Compare And Contrast Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

Dr Henry Jekyll, the protagonist, is a reputable middle class gentleman born into wealth, with many male friends and a respectable profession. He is described as “a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with…every mark of capacity and kindness.” Whereas, Mr Hyde, the antagonist, is first described, he is represented by Enfield as “a little man who was stumping along”. This is when the idea that

Dr. Jekyll character appears as "a large, well made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness". However, when angry "The large handsome face of Dr. Jekyll grew pale to the very lips, and their came a blackness about his eyes". He displays himself as a strong-minded man, as he argues about his will with Mr. Utterson, however he accustoms himself to Hyde, and becomes too weak to oppose him. Mr. Utterson, after meeting Hyde for the first time, starts to feel sorry for his friend, however he does suggest that Jekyll has a dark past: "was wild when he was young; a long while ago to be sure".

In the novel “The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde” there is a theme of good vs evil. Good being Dr. Jekyll and evil Mr Hyde they have the inner fight between themselves, because they are the same person.Robert louis Stevenson uses Diction,imagery,and details to contrast the character of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde

In the novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, are mentally very different. Dr. Jekyll is a man who is well liked in his community, and is regarded as a good doctor. He helps with charities, and has many friends. Jekyll is intelligent, and well spoken. Mr. Hyde is just the opposite. He is mentally unstable, has a violent streak, and is not friendly or sociable. Most people that know Dr. Jekyll are quite confused by the relationship between Jekyll and Hyde. They are so extremely different mentally that it does not seem likely that the two would be friends.

This novel can be interpreted in many different ways; from the duality of human nature to the loss of control of many things, such as loss of judgment and moral control which plays a huge role in this novel. Dr. Jekyll has the power to have two personalities because of this concoction, and he is fully capable of control his evil side but I don’t believe he wants to completely at first. Yes there is a clear difference between the two characters Dr. Jekyll obviously has a better demeanor and doesn’t commit horrid acts when he is playing this person; however, they are one person. (NCBI) This novel is interesting in the fact the main character transformation is clearly depicted Dr. Jekyll is described as this tall handsome, middle-aged, successful man while Mr. Hyde is described as short, fat, angry man who no one liked. Jekyll and Hyde communicate by writing letters or notes to one another which helps predict what is going to happen next when the next

Jekyll struggles balancing the good and evil of both his good and evil persona, because of the people in his society. He tried hard to not to have one overpower the other, even though Hyde overpowered in the end. They especially struggled keeping their connections to each other a secret from the world. Hyde controlled the evil inside of him while talking to Dr. Lanyon: "I beg your pardon, Dr. Lanyon," he replied civilly enough. "What you say is very well founded; and my impatience has shown its heels to my politeness. I come here at the instance of your colleague, Dr. Henry Jekyll, on a piece of business of some moment; and I understood ..." He paused and put his hand to his throat, and I could see, in spite of his collected manner, that he was wrestling against the approaches of the hysteria—"I understood, a drawer …” (39). Hyde’s patience was running thin while talking to Dr. Lanyon. What he wanted to do was go hysterical, but had to keep his composure for the sake of the reveal of his double life. This just shows that he was capable for a long time of the balance between his good and evil. Jekyll repressed Hyde because of his high status in society. He explained “And indeed the worst of my faults was a certain impatient gaiety of disposition, such as has made the happiness of many, but such as I found it hard to reconcile with my imperious desire to carry my head high, and wear a more than commonly grave countenance before the public. Hence it came about that I

Although most of the story is spent describing Mr. Hyde it is clear that Dr. Jekyll is educated and refined. He has a warm and inviting house that is well decorated and organized. The following is an example of how the author sets the mood for how things are when Dr. Jekyll is with his friends, “ the doctor gave one of his pleasant dinners to some five or six old cronies, all intelligent, reputable men and all judges of good wine” (Stevenson, Chapter 3). In contrast to the warm and inviting house of Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde’s house is described in the following manner, “It was two storeys high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower storey and a blind forehead of

In the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, he is one person with two personalities, one good side and one evil side. Dr. Jekyll believes there is good and bad in everyone and made a potion to get rid of the bad personality. Unfortunately it got out of control and he was unable to controls the evil side.

Jekyll and Hydes personality is good and bad. Their relationship involves a complicated dynamic. Jekyll was born to a good family, had a good education, and was respected by all who knew him. He Lives in London, handsome, and generally respected. He has alienated some of his close professional friends because of his experiments concerning the nature of mankind. He was a good man, helped people, had a good spirit. Until Hyde came along and changed Jekyll. Jekyll's had another side to him that became so obsessive that he was finally, no longer was able to control the the evil growing inside him. Jekyll was turning into Hyde, which is a very bad thing, a good soul is becoming into a evil soul. Hyde's personality is a bad person, he is evil, kills people, steps on little girls, and other things. Hyde is the fleshy, manifestation of Dr. Jekyll's personality, he is guilty of killing people. Hyde also creates terror, the servants are extremely frightened of him. When they think he is around the house, the servants are so scared of him. Since Hyde represents the evil or perverse side of Jekyll, and since Jekyll enjoys the degradations which Hyde commits, Hyde gradually begins to take over the good Dr. Jekyll. When Jekyll commits suicide in order to get rid of Hyde, this allows Hyde to become the dominant evil figure and the dying Jekyll becomes Hyde in the final death.

In the beginning u could be live that these two are two different people with two different personalities. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are very different but there is one thing that makes them alike in a way. Mr. Hyde is just always a jerk all the time, but Dr. Jekyll has a dark side to him it its very had to get to but it will come out if he pushed to his limits.

Physically, Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde were total opposites when it came to stature. Dr.Jekyll was a very fragile man. He was not looked upon as an imposing force. In the story the author Stevenson mentioned, “he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice.” This exhibits that Mr.Hyde on the other hand is very striking. He is a short, sturdy, and wide man. Dr.Jekyll did not compare to Mr.Hyde in build.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde had totally different physical traits. Physically Dr. Jekyll was known as a physician in London who was born into a wealthy family, so he is usually dressed professional and was well dressed. He is a big man, around fifty years old. His face is mostly smooth. ​ Dr. Jekyll's personality makes him appear important in town, even when he hides happiness as a secret. Mr. Hyde appears as just the opposite. Mr. Hyde is hunched over and appears smaller so his clothes are baggy. I picture him like the hunchback of Notre Dame, only uglier. When Richard Enfield describes Mr. Hyde's physical appearance, he says there is something very bad that is hard to explain. Although Mr. Hide appears as though there is some physical abnormality,

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are not alike. Mr. Hyde is violent while Dr. Jekyll is calm, cool and collected. Dr. Jekyll is a man in his fifties, Mr. Hyde is much younger: “…Edward Hyde was so much smaller, slighter and younger than Henry Jekyll The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, pg. 107)”. Dr. Jekyll is handsome; however, Mr. Hyde is ugly. Dr. Jekyll is good and Mr. Hyde is in Dr. Jekyll’s words, “pure evil” (pg. 108). Dr. Jekyll is a kind person who, if he bumped into someone and knocked them down, would apologize and help them up. When Mr. Hyde bumped into the little girl, he did not care and walked all over her: “…[Mr. Hyde] left her screaming on the ground (pg. 40)”. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are not alike, yet they are the

Dr. Jekyll is a honorable man that knows how to act in public and is well mannered. He is a doctor and a good person to be friends with and his personal beliefs are for more liberation and freedom who longs for peace and for more control so to speak. On the other hand Mr. Hyde is a self centered person and can sometimes be damaging to things around him because of his aggressive and violent nature nature. Though they both seem like two completely different people miraculously they are the same person

Completing Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, it is clear there is an odd and unusual relationship between the two main characters, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The two characters can be seen as one person but with drastically different personalities. Dr. Jekyll is an older, well liked, respectable doctor. While, Mr. Hyde is younger, hideous, evil, and dwarf like. The different personalities represent that every man/woman have two personalities inside them.