Similarities Between Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

Imagine having two people living in one body. One might be more powerful than the other. For Dr. Jekyll, he is a well-respected man around town, but wants a change in his life. Mr. Hyde is Dr. Jekyll’s other half that does many crimes throughout the story. There is a mystery the entire time until the end. In the novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by Robert Louis Stevenson; Dr. Jekyll changes into Mr. Hyde by drinking a potion that he has made himself. Mr. Hyde has many traits that differ from Dr. Jekyll, including being ugly, wicked, and ape-like.

“People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.”-Francois de La Rochefoucauld. This quote, having been stated in the 1600’s, shows that there was a recognition of different aspects of one person’s personality, even before multiple personalities were studied in the medical world. In 1886, a groundbreaking novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, explored the idea of multiple personalities.

Although Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde oppose each other in mainly appearance, they do share some similarities in behavior and in thought. Dr. Jekyll is already characterized as a genial host, but Mr. Hyde also has civilized interactions with others. For example, he tries to pay the family of the child he trampled. Although it was for his benefit, it can be thought of otherwise. He also manages to communicate with two other characters in the novel without doing any harm to

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

After I got done reading the book "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" the two people seem nothing alike. dr. Jekyll was respected and well liked other than me. Hyde being hideous and didn't care about his appearance. but I do think they are mentally the same because they somewhat in a way have the same personality but at the same time they don't. for instance dr.jeklly probably had evil inside him but he didn't want people to dislike him so he became this new person named "Mr. Hyde" so people would think its a completely different

The story of Dr.Jeykll and Mr.Hyde. Is an intresting one, in that it presents two characters who are completely different. Or one in the same? Mr. Hyde is accomplished into existence by Dr.Jekyll drinking a potion and then transforming into the evil entity. But even though Mr.Hyde is pure evil, could he be the hidden thoughts or Mr.Hyde. Or is he just a discord formation of anger.

Yes, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the same people. The difference in their personality shouldn’t make a difference in the consequences for Mr. Hyde’s actions. In the novel it shows how the split personalities of one man makes you wonder are they one of the same, or two different people. The novel differentiates how Dr. Jekyll is a care taker and noble man and Mr. Hyde is devious, heinous and out of control. However, Dr. Jekyll should be responsible for the crimes that Mr. Hyde has committed, as they are one and the same.

During the novella, Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll can be characterized as light and darkness. It is revealed at the end of the novella that Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll are the same person and they shared the same personalities. “One of your fellows who do what they call good. Black mail I suppose; an honest man paying through the nose for some of the capers of his youth. Black Mail House is what I call the place with the door, in consequence. Though even that, you know, is far from explaining all" (Chapter 1). We can already tell that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are on two different sides of the good/evil scale and that Mr. Utterson's friend has an evil side to him. "He had in his hand a heavy cane, with which he was trifling, but he answered never a word, and seemed to listen with an ill-contained impatience. And then all of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of anger, stamping with his foot, brandishing the cane, and carrying on like a madman." (Chapter

Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club is a satirical novel. In the novel an unnamed narrator struggles with insomnia and the ability to cope with an emasculated, self-centered, materialistic society. Which eventually leads him to develop a split personality named Tyler Durden. In Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a man named Dr. Jekyll is able to concoct a draught to split the good and evil of a man, but they develop into separate personalities in the same body.

Dr.Jekyll had more of a classy, clean house while Mr. Hyde a house that was more filthy, squalid house. The difference between the two houses shows the vast personalities that they both hold as individuals. That Dr.jekyll has tip-top and sanitary personality, but Mr. Hyde has a negligent and unclean personality. Morally, Dr.Jekyll is more formal than Mr.Hyde.

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,

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are not that similar. They are both masculine. They have the same mind that shares experiences: “My two natures had memory in common, but all other faculties were most unequally shared between them (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, pg. 114)”. They both share Dr. Jekyll’s money: “[He]…came back with the matter of ten pounds in gold and a cheque for the balance on Coutts’s, drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name I can’t mention…( The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, pg. 41)”. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde share living quarters, the servants, the laboratory and the cane: “…[Mr. Utterson] recognized it for one that he had himself presented many years before to Henry Jekyll (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, pg. 61)”. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have very general likenesses, while the differences are more significant.

Looking at just the beginning descriptions of Jekyll and Hyde, a conclusion is made that Jekyll is the good because he is admired by many, and Hyde is the bad because he trampled over a young girl for no legit reason. Jekyll is described on page 12 as, “...a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness...” While Hyde is described on page 5 as, “There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable.” These physical descriptions automatically label who is the good man and the bad man. But taking a closer look, there is

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are different in many ways. One way is Dr. Jekyll is a respected doctor, well established in the community and does charity work.

In Jekyll and Hyde, Doctor Henry Jekyll serves as man’s better side, while Mr. Edward Hyde dons the evil persona. However, fitting with the duality of man’s nature, these two characters are the same individual. Jekyll, a scientist intrigued by the “primitive duality of man”, sought to separate