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.…
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a novella written by Robert Louis Stevenson. He wrote it in 3 days, based it off of a nightmare he had had one night, and it is in the setting of Victorian London. It was written because of what made a persons character. In the novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson uses imagery, diction, and details to create a threatening mood. The threatening mood of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde can be shown through imagery. One is that ¨He broke out into a great flame…
Stevenson's Use of Setting in The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde "The strange case of doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1885. The story is set in the late nineteenth century in central London. At the time London was a dark place, were a series of gruesome crimes had taken place, although it was the largest city and richest in the entire world, it contained extremes of wealth and poverty, it was almost as if there was a…
Hasan Sandhu Mrs. Geidel Dual Enrollment 22 November 2015 Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde Everyone is full of many feelings and characteristics one of which is animalistic or chaotic characteristic in them. However the characteristic of being nice is inside everybody The two main characters being introduced are Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Jekyll drinks a potion making him and hide one person. Robert Louis Stevenson explains the animalistic state of mind through The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde. As…
Monsters From Within Coming to Life: A comparison between the good (Dr. Jekyll) and the bad (Mr. Hyde) in the Victorian Era, and what they truly represent. by: Jenny Nguyen A paper submitted to Mr. Matsalia in partial fulfillment of Honors English II, Period 7 November 21, 2014 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by Robert Louis Stevenson was published in 1886 around the time of the Victorian Era.The Victorian Era, the time between 1837 through 1901, was a time of…
The Victorian era is a time of promise and change under Queen Victoria’s rule. During this time of change, there were numerous advancements in both science and social aspects. When Robert Louis Stevenson published Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Victorians saw a glimpse of these advancements and behaviors. Dr. Jekyll, a promising doctor, believes he is making medical strides and therefore, improving the world with his medicine. However, the deeper readers get into the story, they begin…
Krafft-Ebing, a renowned sexologist, published Psychopathia Sexualis in 1886 with the intention of creating a textbook that would enlighten the field of sexology. Over the course of many years, Krafft-Ebing rewrote and reworked Pychopathia Sexualis, each edition containing more case-studies and more arguments than the previous one. One of the reoccurring subjects of interest for Krafft-Ebing was masochism, which he defines as “the wish to suffer pain and be subjected to force.” (Psychopathia…
In my short story, my aim was to focus on two of the main themes from Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; trouble caused by experiments and elements of dual personality. The story focuses on the protagonist, Charles, who is similar to Dr Jekyll in many ways. He is portrayed as a troubled scientist who chooses to experiment on animals even though it could potentially cause him to lose his wife, which at the end of the story he dramatically does. I attempted to capture lots of emotion, which Stevenson doesn’t…
One’s personal identity what either allows or inhibits one from interacting with society in its entirety. However, the societal class in which a character was born, or thrust, into is of as much importance, if not more, as a character’s personal sense of self. Both Oscar Wilde’s, “The Importance of Being Earnest” and Robert Louis Stevenson’s, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” develop themes around the central ideology of self-identity versus how an entire society views the individual…