weaknesses; however‚ the real question one must ask is which side of the spectrum is more capable of influencing humanity. In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde written by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ a wealthy and well-respected doctor by the name of Henry Jekyll‚ who believes that man is not one but two separate people‚ constructs a potion which unearths his inner evil (Mr. Edward Hyde)‚ and in the end is engulfed by the strength of his malevolent persona. Although good is a preferred in society‚ the power of
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took for Dr. Jekyll to explore that part of himself that he had suppressed for so long did not just affect him but it also had an impact on people that considered him a friend. Take Mr. Utterson for instance‚ he worried for his friend‚ Dr. Jekyll‚ to the point that he would wait around in the middle of the night in search of Mr. Hyde. The friendship of Dr. Lanyon and Dr. Jekyll suffered as a result of Dr. Jekyll’s pursuit in releasing himself from social pressures. Dr. Lanyon informed Mr. Utterson
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nineteenth century grew and expanded‚ more and more people moved from the countryside to said cities. With an increase in the size and population of the city an individual’s anonymity increased as well. Both the Paris Morgue and the novella Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ written by Robert Lewis Stevenson portray the anonymity of modern city life. While middle class men often appreciated the anonymity of the city‚ because it allowed them to escape social class restrictions‚ they also feared some of the negative
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In the story "The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" the characters are very different but yet very the same. Dr. Jekyll for instance is described as a “smooth faced man of fifty‚ with something of a slyest cast perhaps‚ but with every mark of capacity and kindness. On the other hand‚ Mr. Hyde was described as very scary. His face was no different then any other normal man but the looks he would give would have people scared out of their mind. In the beginning of the story‚ their morals were
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The term gothic fiction implies a British literary genre from the late eighteenth‚ and early nineteenth century. The modernized term seems to have been generalized into anything that is dark‚ gloomy‚ or depressing. Gothic novels often time posses an emphasis on portraying the terror‚ a prominent use of supernatural circumstances‚ the presence of highly stereotyped characters‚ and the attempt to display techniques of literary suspense. There are also other parallels among this vastly popular genre
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Super-sweet Evil Twin Gothic literature explores the mind‚ supernatural‚ and more. The term gothic’ came to be applied to this genre of literature due to the fierce emotional ties and vastly dark themes. The settings of the novels and novellas add to the mysteriousness typical of a gothic story. Typical characteristics include: ghosts‚ terror‚ castles‚ darkness‚ death‚ doppelgangers or doubles‚ madness‚ and/or secrets. Horace Walpole‚ author of The Castle of Otranto‚ created Gothic literature in 1764
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Compared to Dracula Staring London The city of London has had many staring roles in countless pieces of art ranging from paintings to movies to novels. In the story‚ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ London adds color to the tall of personal discomfort. In comparing that story with Dracula‚ London again has an interesting role in expressing not only how vast London culture is but how vast the cultures range from west to east. Both stories
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person and then seemingly transforms into a whole new person when surrounded by other people? The belief that everyone has multiple personalities is one that is very common and can be seen amongst almost all in society. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde written by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ the idea of dual personalities is taken beyond the normal circumstances‚ as the main character frequently morphs into an entire new persona. This new persona commits violent acts and often finds himself in
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738358/ In the novel‚ Stevenson creates a hero in Dr. Jekyll‚ who aware of the evil in his own being‚ and sick of the duplicity in his life‚ succeeds by way of his experiments on himself in freeing the pure evil part of his being as Mr. Hyde‚ so that each can indulge in a life unfettered by the demands of the other. As Dr. Jekyll says‚ “With every day and from both sides of my intelligence‚ the moral and intellectual‚ I thus drew steadily to that truth
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the situation itself. In the story Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ these transformations are seen in characters of all backgrounds. Their jump from one end of the ideological spectrum to the other is what the story aims to spotlight. Many are put in situations of constant stress and conflict‚ which seem to bring out a more unfamiliar disposition. This instability brings the possibility of the characters being psychopathic‚ more prominently seen in the character Jekyll. When faced with moral and ethical
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