer 4

‘for I am the only one in the world’ key word I (personal pronoun)

Question 5

Quote that shows Sherlock needs to be stimulated with work and is very focused.

Answer 5

‘what else is there to live for’ key word live (verb) You can use this quote for the theme rationality vs emotion

Question 6

John Watson that shows he is loyal to Sherlock.

Answer 6

‘Sherlock was never at fault” keyword never (adverb) You can use this quote to show Watsons emotions

Question 7

quote from Watson which show attitudes to child poverty in victorian England.

Answer 7

‘Baker Street Irregulars’ key work irregulars. This is the group of street children who Holmes pays to look for the aurora

Question 8

quote from inspector jones that show he is misguided and not as competent/ capable as holmes.

Answer 8

‘my view of the case is confirmed’ key word is confirmed. highlight pronoun ‘my’ and verb ‘confirmed’ This quote shows the Jones jumps to conclusions and trys to make the evidence fit his theory rather than Holmes’s more scientific approach.

Question 9

quote that describes Holmes and can be used to show theme of crime and justice in the novel

Answer 9

‘connoisseur of crime’ key word ‘connoisseur’ someone who knows deeply and show off their knowledge and it is a noun.

Question 10

This quote rеflеcts thе racist attitudеs prеvalеnt during thе Victorian еra - plus key words and type of word

Answer 10

‘naturally hideous,’ key word ‘hideous’ adjective and negative and derogatory.

Question 11

This quote show Watsons deep love for Mary which goes beyond/ deeper than her appearence-

Answer 11

Watson says her face has ‘neither regularity of feature nor beauty of complexion’ he is saying she isn’t conventionally pretty/ attractive- key word ‘beauty’ which is a noun. This quote demonstrates love and friendship theme.

Question 12

quote that shows wealth and greed theme from small -

Answer 12

‘never bought anything but a curse’ key word, ‘curse’. This is a noun. Small recognises that the Agra treasure has had a bad impact on those that owned it. the quote highlights wealth doesn’t bring happiness- also fits theme of colonialism and the British empire (the fact that England took wealth from the colonies)

Question 13

Quote to demonstrate how Conan Doyle shows that science makes Holmes a great detective

Answer 13

‘wide range of exact knowledge’ key word ‘exact’ adjective and ‘knowledge’ noun. This quote fits into the theme of science

Question 14

quote that shows urbanisation and industrialisation of London

Answer 14

‘damp fog’ key word fog and is a noun (important as all of the factories made a fog) fog also creates a feeling of mystery and a scary feeling

Question 15

quote that shows theme of science and logic- Sherlock says he values reason…… ‘??’

Answer 15

‘above all things’ key word above which is a preposition

Question 16

Quote to describe Thaddeus sholto’s house highlighting he has lots of expensive things taken from India

Answer 16

‘eastern luxury’ key word luxury which is a noun. can use in greed theme as well as imperialism theme-highlights how England took wealth from the colonies- sholtos theft of the treasure symbolises how how Britain took resources from india

Question 17

Quote to describe india in the British empire and what type of phrase is it?

Answer 17

‘jewel in the crown’ India is the jewel and the British empire is the crown- it is a metaphor

Question 18

when was the Indian rebellion and why was it important in the story?

Answer 18

Indian rebellion happened in 1857-important as it shook peoples confidence in the British empire-it increased people’s fears of the natives

Question 19

what is zoomorphism?

Answer 19

Zoomorphism is when you give animal qualities or characteristics to something that isn’t an animal, like a person, object, or idea- For example, if you describe someone as a lion in battle,

Question 20

Who is the antagonist in the novel

Answer 20

Jonathan small