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The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes · Character

Cheeseman

A servant at Shoscombe Old Place.

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First appearance: the adventure of shoscombe old place

Cheeseman's tie to Sherlock Holmes is one of the pressures that moves The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Sherlock Holmes (rivalry): Cheeseman is a suspect in a case, and Holmes exposes his criminal activities. With Sherlock Holmes…

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SHSherlock HolmesSRSir Robert Nor…IMIan MurdochGEGodfrey EmsworthDWDr. WatsonCHCheeseman

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  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Shoscombe Old Place suspects
  • Protagonist
  • Blanched Soldier mystery
  • Holmes's inner circle

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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