"A Scandal in Bohemia" is about Sherlock Holmes and his incapacity to love a woman-Irene Adler. The author, Arthur Conan Doyle, shows that if there were any woman that could unbalance Holmes unbalance from the "perfect reasoning machine" (421) and act on his feelings it would be her. The ideal woman for Holmes is Irene Adler because of she is beautiful, smart, and extremely clever.
             First, Holmes does not notice Irene Adler's beauty. Other men including the king are drawn to her beauty; however, Holmes is not like other men. He has a top priority to investigate and close cases. Holmes speaks how other men feel about Irene Adler. He states, "Oh, she has turned all men's heads. She is the dainties thing under a bonnet on this planet" (430) to show Irene's extreme beauty. Later, Holmes and his partner the doctor are out to deceive Irene in order to close the case of the missing photo. The narrator, the doctor, shows how he could be tempted to act out of loyalty for the beautiful face of Irene Adler. The doctor thinks, "I never felt more heartily ashamed of myself in my life than when I saw the beautiful creature against whom I was conspiring, or the grace and kindliness with which she waited on the injured man. And yet it would be the blackest treachery to Holmes to draw back now from the part which he had intrusted to me" (436). Thus, other men can be persuaded and influenced by Irene Adler's beauty, but not Holmes.
             Although, Irene Adler is beautiful, Holmes does not fall for her. However Irene does have other qualities in which Holmes should be in love with. Irene Adler is crafty, clever and knows how to out smart others, even Holmes, which should make her extremely desirable to Holmes. Irene was able to outsmart Holmes because of her detective work. She figured out that Holmes had tricked her into getting into her home. Irene writes, "I sent John, ...