Jack Stapleton

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Jack Stapleton is the naturalist and secret Baskerville heir who serves as the primary antagonist in Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles."

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Jack Stapleton canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Hound of the Baskervilles
appearsInGenre detective fiction
mystery fiction
appearsInSeries Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
characterTrait deceptive
intelligent
manipulative
ruthless
createdBy Arthur Conan Doyle
deathCause drowning in Grimpen Mire
deceives Dr. Watson
Sir Henry Baskerville
local community
diesIn The Hound of the Baskervilles
firstPublicationYear 1902
hasAdaptation various film adaptations of The Hound of the Baskervilles
hasAlias Jack Stapleton
hasRealName Rodger Baskerville
hasSibling Beryl Stapleton
hasSister Beryl Stapleton
isAntagonistOf Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes

Sir Henry Baskerville
isDescendantOf Hugo Baskerville
isHeirTo Baskerville estate
linked to: Baskerville Hall
isSecretHeirOf Baskerville family
linked to: Baskerville
isSonOf Rodger Baskerville Sr.
linked to: Rodger Baskerville
livesNear Baskerville Hall
Grimpen Mire
modifiesHoundWith phosphorus
motive desire for Baskerville estate
greed
nationality English
occupation entomologist
naturalist
owns large hound
plansToInherit Baskerville fortune
plotRole primary antagonist
pretendsBerylIs his wife
pretendsToBe friendly neighbor
residesAt Merripit House
setting Dartmoor
usesAnimalAsWeapon hound

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Sir Henry Baskerville targetOfPlotBy Jack Stapleton
Jack Stapleton hasAlias Jack Stapleton
Beryl Stapleton relative Jack Stapleton
Beryl Stapleton spouse Jack Stapleton