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to control Hyde. Ordinarily, Jekyll is shown as the ideal Victorian era gentleman. As Mr. Utterson, a lawyer who is also a good friend of Jekyll’s, describes him as “a large, well-made, smooth-faced, man of fifty, with something of a stylish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness” (15). At this point, Jekyll is very confident in his ability to control Hyde, as he says to Utterson, “The moment I chose: I can be rid of Mr. Hyde” (15). By saying this Jekyll believes that the…

The battle of good versus evil isn't always black and white, what one feels internally doesn't always reflect their actions. What represents good and evil, it's arbitrary, it's based on customs, culture, and legends. Evil can be custom made just as much as Good can. In “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis, the esteemed Dr. Jekyll battles with his darker self, this reflects humanity's struggle between selfish desires and the desire to do good by others. London, know for…

In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson, the author employs the use of duality to effectively represent the differentiation between good and evil through the description of effects on Dr. Jekyll himself, his friends, and his relationships. First off, the reader sees the changes that take place with Dr. Jekyll when his evil alter ego, Mr. Hyde is brought up. Stevenson describes jekyll as “a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a stylish…

While obvious as it is that a murder is irreversible as the victim is gone forever, in the play Macbeth by Shakespeare and the novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Stevenson, the authors explore the irreversible transformation of the murderers, the titular characters. Through vivid examples illustrating the progression of the main characters’- Macbeth and Jekyll’s- actions, Shakespeare and Stevenson clearly indicate that regardless of the past or accountability, actions…

Urban london in the 1800's was a place to experiment because london was known for place with somber individuals. Like Jekyll and Hyde in the book “ Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Stevenson. Strange Case was written with the time of the Victorian Period in the 1800’s. Jekyll resided in the Soho district of London, and Hyde transformation happened in Regents Park. The city of London in this story is described as a foggy, dark place with very little light. Stevenson’s…

The duality of people is always there haunt us whether it is on the inside or outside. A guy named Dr.Jekyll does this experiment with himself to separate his good and evil side, The evil side is a character name Mr.Hyde and the good is Dr.Jekyll. Dr. Jekyll has a friend named Mr. Utterson in the book who wants to help Dr.Jekyll, He doesn't know Mr.hyde would not be separated with Dr.Jekyll. Dr.Jekyll kills himself when Mr.Utterson breaks into a lab he finds the body of Mr.hyde. Dr.Jekyll and…

This paper gives an in depth into the Stevenson’s Book of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The book depicts a vivid representation of a psychiatric turmoil that causes a person to possess two or more discrete personalities or identities with individuality conflicting to each other. The topic of women and doubling of the male body surfaces as the mindset of the writer in the late nineteenth century. The case of perverse violence of men is portrayed through Hyde, the necessarily pleasures…

Literary Contexts in Novels: Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a very intriguing book. It has the reader constantly trying to figure out how the relationships make sense, as if it is a detective book. Throughout out the book Robert Stevenson, the author, uses what is going on in his life to relate to this story. He does this through historical, social, religious and scientific contexts. First, the book was…

Duality was a common theme in Victorian literature. Through the use of Duality the author gained the ability to criticize society, this is seen in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Stevenson and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Both novels follow the lives of men who by the end of their lives have evolved into soulless individuals overrun by their guilty pleasures. While Jekyll splits his character into two by transforming into Mr. Hyde, Gray transfers his evilness…

A well known Greek god, Narcissus, is famous for fawning over the immense beauty of himself. Narcissus became overly obsessed with his outward appearance, and lost sight of all aspirations. Ultimately, this compulsion resulted in isolation and loss of life. Likewise, several characters in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, suffer from similar dilemmas. The overall personas of Utterson, Hyde, and Jekyll are very incompatible; however, all three men suffer from varied addictions.…