Chapter 12: Chapter
Chapter Summary
Holmes and Watson discover Sir Henry Baskerville's body after a confrontation with the hound, revealing Stapleton as the likely culprit. Holmes deduces Stapleton's involvement in the murder and the deception surrounding the naturalist's true identity and motives. The chapter ends with Holmes and Watson contemplating their next move to bring Stapleton to justice.
Sequence of Events
Chapter: Main Characters (4)
Holmes demonstrates his deductive skills and strategic thinking, revealing his awareness of Stapleton's deception and his plan to catch him.
View Profile →Watson shows emotional distress over Sir Henry's death and admiration for Holmes’s deductive reasoning.
Stapleton's true nature as a cunning and murderous naturalist is exposed, showing his capacity for deception and violence.
View Profile →His true identity and murderous intent are revealed, confirming his role as the villain.
Settings & Locations
The moor, near the rocks where Sir Henry's body is found
Baskerville Hall,the hut where Holmes and Watson meet
Dark, tense, ominous, filled with suspense and horror
Night on the moor, rocks, broken ground, and the dark silhouette of the naturalist approaching
Themes & Connections
Foreshadowing
Holmes’s plan to catch Stapleton hints at imminent confrontation
Chapter Content
# Chapter Chapter 12. Death on the Moor For a moment or two I sat breathless, hardly able to believe my ears. Then my senses and my voice came back to me, while a crushing weight of responsibility seemed in an instant to be lifted from my soul. That cold, incisive, ironical voice could belong to but one man in all the world. “Holmes!” I cried—“Holmes!” “Come out,” said he, “and please be careful with the revolver.” I stooped und...