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    that of Mr. Hyde. This influence shows in the Chapter 1 quote above‚ where Mr. Enfield is describing to Mr. Utterson the hideous‚ seemingly sub-human‚ appearance of Mr. Hyde. The quote shows that Mr. Enfield can’t come up with a clear description of Mr. Hyde’s appearance other than the fact that he is horribly deformed in some unclear way‚ and no one else throughout the novel can offer a clear description of his deformity either. Perhaps Stevenson does not offer a clear description of Hyde from the

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    Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ Double Vision by Pat Barker‚ an article "The Duality in Gothic Fiction" by Murel Bailey‚ the Wikipedia entry of “Two-Face”‚ the 1963 film‚ The Nutty Professor‚ and the 2003 film‚ The Hulk all demonstrate this struggle in a most extreme way.  The novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ by Robert Louis Stevenson proves that the battle between good and evil is real in a vivid way within Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde. Stevenson writes

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    readers of the dangers of using new technology without great care. Fury in a murder case generally means anger towards the victim. “With ape like fury…” is quite an extreme description‚ as apes are generally seen as very aggressive & furious. Also‚ Mr Hyde beats Sir Danvers Carew with extreme‚ unimaginable force that the hardwood cane snaps into bits & the body jumps‚ quite violently‚ on the road. At the start of the novella‚ in the “story of the door”‚ the certain sinister building is referred to

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    Stevenson’s mystery novella‚ Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde physical descriptions are used to reflect the good and evil in Jekyll and Hyde. The author uses Dr. Jekyll to represent good in this story. Jekyll comes out of seclusion and goes back to being “ good… with an inward conscious of service” ( Stevenson 22). Jekyll notices that Hyde is taking over. Jekyll starts going back to good so hyde goes away. The author uses Hyde to represent evil in the world and how it is taking over. Hyde is beating carew to death

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    could disappear and lay waiting inside Jekyll ready to burst out at any time. The concept of duality in Jekyll and Hyde is interesting because Jekyll is Hyde‚ the good is the evil‚ and Jekyll knows that inside him is something terrible and‚ although he tries to control it‚ he knows that the evil in him will come out and he will be left in the passenger seat‚ watching. This is further shown in the way that Stevenson presents Hyde; Hyde is smaller than Jekyll‚ he is broad and hairy and rather short

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    Dr. Jekyll: Good or Evil? Over the summer break I had the opportunity to read the novel‚ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The genre of this novel is classified as a mystery. This connects to my thesis statement that humanity has a dual nature where both good and evil exist. The novel supports my chosen theme/thesis‚ because throughout reading we find out that even the best of people have a bit of evil in them. This is showed out through the events that occur

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    9 September 2011 Dr. Jekyll: Good or Evil André Gide once said “The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception‚ the one who lies with sincerity.” In Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel‚ “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚” Dr. Jekyll is not a moral‚ decent man and helpless victim as portrayed‚ but a true hypocrite. The novel focuses on the supposed conflict between the forces of Good and Evil within the human soul. Dr. Jekyll theorizes that “man is not truly one‚ but truly

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    A majority of the time these “mad scientists” are individuals who value their experiments and scientific curiosity over themselves‚ others and the world. The literature works‚ The Birthmark‚ Rappaccini’s Daughter and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde all depict the role of a “mad scientist” who ultimately destroys themselves and others in an attempt to create something perfect. Nathaniel Hawthorne in "The Birthmark” illustrates an overconfident and sane scientist whose meddling with nature

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    How does Stevenson explore ideas of good and evil in the novella “Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?” The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr‚ Hyde. Jekyll and Hyde are like a dual personality‚ a single individual dissociate into two. They have become what Otto status calls opposing selves‚ According to Rank‚ the double in primitive societies is conceived of as a shadow‚ representing both the living person and the dead. This shadow survives the self‚ insuring immortality and thus functioning as a kind of guardian

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    Hyde in the cabinet. Poole also delivered letters that Dr.Jekyll had asked him to and he left him alone when he wanted to be alone. The servant was very obedient and caring for his master‚ Poole often noticed when Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde came in and out of

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