The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is perhaps the purest example in English literature of the use of the double convention to represent the duality of human nature. That Dr. Jekyll represents the conventional and socially acceptable personality and Mr. Hyde the uninhibited and criminal self is the most obvious aspect of Stevenson’s story. The final chapter‚ which presents Jekyll’s full statement of the case‚ makes this theme explicit. In this chapter‚ Jekyll fully explains‚ though he does
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Representatives of the Victorian Era The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Dorian Gray The novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was written by Robert L. Stevenson and first published in 1886. The years from 1837 to 1901 are considered the Victorian Era‚ so the novel is considered a Victorian novel. Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is written in the same era as Dr Jekyll and is a Victorian Novel as well. Having read the extracts of the novels and knowing what happens in the
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tasks that normally he or she would not do. Curiosity can drive whoever to accomplish his or her goals. In the book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ Mr. Utterson is driven by curiosity to find out the truth about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Towards the end of the book he becomes a detective to try and discover that Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll are one person. In the book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Mr. Utterson discovers objects and obtains clues‚ which drives his curiosity to find out the truth behind the supposedly
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson in a classic story whose influences are continually seen in today’s pop culture. Individuals perform the same two-faced actions as Dr.Jekyll/Mr. Hyde‚ though contemporary characters do not often do so under the effects of a potion. Wrestling with good versus evil has been a theme in literature and life in general since far before this story was written. Towards the end of the story‚ Jekyll begins to resent becoming Mr. Hyde. He once found
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ This novella is on the surface a gripping thriller; but if you delve deeper into the metaphorical and allegorical meanings then you will find an entirely different story‚ unlike most other stories from that period. The novella follows the internal struggles of a man called Mr Utterson who sees his old friend Henry Jekyll suddenly change his habits‚ his friends‚ his life. Mr Utterson seems to vainly try and uncover the connection between the reclusive Dr Jekyll and
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he believes that all man has a double side. This is self evident in the generally evil Mr. Edward Hyde and the antonym Dr. Henry Jekyll. He was not secretive in informing the reader of this dual side as seen by the physical acts and attitudes of both Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll‚ and there are also the expressions of Dr. Jekyll in his explanation of the series of events about Mr. Hyde’s origin. Mr. Hyde is often portrayed as a squat‚ gruesome younger man who invokes fear into the individuals that look
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chapter one‚ we can see that‚ Enfield is Utterson’s "distant kinsman‚ the well-known man about town"‚ and a gentleman with moral personality. When he "was coming home from some place"‚ he sees horrible thing‚ which is Hyde trampled over a young girl’s body and left. Then Enfield catches Hyde and brings him back. From this‚ Enfield seems like he was just watching this accident rather than rescuing the young girl. Moreover‚ when a doctor comes and cheek up the girl‚ Enfield calls him "Sawbones". It seems
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an English film which was classed as a horror when it was released. Now more of a comedy when you watch it‚ the special effects are nothing compared to the new effects of today. The film is about an English gentleman who wants to releases his inner desires and do all the things he longs to do‚ so he makes a potion and changes into another character (the evil side of himself - Hyde) The plot is hard to understand and it’s not very exciting either. It doesn’t have the
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How does Stevenson present duality in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Stevenson presents duality in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in various ways. One of these variations of the duality is among the minor characters‚ for example Utterson and Enfield. Their similarity is that they are both respectable Victorian gentlemen‚ that both like to discuss stories but they feel it is gossiping about their friend and say ‘let us make a bargain to never refer to this again’‚ this shows that they feel that they have over
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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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