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    years‚ the beliefs and standards of societies shape individuals. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ the effects of society on individuals is a prevalent theme. The Victorian society upholds individuals to have a sensible reputation and professional work life. Throughout this novel‚ the societal standards fuel Jekyll’s internal conflict and influence the repression of Hyde. The societal standards are recognizable from the beginning of this novel. In the Victorian

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    A. Title of the Book: “ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” B. Author: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 -1894) * As a novelist‚ he is often noted for the powers of invention and depth of psychological insights found in his work; a skill defined by G. K. Chesterton as being able ‘to pick up the right word up on the point of his pen’. * Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist‚ poet‚ essayist‚ and travel writer. * A literary celebrity

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    gothic novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ the two main characters‚ Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Edward Hyde are the complete opposite of characters. At the beginning of the novella‚ when each character is introduced‚ Mr. Hyde is said to be the epitome of evil‚ while Henry Jekyll is quite the opposite. Throughout the gothic novella‚ each of the characters come into ones self‚ meaning that Edward Hyde becomes more evil than many ever believed‚ but Jekyll becomes weaker and distances himself

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    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have many different mental‚ physical‚ and moral differences between them. Their personalities are complete opposites‚ Dr. Jekyll is good and is very social but Mr. Hyde is Evil and is extremely violent. They are two separate personalities in one body. The biggest mental difference between the two charters‚ in one body‚ is Dr. Jekyll is a gentleman and Mr. Hyde is definitely not. Dr. Jekyll is a very social person and is extremely polite. Dr. Jekyll is a successful and productive

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    In The Eyes Of Utterson The Story is Told by Mr. Utterson‚ who’s friend Dr. Henry Jekyll has been acting weird. Utterson investigates and witnesses strange events‚ which all finish up in Dr. Jekyll being locked in this Laboratory. making his servants frightten and making belive he becane insane. The truth is known through some letters that Jekyll has written‚ saying he has creat a kind of potion that change him to Mr. Hyde. Will he is Hyde; Jekyll start killing because he feels freedom. That

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    In Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the movie Fight Club there are two characters that reveal the two sides that every human has. There is a "good side" and there is a "bad side." In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Jekyll‚ who believes humans are born with two sides‚ creates a chemical to separate his "bad side‚" Mr. Hyde‚ from his "good side." In Fight Club the narrator‚ Edward Norton’s character‚ developed a psychological disease‚ which inadvertently

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    the creature presence. This is one of Henry Jekyll’s shocking discoveries. “Man is not truly one but two”( Stevenson) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde explores the theme of the the duality of man. As well as The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ It explores the dual nature of everything. “ Violent delights have violent ends” ( Shakespeare Ⅱ vi 9). Dr. Jekyll is indulgent with his evil side which creates a violent end for him. Because of this

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    Logan Franklin Mr. MacInnis English June 6‚ 2013 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson was first published in 1886. This book revolves around the socially elite Mr. Utterson‚ a well-respected lawyer‚ bachelor and loyal friend. Readers follow his quest in solving the mystery of Mr. Hyde’s dastardly deeds and Dr. Jekyll’s involvement‚ willing or not. Set in the late 1800’s‚ Victorian London often shrouded in fog‚ Stevenson

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    1. Dr. Jekyll tells us the story from Jekyll’s perspective in the last chapter. Why is the story never narrated from Hyde’s perspective? Various reasons‚ first‚ Hyde is never a real character but a dark side of Dr. Jekyll‚ which means Mr. Hyde is just an personaiity but not a real existence in this novel.   2. Why did Stevenson decide to write from multiple points of view? (Enfield’s narration in Chapter 1‚ third person limited narrative of Utterson’s perspective in most chapters‚ third person

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    In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ Louis Stevenson uses duality to prove the theory that two polar opposites can balance out one another. Generally‚ human beings are “dual creatures”. Dr. Jekyll explains in his “moral” state “that [he] learned to recognize the thorough and primitive duality of man…even if [he] could rightly be said to be either‚ it was only because [he] was radically both.” Dr. Jekyll argues there is a more primitive‚ darker side of every individual. This “darker side” is more animalistic

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