The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Having a career in science and medicine was a big deal during this time. Dr. Jekyll is an educated, wealthy, and well-respected man. Through the eyes of the public, he is seen as a perfect, ideal Victorian man. He is a “large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness” (31). Because of his status in society, Dr. Jekyll is obligated to hide his pleasures and show the society his caring, affectionate, and loyal virtues.

Dr. Jekyll is an indifference person. He struggles to help the poor, earning the respect of the

Jekyll. Characters from Jekyll’s society such as Utterson and Enfield form an incorrect judgement of Jekyll because they judge him, because of the fact he is a doctor. This has dire consequences for their society because of Jekyll’s lying and inability to contain Hyde resulting in the subsequent murder of Sir Danvers Carew “and at that Mr. Hyde broke out of all bounds and clubbed him to the earth”, Hyde breaking out of the bounds of Jekyll and clubbing Carew to death. Later in the novel, Dr. Jekyll says to Mr Utterson “I have really a very great interest in poor Hyde”, obviously Dr. Jekyll is willingly lying to Utterson, not confessing that he is in fact Hyde, and is not the honest man he is perceived to be, manipulating the people of his society by making them believe he is the ‘honest doctor’ they judge him as by first appearance. This occurs similarly, but in the opposite way, in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein where Frankenstein’s monster is not accepted by others purely because of his appearance. The monster says “I remembered that I was forever deprived of the delights that such beautiful creatures could bestow and that she whose resemblance I contemplated would, in regarding me, have changed that air of divine benignity to one expressive of disgust and affright”, showing that he wants to be accepted, but has already been unfairly judged by his society just by first appearance and not because of his kind soul. This judging by first

The importance of Dr. Jekyll keeping up his image of a respectable man, was more important in those times. London, and its society must have been very conscious of class and respectability. A secret of the nature of Dr. Jekyll would have created a scandal

In the novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson provides insight into the inner workings of the duality that exists within humans. Dr. Jekyll is a well-respected doctor in his community while his differing personality Mr. Hyde is hideous and considered by the public as evil based on appearance. As the novel progresses Dr. Lanyon begins to investigate Mr. Hyde, he begins to realize similarities between both Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll such as their handwriting which results in the discovery that they are the same person. Dr. Jekyll is able to transform himself into Mr. Hyde by drinking a serum he has created which was intended to purify his good. Stevenson stresses the duality of good and evil that exists

The author created a mood, mild and honorable.To find the mood there’s a phrase from the quote, “a strong edinburgh agent” that tells the reader Dr. Jekyll seems like a sophisticated and calm man.

　　To begin with, the Victorian society is well known for its extremely strict etiquette and the expectations it has when it comes to manners. According to the narrator, Dr. Jekyll bore “every mark of capacity and kindness”(Stevenson, 17). Although somehow Jekyll’s appearance is not mentioned

Dr. Jekyll, the protagonist in Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is the ultimate embodiment of the standards of morality by which the upper class Victorians claimed to abide. In the novella, Dr. Jekyll is a righteous, upstanding member of the elitist

During the latter portion of the nineteenth century, Robert Louis Stevenson published his novella, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The fin de siècle saw the rise of different thoughts and ideas surrounding science and society. These concepts and interpretations sparked the discourse surrounding the theory of degeneration; which was the concern that civilization would fall to a lower state of being. This chapter will be reading multiplex personality as a manifestation of this broader cultural fear. Stevenson’s story played upon the changes society was facing during this time and the interest in scientific explanations for mental illness. He creates the character of Dr Jekyll, a scientist who invents a potion to unlock his inner,

In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson uses diction, imagery, and details to characterize both sides of his main character. The diction used in this novel really helps to characterize Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. “Now that evil influence had been withdrawn, a new life began for Dr. Jekyll” (Stevenson 33). The author uses these words to create a hopeful mood.

As it was some where in the 19th century it would have been the Victorian period, the Victorians were particularly interested in psychology and science. Jekyll's discoveries were closely linked to the Victorian's fascination with science, "even before the course of my scientific discoveries had begun to suggest the most naked possibility of such a miracle". As the Victorians took their lives very seriously, Jekyll had to do so to, "in the course of my life, which had after all, nine-tenths a life of effort, virtue and control". This meant that Jekyll had to repress his darker more fun loving side to remain in the standing that he did.

To begin with, Dr. Jekyll is a well-rounded, well-respected man descending from a highly intellectual and respected Christian family of doctors and lawyers. He is nothing short of the ideal Victorian gentleman: tall, polite, honorable and refined, physically portrayed as being “a large well-made man of fifty,” and as having a “large, handsome face” (Stevenson, 19). Opposed to this seemingly impeccable man is none other than Mr. Edward Hyde, a short, hairy, ‘troglodyte’ man with a horrific

The strength to keep up a reputation in their time did not over power who you actually are. Dr. Jekyll found it difficult to keep a smile on his face and show people what he is not. It is apparent in his voice that he couldn’t commit to it anymore, and needed guidance to show his duplicity. His other half couldn’t clench onto the Victorian era reputable

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – or simply known as Jekyll & Hyde – by Robert Louis Stevenson is novella that was originally published in 1886. The story covered the investigation conducted by a lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson into the strange events happening between a friend, the titular character, Doctor Henry Jekyll and his evil counterpart – Edward Hyde. The ensuing and peculiar events embellish on the simple duality of humanity. This duality, as O’Keeffe mentions, has become a prominent adjective within the literary world.3 It brings to light how duality affects human nature and the people around them. Ultimately, thinking that there is a duality of human nature may lead to ones fall from civility.

Being a respected doctor, Jekyll is tied of chains by his social status in the society, for instance if a child is restricted to do something, by his parents. He will eventually find a secretive way to fulfill his needs. In the same manner Jekyll finds Hyde as a solution to satisfy his simple need like drinking. “His every act and thought centered on self; drinking pleasure with bestial avidity from any degree of torture to another” ().As the quote demonstrates Hyde enjoys drinking, which he cannot do as Dr. Jekyll, living in an oppressed Victorian society. The small and harmful temptation like drinking leads to more serious offences. As this boosts, Jekyll’s confidence, he ends up indulging into violent acts, “With ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot, and hailing down a storm of blows” (). The simile in this quote delineates Jekyll’s unexpressed desire that erupts through Hyde. His small desires manifests into bigger crimes. Stevenson uses this theory to showcase temptation the evil cause of problems in mankind.