Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the author Robert Louis Stevenson uses the theme of dual identity to make a commentary on Victorian society and human nature. Stevenson is critical of the repression that exists within Victorian culture. He uses the motif of the double to demonstrate the dangers of refusing to acknowledge the animalistic nature of man. When this aspect of man is repressed and alienated, it grows even stronger and takes on a life of its own. Mr. Hyde is the…

In the book, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” written by Robert Louis Stevenson, it is about one man with two different personalities. Dr. Jekyll is the protagonist in the story and Mr. Hyde is another form of Dr. Jekyll, who plays the antagonist. They are the same person, but with two different personalities. The character struggles in the story because he is unable to control the other personality in the actions he takes. The two different personalities are different from each…

“The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson who is a Scottish writer. This novel is based on a secret that hides behind what’s seen and presented to the reader as a person very similar to the Evil, and very mysterious: Mr. Hyde. In fact, mystery and secrecy are what Stevenson uses to catch the reader’s attention and to make the plot interesting. Mr. Hyde is introduced at the very beginning of the book, just like Dr. Jekyll and almost immediately,…

In the novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson the theme of a person having good and evil and that the person struggles with these two forces is very evident. The evil is evident in Mr. Hyde when he commits 2 different murders on an old man and when he killed Dr. Jekyll and ran over a child in his car. Dr Jekyll represents the good when he controls not turning into Hyde and also shows his hatred towards Hyde when people bring up Hyde. Mr Hyde is the evil side…

the Victorian Era. Mental illness was the subject of many novels and scientific journals published during the second half of the 19th century, many of which went on to become quite popular. Amongst the most famous of these works is Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, which depicts an individual suffering from a personality split and extreme impulses towards evil. Even to a modern reader who has never picked up a psychology text, Jekyll’s and Hyde’s mental instability…

while others have a deep, dark, hidden side that when released can be damaging. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a an example of how having another side, is life changing. This story is about the tragic happenings of a human who needs to keep his emotional needs and desires hidden. The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have started many conversations since it first came out in 1866. The names Jekyll and Hyde have become synonymous with multiple personality disorder and the way…

In the story Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, it shows two characters, who represent good vs. evil. Good decisions in life can result in gaining people's trust and making lots of friends. Bad decisions in life can result in severe consequences, like long periods of jail time, or loss of friends, sometimes it also can lead to death. One can choose to be good or evil because every human is born with a conscience which helps them decide whether they want to make good decisions or…

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. “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a sharp, satirical play that quickly and effectively points out the flaws and…

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…

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson uses the mood to dictate the connotation the audience has for a character; for instance, how Stevenson associates impurity with Mr. Hyde, as opposed to the upper-class stature of Dr. Jekyll. In the chapter "Search For Hyde", during Utterson's first confrontation with Hyde, Hyde gives him his address located in Soho, which is described as, "The dismal quarter of Soho . . . a district of some city…