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Essay / The importance of costumes in The Adventures of...
Have you already gone on an adventure? I traveled to great unknowns and saved a princess from a dragon. While you were saving the princess, you were probably dressed in a prince costume. Costumes are important in helping you get into character and play your part. Sherlock Holmes does this in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Throughout the book, Sherlock uses costumes to help him get into character while solving a case. Sherlock disguises himself as a drunk, a clergyman and an old man. The first costume Sherlock used was that of a drunk. A drunkard is suspected of being stupid because he is drunk and doesn't look so professional. How many times have you seen a drunk and thought he had no right to know anything important because he could tell people he wasn't supposed to, so that they were drunk. It was almost four o'clock before the door opened and a drunk-looking man. The groom, unkempt, with side whiskers, a fiery face and unsavory clothing, entered the room. Accustomed as I was to my friend's incredible powers in the use of disguises, I had to watch...