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assaulting a small girl, Utterson begins to question the odd behaviour of his friend. As he investigates further into the life of Dr. Jekyll he uncovers a story so horrific, so terrifying, that he can hardly believe it. Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel is the simple portrayal of ‘good’ and

interpretations of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as a whole, as well as many interpretations of Dr. Jekyll’s evil inner persona, Mr. Hyde, in the story alone. Some interpretations of the novel have debated whether Hyde is a monster or simply just a human’s dark side. Hyde proves to be the uncontrollable dark side of Jekyll that every human has in them, whether it is known or not. Hyde proves this throughout the novel because Jekyll becomes addicted to his drug

One of the most predominant themes in literature is the duality of human nature. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, dualism is a view of human beings as constituted of two irreducible elements. Many pieces of literature concentrate on how every human possesses an animalistic and barbarous nature. In the novel The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, and the short story William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe, the idea

Jekyll). But the novel was also partly based on a play Deacon Brodia (1880) which is about a ‘publicly respectable gentleman but privately a thief and rakehell.’ The novel had been considered by some people, mainly the higher ranked and important persons of the 19th centaury, as a criticism of ‘Victorian double morality’ meaning they felt it was

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a dark novel written by Robert Louise Stevenson of good and evil. The novel took place in London. If is a fascinating but mysterious tell of a scientist that wanted recreated him. The novel centered on two main characters Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Based on Dr. Jekyll early years he read a lot because he was a sickly child. As a doctor he decided to conduct an experiment using himself as the subject. If his experiment had worked he would have change the world. No one

     Robert Louis Stevenson's short novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has spawned many retellings of Dr. Jekyll's tale, as well as variations on the theme. The Jekyll and Hyde conceit is one that lends itself to many different forms of literature, such as motion pictures and sequential art. Sometimes liberties are taken in reinterpretations of Mr. Hyde from the original text. This can be distinguished in two recent works, The League of Extraordinary

fictional novel by the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson first published in London in 1886 The novel deals with the conflict between good and evil within the human being. The psychologists are interested in it because of its accurate scientific view of what is going on inside the human psyche from conflicts. It was immediately successful after it was sold. It sold about 40,000 copies in the first six months of its publication And echoed to various countries of the world. This novel has been translated

Evil is because there is a constant battle between the two sides. On one side of the debate, some people think that the main theme is not Good vs. Evil because the novel mainly focuses on the evil side of Dr. Jekyll. One cannot deny that Mr. Jekyll's good side is not shown often. Nevertheless, even though the book has a lot to do with Mr. Hyde’s wrong doings, his good side still has to fight for control. For instance, the novel suggests, “I will tell you one thing: the moment I choose, I can

Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde are about as different as two people can be, and many regard the schizophrenic personality as unusual and uncommon. One characteristic does not guarantee the rest, the truth is that there are multiple traits that are even opposing but that is what makes an individual. Even the most confidant of people can be held captive by their insecurities and lack of belonging. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding shapes Ralphs character as a determined and confident boy but also one who

Theme: Good Vs. Evil In the novel The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the major theme displayed throughout is Good vs.Evil. The theme of good vs. evil is explored in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde through the two personas of Dr. Jekyll. In novel, the battle between good and evil rages within the individual."All human beings... are commingled out of good and evil…." as Jekyll says when reflecting on mankind; the question is which is superior. Since Hyde seems to be taking