What is the personality type of 19th Century John Watson? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for 19th Century John Watson from Sherlock 2010 and what is the personality traits.
19th Century John Watson personality type is ISTJ, while Sherlock’s is INTJ. As a result, it’s easy to see that the Sherlock Holmes character is a posited representation of the INTJ. The ISTJ Sherlock character however is not so easy to see and as a result, people have often been confused about who the character in the story is supposed to be. ISTJ Sherlock Holmes is like a different Sherlock Holmes altogether, and it is this representation that is being posited here.
As we’ve seen, Sherlock Holmes’s personality type is INTJ. The ISTJ Sherlock character however is very different from the INTJ Sherlock Holmes, and so it is this ISTJ Sherlock character that I propose we can see in the stories.
First of all, let’s look at the ISTJ characteristics of Sherlock Holmes. His intelligence is in constant demand. He constantly needs to solve problems. He has a very logical and objective way of seeing things, and this makes him an excellent thinker. He also gets very angry when he has been insulted or treated unfairly. He needs to save people, and he cannot let them get hurt or killed. He has an obsessive need to protect people.
John Watson in the 19th century: The Abominable Bride