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A View on Social Commentary Through Characterization Robert Louis Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde revolves around era of Victorian Society, and focuses on Mr. Utterson, a respected, principled lawyer. Utterson receives the will of Dr. Jekyll, who is by far considered the most civilized in London, discovering Mr. Hyde is proclaimed to be his heir. Mr. Hyde is described as a foul, barbaric creature, known for the trampling of a young girl. Bewildered by this, Utterson makes an

Later in the story, Mr. Utterson breaks into Dr. Jekyll's home where they find Mr. Hyde dead after taking his own life to poison. Through various letters, Mr. Utterson figures out the double and terrifying life of his dear friend—Dr. Jekyll. Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Robert Hyde are two very different personalities that are meshed into one, forever changing body. Dr. Jekyll has the personality of a gentle, caring soul; while Mr. Hyde is a mean, evil and cruel troll. As the story progresses on

In Robert Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson formulates the story into a trial by court in which Utterson is a witness giving testimony, Dr. Lanyon the prosecution, Dr. Jekyll the defendant, and the reader is given the ultimate decision as the jury in which Jekyll is found guilty of creating a monster. Within the trial, Utterson is an unbiased witness merely giving his recollection of events to the reader. Utterson makes for the perfect witness as the majority of

Another perspective to consider when exploring the absence of women in Jekyll and Hyde is the curious descriptions regarding Hyde. Doane and Hodges state that “many descriptions of Hyde’s physical characteristics are congruent with cultural descriptions of femininity” (69). As a result, perhaps women are not seen much in the novella because Hyde operates as the sole feminine representative. He is small in stature like women typically are, walks with a quick light step swinging his arms instead of

The plot of the Robert Louis Stevenson’s book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde exposes more than just a suspense novel. It also exposes the use and side effects of drugs. The book in such presents the eerie feeling that went along with the history of drug abuse in the 19th century as well as the afflictions the drug abuser and his companions suffer through. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde don’t just belong to the past of the 19th and early 20th century. It is as still relevant in modern times as it was and past,

In the book, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, there is a lot of conflict between the battle of good and evil as it is the main theme of the book. Jekyll, who is handsome and adored by many, changes into his alter ego Mr. Hyde, who is a deformed, wicked small man. The story starts off as a father and son relationship as Jekyll created Hyde and it turns into them both fighting for power. There are many parts in the book where we see evil and good fight against each other, trying to dominate

Although the phenomenon of doubling had become a Gothic trope with many seminal works of Gothic literature, with ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ and ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, came the paradigm shift that stepped away from the far off and medieval settings to a more urban landscape that was marked by uncanny architectural layouts serving as a favorite site for uncanny disturbances and psychogeographic effects of the environment on the emotions and behavior of individuals. Both the

In Robert Stevenson’s novella ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, Dr Jekyll transforms from the handsome “well-made” scientist into the devilish, sinful and villainous Mr Hyde. Similarly, in William Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Macbeth’, Macbeth transforms from a patriotic hero into a malevolent tyrant. By comparing the thoughts, intentions and actions within the protagonists’ behaviour, it is clear that both Stevenson and Shakespeare present the theme of change from good to evil within their

The duality of man is something that is apparent in all forms. Everyone has a part of them that they hide from others. That part doesn’t necessarily have to be bad but it is your choice to hide it from other and the reason is only known by you. However you are not just one or the other because you are human which means as a person you are made up of both Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde. In the book The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde there is a very strong element of duality and of two sides battling

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a story about a scientist, Dr. Jekyll, and a low-life, Mr. Hyde. The story starts with the lawyer, Mr. Utterson, talking with Mr. Enfield, who describes seeing a mean figure trampling a child. This figure, to avoid conflict signs a cheque, but signs it in the name of Dr. Jekyll. Mr. Utterson, than searches for Mr. Hyde after reading Dr. Jekyll’s will, which he is in charge of. The will gives Mr. Hyde all of Jekyll’s possessions, upon the death or disappearance of Dr