Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Dual Nature Essay

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Dual Nature- the main idea of the novel is the dual personality of people and how we can be “evil” and malicious one moment and kind and generous the next.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde- title
Good vs. Evil- this is the main theme and conflict in the novel. Throughout the novel the personalities of Jekyll and Hyde fight within his body for power and control.
Potion- Hyde or Jekyll use a potion or serum that allows him to transform personalities.
Will- The reason that Utterson discovers the dual personality of Jekyll was upon realizing the Hyde was a cruel and terrible person, yet all of Jekyll’s belongings were left to Hyde in his will.
Beneficiary- Hyde was the sole beneficiary in Jekyll’s will
Blackmail- Utterson assumed
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Winter- the main setting is in winter which makes the setting seem colder and spookier.
Robert Louis Stevenson- author
Murder and Misdeeds- this represents the evil side of Jekyll, the side that attacks other people and has a short temper.
Mr. Utterson- the novel is seen from a third person point of view, but from what Utterson knows and sees.
Dr. Lanyon’s letter- the letter reveals what the true relationship is between Jekyll and Hyde and how this came to happen.
Laboratory- Hyde locks himself in the laboratory and it is a major setting of the novel
"large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty with something of a slyish cast"- Quote describing Jekyll
Power of Evil- The novel makes the reader assume that evil triumphs over good when Jekyll can no longer transform back into himself, but rather is stuck as the evil Hyde.
Mr. Poole
London- setting
Amorphous beings- describes what the novel assumes about how people behave, they can morph from on type of person to another
Handwriting- Utterson assumed that since Hyde and Jekyll’s handwritings were similar that Jekyll was covering for Hyde when he committed a crime
Dr. Carew- was murdered by

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