Now many of Holmes' emotions are because of, though not limited to, his competitive nature. He wants to solve every case, and he will stay up all night if need be in order to solve a case. When he was competing with Moriarty, we saw a vulnerable side of Holmes. In his own words, Holmes says, "I could not sit quiet in my chair, if I thought that such a man as Professor Moriarty were walking the streets of London unchallenged" (Doyle 559). Thus, Holmes acknowledges that Moriarty is a huge threat. Holmes clearly says, "Never have I been so hard pressed by an opponent" (Doyle 560). Of course, a large part of Moriarty's power is in his abundance of henchmen, whereas Holmes works for the most part alone. Fortunately, Holmes is able enough to not …show more content…
In "A Scandal in Bohemia," Holmes says, "Women are naturally secretive" (199). Thus, Holmes feels he has to deal with women in a certain way in order to get the answers he wants. Perhaps he developed his opinion of women over the course of his profession. In The Sign of Four, Holmes also says, "Women are never to be entirely trusted - not the best of them" (149). What this implies is that either women, in Holmes' mind, are deliberate liars, or women have too strong of a bias. This bias probably makes them out to be delusional in Holmes' …show more content…
He attempts to reassure his particularly distraught female clients that he will do his best to solve the case. Holmes does this in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band". Watson narrates, "'You must not fear,' said he [Holmes] soothingly, bending forward and patting her forearm. 'We shall soon set matters right, I have no doubt'" (308). Thus, we see a version of Holmes here who does the really down to earth human act of trying to calm down a victim. If one were trying to say that Holmes is less human, he or she would have a trouble with this