Did you ever notice that people have more than one personality? Well, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, even the main characters Jekyll and Hyde represent duality in humans. The novel was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886 and was published on December 5, 1886 by Longmans, Green & co. in England. It is about this man, Dr.Jekyll, who has evil desires he cannot fulfill, instead he wants to remove the evil part of him completely, he thinks he finally developed a formula that separates the good and evil sides of a person, instead it turned him into a violent man named Mr. Hyde. He then becomes addicted to this formula that lets him fulfill his evil desires without the consequences. Hyde then starts taking over his body, and Jekyll
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Such an example is Mr.Utterson’s character, because he was described as “a man of rugged countenance that was never defined by a smile… And yet somehow, lovable” (pg.1). Mr. Utterson is portrayed as a rugged man that never smiles, a person that looks mean and austere on the outside, yet he was somehow lovable and a good acquaintance. Mr. Utterson was completely different when he was alone rather than when he was with other people. He demonstrates that people can have two sides because of his own dual nature. Another character that shows duality is of course Dr.Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. It said that Mr. Hyde was a short and little young man that was pure evil, and had no remorse. All he did was commit crimes and murder, and he preferred to hide. While Dr. Jekyll was a large man, around 50 who liked the company of his friends. These two people share the same body, yet are completely different, both physically and mentally. They are both the same person, but Hyde is the purely evil side of Jekyll. Jekyll and Hyde are two sides of the same person which shows …show more content…
One time during the night “a maid servant living alone in a house not far from the river had gone upstairs to bed around eleven…she became aware of an aged and beautiful man with white hair, drawing near along the lane; and advancing to meet him, another very small gentleman…and she was surprised to recognise him as a certain Mr. Hyde,” (pg.14). Mr.Hyde is always out at night time, he is barely seen during the day. On the other hand Jekyll is outside during the day, this shows duality because when we read about the two characters the setting is completely different. Hyde commits crimes at night and Jekyll mainly socializes during the day. It also hints on their different personalities, Hyde is pure evil and withdrawn, and Jekyll is more kind and social, although they are the same person. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are not the only examples of duality in the book. The city of London also shows duality. It is described as both a dreary, sinister place, and a well kept, bustling center of commerce, and “it chanced on one of these rambles that [Mr Utterson and his friend’s] way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London… The shop fronts stood along that thoroughfare with an air of invitation, like rows of smiling saleswomen…the street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighborhood. And just at that point, a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street”
Such an example is Mr.Utterson’s character, because he was described as “a man of rugged countenance that was never defined by a smile… And yet somehow, lovable” (pg.1). Mr. Utterson is portrayed as a rugged man that never smiles, a person that looks mean and austere on the outside, yet he was somehow lovable and a good acquaintance. Mr. Utterson was completely different when he was alone rather than when he was with other people. He demonstrates that people can have two sides because of his own dual nature. Another character that shows duality is of course Dr.Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. It said that Mr. Hyde was a short and little young man that was pure evil, and had no remorse. All he did was commit crimes and murder, and he preferred to hide. While Dr. Jekyll was a large man, around 50 who liked the company of his friends. These two people share the same body, yet are completely different, both physically and mentally. They are both the same person, but Hyde is the purely evil side of Jekyll. Jekyll and Hyde are two sides of the same person which shows …show more content…
One time during the night “a maid servant living alone in a house not far from the river had gone upstairs to bed around eleven…she became aware of an aged and beautiful man with white hair, drawing near along the lane; and advancing to meet him, another very small gentleman…and she was surprised to recognise him as a certain Mr. Hyde,” (pg.14). Mr.Hyde is always out at night time, he is barely seen during the day. On the other hand Jekyll is outside during the day, this shows duality because when we read about the two characters the setting is completely different. Hyde commits crimes at night and Jekyll mainly socializes during the day. It also hints on their different personalities, Hyde is pure evil and withdrawn, and Jekyll is more kind and social, although they are the same person. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are not the only examples of duality in the book. The city of London also shows duality. It is described as both a dreary, sinister place, and a well kept, bustling center of commerce, and “it chanced on one of these rambles that [Mr Utterson and his friend’s] way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London… The shop fronts stood along that thoroughfare with an air of invitation, like rows of smiling saleswomen…the street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighborhood. And just at that point, a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street”