The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson, a Scottish author, wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It is a horror and a science fiction book. The story took place in London, England, during the Victorian era.

Every person is born with bright and dark personas that people moderate due to the standards of society. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Jekyll and Hyde battle for the power to stay alive in the story. As Jekyll continues to try and take over his evil persona, Hyde tries to stay alive and cause evil in the world. In our society, many people will struggle with self control and Dr. Jekyll has trouble controlling his alter ego by performing his evil pleasures. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson explores the theme that the dual natures, good and evil, of an individual person’s humanity are constantly struggling for control through the development of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 's personas.

To gain a better understanding in the novella ,The Strange Cause of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a doctor named Dr. Jekyll decides to give up his regular practice to experiment with new medicine in an effort to eliminate his evil, guilty. As result, Dr. Jekyll develops a poison that converts him in Mr. Hyde who is evil and feels not guilty. Meanwhile, Utterson a lawyer and Dr. Jekyll’s friend is concerned because Jekyll has written a will that leaves all his money to his new partner Mr. Hyde, and thinks his friend is being blackmailed. As Dr. Jekyll converts into Mr Hyde he commits violent murders against innocent civilians. As the story develops, Dr. Jekyll begins to run out of medicine and begins to lose control over Mr. Hyde, his dark side. One night, Dr. Jekyll’s servants recognize a change in his voice and think that their master has been murdered. They call Utterson, who breaks down the door and finds Mr. Hyde in the floor, who has killed himself with poison. Finally, in a set of

Written in 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde,” shocked Victorian audiences with its complex themes of the division of human nature. Inspiring a flourishing Irish writer, Oscar Wilde, who himself was struggling with an internal division, “The Portrait of Dorian Gray,” (1891) was conceived. Both novels explore the motif of a split existence with notable differentiations yet each produces a substantial investigation into what it means to have a dual personality.

The story begins as Uttersons “ distant Kinsman”, Richard Enfield tells of how he had watched a little man; who was “ the usual cut and dry apothcary of no particular age and colour with a strong edinburg accent and about as emotional as a bag pipe”, bump into a little girl around the age of 8 or 10 and then proceed to trample calmly over her body like “a damned juggernaut” leaving her screaming

Stevenson’s version tells the story of Jekyll and Hyde through nightmarish imagery. Leaving the reader in suspense and questioning what the relationship between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde truly is. Stevenson’s primary character, Mr. Utterson is a representation of an English gentleman. He is of upper-class means and holds loyalty and reputation in high regard. Utterson also refuses to gossip or express himself candidly. This conservative attribute of Utterson is expressed through his dialogue with Enfieled after

The text studied here is extracted from Robert Louis STEVENSON’S The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. This extract is from the novella’s final and conclusive chapter, it is a letter addressed to Mr Utterson in which Dr Jekyll states his motives and the proceedings/history of his transformation into Mr Hyde. The novella therefore treats of the question of duality in one’s mind and is especially as relevant as it was published in 1886, during the highly morally coded Victorian period and right before the emergence of psychoanalysis. But then, how does this extract deals with the question of the dual nature of humanity? This question will be answered through the study of the literal transformation of Dr Jekyll into Mr Hyde as well as its

Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) is widely regarded as one of the most prominent works of Gothic fiction. The story has over the years become ingrained into the collective human consciousness, providing a cautionary, often-sensationalised tale of the mysteries of human nature and of our dual capacity of being simultaneously good and evil.

Utterson, happens to be Dr. Jekyll’s lawyer so he was completely shocked when he hears what Mr. Enfield was saying. Being that they saw Dr. Jekyll's name on the check. He could not believe it and thought the check was forged. Mr. Utterson finds this whole ordeal rather strange. Mr. Enfield explains that he waited and and personally went to the bank to see if the check was indeed written by Dr. Jekyll himself or someone else. When he finds out the the check has not been forged he becomes very suspicious. Mr. Utterson finds out that in the case of an unfortunate event that something was to happen to the doctor everything would be turned over to Mr. Hyde. This leaves Dr. Jekyll's lawyer very confused. This begins to get more interesting when the lawyer is questioning how Dr. Jekyll is associated with Mr. Hyde. He then starts to question Dr. Jekyll about this bizarre agreement in his will and lets him know that he can change it for him. Dr. Jekyll responds by telling Mr. Utterson that he can make no change. He then tells the lawyer. “ I am painfully situated, Utterson; my position is a very strange-a very strange one. It is one of those affairs that cannot be mended by talking.” (13) Mr. Utterson believes that Dr. Jekyll is somehow being blackmailed by Edward Hyde. He then tells Dr. Jekyll that he can trust him and that he can get him out of it. Dr. Jekyll kindly replies and lets him know that he is very grateful and thankful that he is willing to help him, but he would prefer that he just let it go and not to worry about his

As years pass by, only a few eventful days are experienced by the lawyer. On one day, while Mr. Utterson was attempting to locate and identify Mr. Hyde, he spotted a short and plainly dressed man. Searching further, he comes upon the man who is as disfigured as anyone can possibly be and looks disgustingly scary. When asked to verify his name, the man responds curtly with a quick “that is my name” (pg. 13). The second occurrence of something notable was when news spread that Mr. Hyde had deliberately killed Sir Danvers, another client of Mr. Utterson; this began the rising action of the

Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) is a scientific horror story that uses science as a solution to the protagonist’s utopian project of isolating the good from the evil. Dr. Henry Jekyll visualizes the potential for a better, near perfect world. The Victorian period in which he lives is one dictated by the ideals of progress, however, reality presents him with a world nowhere near what a utopian society would be like. In the novel, the protagonist goes through a battle between his two opposing identities of good and evil. The internal struggle between these two personalities serve as the ultimate determination on whether or not a utopia can ever be reached.

Since childhood, we are taught to supress our violent tendencies and to be kind beings towards ourselves and other people. In The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, a potion is used to unleash those supressed feelings. Stevenson uses characterization, Imagery, and the theme of Id to bring to life this phenomenon. No matter how hard you try to hide your inner primal instinct, Hyde’s Id is still present and awaiting the opportunity to be released.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story were written in the 19th century in London. In this book we understand the conflict between the good character of Dr. Jekyll and completely evil character from M r. Hyde, who fight for control of their shared body. As the readers, read the story there is a big concern about homosexuality, murder and the duality of human nature. Their personal characters where by Dr. Jekyll is known to be tall and pale gentleman who seems to be attractive, well respected and somehow liked among the everyday common citizens. As people oppose to Mr. Hyde who is unappreciated by everyone. Just by the look and appearance of Mr. Hyde leaves people to think of him in horror and hatred. He was also ignorant and only cared about himself; however, he demonstrates his evil by trampling a little girl or killing Carew about himself which explore what he could not do as Jekyll, which is compared to our normal in our everyday life.

The novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is an intriguing and fundamentally disturbing piece of literature written in 1886. The novel showcases issues,; such as the façade everyday people can wear without anyone detecting the secrets under the surface. To this day, most keep secrets and dark desires behind the façade they wear each and every day for the rest of society. Throughout the novel, readers are shown how there is a hidden evilness to every being through the character Dr. Jekyll, whom constantly represses his dual personality, Mr. Hyde, a grotesque man who repels society with his dark personality. In addition the novel also shows readers how society represses itstheir own immoral characteristics, although they always linger beneath the surface. Through Dr. Jekyll’s narrative there illustrates an average man who is haunted by his fear and in the middle of repressing his dark desires he loses himself. Through, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, readers are permitted to see how members of society can put on a convincing façade, to hide their deepest fears and darkest secrets.

On their weekly walk, a practical lawyer with the name Mr. Utterson listens as his friend Mr. Enfield tells an awesome story of violence. The tale describes a dark figure called Mr. Hyde who treads over a young girl, disappears into a random door on the street, then intently pays off her relatives with a check signed by a respectable gentleman. Because Utterson and Enfield dislike gossip, the agree to drop the subject. However, one of Utterson’s clients and close friend, Dr. Jekyll has documents written