Use Of Humour In Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

Stevenson shows a sense of humour throughout his novel “strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” by exploring such elements as the dark isolated atmosphere, a strong sense of fear and a presence of evil. He exploits each individual gothic convention by using several devices and techniques to put the reader into a state of chaos.
In Stevenson’s book “Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” he explores the convention of a dark isolated atmosphere really well by inviting us into his fantasy world filled with surprises. He is very descriptive and he opens up the situation by adding fear. In one scene, he uses repetition to add a sense of mystery. “Street after street, Street after street.” The effect of this clever technique is that it puts the reader