How is Dr Jekyll presented at the beginning of the novella and how has his character changed by the end of Chapter 5?
When we meet Dr Jekyll for the first time in Chapter 3, we see a large difference between how Stevenson presents Hyde and Jekyll and is already showing their split personality. Jekyll’s appearance contrasts greatly to that of Hyde’s as Jekyll has a “large handsome face” whereas Hyde “gives a strong feeling of deformity”. Jekyll, therefore, is presented as someone who seems welcoming whilst Hyde is so “detestable” that people feel uncomfortable and disgusted while in his presence. In addition, Jekyll is a “man of fifty” and Hyde is young which therefore suggests that Hyde represents the repressed evilness to Jekyll. Or it could
When we meet Dr Jekyll for the first time in Chapter 3, we see a large difference between how Stevenson presents Hyde and Jekyll and is already showing their split personality. Jekyll’s appearance contrasts greatly to that of Hyde’s as Jekyll has a “large handsome face” whereas Hyde “gives a strong feeling of deformity”. Jekyll, therefore, is presented as someone who seems welcoming whilst Hyde is so “detestable” that people feel uncomfortable and disgusted while in his presence. In addition, Jekyll is a “man of fifty” and Hyde is young which therefore suggests that Hyde represents the repressed evilness to Jekyll. Or it could