Malak Ibrahim Mr. Devereux ENG4U0 October 29th‚ 2014 Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde: A Psychological Perspective The famous novella “The strange case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde” illustrates many societal expectations that are common in the Victorian Era. The characters in the story behave according to the title they are given‚ for instance‚ doctors and lawyers are respected and valued in society‚ and they put in a tremendous effort into keeping a solid reputation. However‚ women as well as the lower class
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Throughout the entire novel of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ everyone is inquiring or investigating about something. The characters are either meddling in someone else’s business or they become curious about something scientific. Because of this curiosity‚ different people get in trouble in some way. In the first chapter‚ Mr. Utterson’s friend Mr. Enfield says‚ “You start a question‚ and it’s like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes‚ starting others; and presently
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them to indulge in their desires” (Norton 1670). The strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde reflects Victorian Values because of the double sided life he lives to be able to complete his desires. He cannot do what he wants to do because men at this time are meant to be well respectable‚ successful‚ and have good behavior. Dr. Jekyll is the known respectable loving doctor in the story that reflects Victorian Values while Mr. Hyde is the evil side who does
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consequences we would act on that duel personality. The book portrays the ongoing battle between morals and ethics‚ just how important image and the opinion of others affects our personalities and decisions. Dr.Jekyll represents the influence of good while Hyde represents the inner thoughts and urges not often fulfilled by our actions. Dr.Jekyll is living a life where he is battling for possession of two personalities one with the ideal morals and one that acts on the evil or unethical decisions. He has
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Robert Louis Stevenson’s book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is said to be about the duality of man. The book is also about many societal perspectives and tackles a less referenced theme of society’s view on image and reputation. It was written during a time when if you were a woman and had red hair you were told you had an excitable and hot-tempered personality‚ you were then told to pursue men with dark brown or black hair because he would have a more calm demeanor. Everything during that era was based
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ Robert Louis Stevenson presented dualism by the obsession of Dr. Jekyll’s own darker/ evil side of his own. Before the climax of the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde they revealed that Hyde and Jekyll are the same person‚ and the duality of their own personalities will creates a tension between the good‚ social Jekyll and Hyde who seems to be causing harm and mayhem‚ and it looks like it is Jekyll who will be overtaken somehow by Hyde. One of the interesting
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In this novel Dr. jekyll and Mr. hyde‚ Robert Louis stevenson uses Imagery‚ Diction‚ & Details to create a ¨ Frightful¨ mood. This story is about a lot of crazy and creepy things i think the best word to describe the story. There is a lot of plot twist in this story for instance when they are looking in the lab and find a ¨ more than conscious of the generous tide of blood.¨(95) There are a lot of weird things that happen. Most of it isn’t that scary but it might be creepy. I’m gonna give you three
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be mysterious is difficult or impossible to understand‚ explain‚ or identify. Robert Louis Stevenson uses a mysterious mood In the book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In order for the book to display this mood in his writing he uses imagery‚ diction‚ and details. Stevenson thought the theme up for this book in a nightmare and it certainly is one. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde could be described as mysterious‚ dark‚ dreary‚ and scary. This book uses imagery to create a very dark and mysterious mood. “lamp-lighted
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“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” Analysis In the story “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Stevenson there an extremely prevalant examination of human characteristics throughout the story. Stevenson shows the duality of humans and their enviroments in the story. Now with Jekyll and Hyde being one in the same they are very similar to a chinese Ying-Yang‚ with a little good in all evil and a little evil in all good. When he is Jekyll elements of his Hyde personality come out and the same for when he is Hyde
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when the truth is that life is filled with many different shades of grey. All humans have two different sides to them‚ whether they admit it or not. A clear representation of this can be seen in Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Throughout the novel‚ we see these two sides shown in one being. Stevenson portrays through setting‚ that humans are not simply good or evil - they are both. This can be seen through Jekyll’s beautiful and appealing home. This can also be
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