Similarities Between Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde And Macbeth

In the letter that Jekyll writes to Utterson, Jekyll writes, “My devil had been caged, and he came out roaring,” (49). At the beginnings of his transformation Jekyll does not regret it. Jekyll believes that his evil is great and allows him to do anything he wants. Similar to Jekyll’s response, Lanyon observes that Hyde, “as there was something abnormal and misbegotten in the very essence of the creature that now faced me- something seizing, surprising and revolting- this fresh disparity seemed but to fit in with and to reinforce it; so that to my interest in the man’s nature and character, there was added a curiosity as to his origin, his life, his fortune and status in the world,” (39). Lanyon is intrigued by Hyde’s supposed evil, but yet believes something is wrong in Hyde’s character that will lead Hyde to his demise in the world. Furthermore Jekyll believes that he (Hyde) will demise soon which is proven when Jekyll states in his letter that, “The powers of Hyde seemed to have grown with the sickliness of Jekyll,” (54). This common belief they both share is significant to The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde because Lanyon’s belief is correct, Hyde and Jekyll both die due to the imbalance that is created when one dies before the other. Lanyon and Jekyll are both extremely similar in the fact that they are both interested in the findings and acting of evil, but in the end it is

Both Macbeth and To Kill A Mockingbird illustrate the dark side of human nature through

In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth evil is conveyed in many ways through characters, themes and settings. Many themes are explored in detail contributing hugely to the sense of evil with characters being used along with these themes to create evil within the characters. These themes and characters are shown in different settings at different times consequently affecting the mood and atmosphere of the play.

The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Stevenson, and the novel Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, all prominently display themes of duality. These works of literature all depict mankind and its actions as two sided. Each work of literature exhibits the theme of good and evil which exists in everyone and cannot occur separately in humans.

Edna Ferber, an American novelist, comments, “Perhaps too much of everything is as bad as too little” (Ferber). The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Stevenson and Macbeth by William Shakespeare both illustrate this idea. In Stevenson’s novel, a scientist named Henry Jekyll experiments with the phenomenon of separating one’s dual nature, which unfortunately kills him because he is not able to take control of his evil side. In Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, a Scottish general, is consumed by the desire to become king and kills many people to achieve his goal, after three witches tell him about his future. Through the use of conflict, both literary works demonstrate how excessive ambition corrupts the

In Frankenstein, Victor and his creation experience conflict as the monster, attempting to garner Victor’s attention, murders those closest to Victor. The fate of the demise of Victor’s love is foreshadowed, “Sometimes I thought that the fiend followed me and might expedite my remissness by murdering my companion” (Shelley 175) and confirmed with “the murderous mark of the fiend’s grasp (was) on her neck…”. (Shelley 213). The conflict between Victor and the monster is evident throughout the novel and ultimately reveals Victor’s strength as he sets out to avenge his loss. In Jekyll and Hyde, Dr. Jekyll recognizes Mr. Hyde as a person separate from himself and experiences ongoing conflict at the evil actions of his alter-ego. To eradicate Mr. Hyde, and free himself from his confines, Dr. Jekyll risks his life by consuming an untested potion, in a desperate attempt to break free. Jekyll despises Mr. Hyde and is determined to liberate himself having two side to him as he has found the one side he prefers and wishes to follow this side as he has now made “I had learned to dwell with pleasure, as a beloved daydream, on the thought of the separation of these elements. (Louis Stevenson 56). Jekyll’s conflict with what he views as the “extraneous evil” solidifies his belief that he must eliminate the harm inflicted by Hyde. (Louis Stevenson 56). Person versus person

Macbeth, a Shakespearean play that is an ultimate portrayal on how the thirst for power drives a man to murder his friends viciously. Shakespeare takes his audience on a tragic yet unexpected journey with the characters in Macbeth; which includes the ‘valiant’ Macbeth himself and his incredibly driven wife, Lady Macbeth. The ambitious journey the married duo take to overthrow any possible heirs and withhold the crown of Scotland displays a sense of evil and villainy. Similarly Stevenson portrays an essence of ‘pure evil’ and villainy via the characterization of Mr Hyde in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (DR J and Mr H). Stevenson reiterates a sense of wickedness by clearly comparing the depiction of Dr Jekyll; a highly respected socially noted aristocrat with his inner ‘monster’ Mr Hyde; a malicious, immoral creature with no values.

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.

Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde share many similarities and many differences. For example they share similarities and differences in mental, physical, and especially moral. These two men are not two separate people they are the same person.

The novel Frankenstein and the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have similar cases that creates a common theme. In Frankenstein the monster is innocent like a baby and transforms into a beast mentally, because of the way people treated him. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Jekyll is a nice man but like all people he has an evil side, he creates an experiment that allows him to change forms and let his evil side out. Both passages show that evil is in everyone, even the best people. In the novel and novella, the authors develop a common theme through the use of characters and events.

William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ and Robert Louise Stevenson’s ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ both delude into the theme of conflicted minds. This is done through the characters and settings, such as, Macbeth and his castle. Also through Jekyll and his mansion with two different entrances. The conflict is presented through Jekyll’s search for identity and Macbeth’s ambition to become king.

There are reasons, why I consider Dr. Jekyll innocent by all standards of justice. According to the story Dr. Jekyll mentioned himself that he was comprised of two personalities, an evil side and a good side. He thought of the potion as a ways to drink and get out of everyday responsibilities, work and a part of his life he thought boring and to a hidden personality inside of him. In the story Dr. Jekyll clearly mentioned that his alter ego of Dr. Hyde was his confession to life itself, in a letter to Dr. Lanyon. It is because of this I don't feel Dr. Jekyll should be blamed under any circumstance or standard.

Stevenson uses the Gothic genre in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to make the reader face up to the dark and frightening regions within themselves by commenting on the Victorian fear of de-evolution. Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species (B1) which introduced the idea of evolution to the public in 1859 which would mean Stevenson would have grown up watching this gradual rise in opposition to religion and how it contributed to developments in science. This theory of evolution may have inspired Stevenson’s imagery of Hyde as being ‘primitive’ and therefore animalistic as with this theory came fears of de-evolution within society where the thought of industrialised, wealthy, and modernised Britain declining to a more primitive state terrified Victorians.

There is a wide range of possibilities concerning what Utterson and Enfield could have seen in the window, but my opinion is that Jekyll was or was about to go through some sort of transformation. I have always assumed that Jekyll and Hyde were the same person, and this theory is supported by the fact that throughout the book, Jekyll and Hyde are never seen at the same time. Also, Jekyll’s sympathies for Hyde as well as how he wished for Hyde to inherit everything would be explained. Hyde could be an alter ego of Jekyll, Much like schizophrenia, only with a physical manifestation as well. Being that Jekyll is a chemist it can be concluded that his unique condition is the result of an experiment gone wrong. Obviously Lanyon had some involvement

In this essay, I am going to analyse the concept of duality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Shakespeare’s Macbeth.