or the representation is incomplete. Shakespeare and Robert Lewis Stevenson entertain the idea of dualism within certain items and characters. Romeo and Juliet and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde use various herbal supplements and elements that represent both life and death. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are contradictory characters residing in a singular body. Medicinal and toxic substances are explored within both literary works as a singular item carries two representations that hold the potential
“No one takes my life away from me. I give it up of my own free will”(John 10:18). In the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll makes the decision to create another identity for himself through the use of his own concoction in order to freely take part in malevolent activities without feeling remorse or ruining his reputation. The doctor is fascinated with his theory that people have a good and evil side, which drives him to conduct the experiment
This setting creates a sense of hopeless isolation within the victim. The summarization of the characters and situation creates an atmosphere pervaded by a sense of mystery, darkness, oppressiveness, fear, and doom. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was one prominent example of gothic literature and it was written by Robert Stevenson in 1886. The novel is Stevenson's way of examining the two conflicting sides of human nature, the good and the bad. Stevenson’s novel also lines up with the
In Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, the theme of good versus evil is repeatedly portrayed in several different characters throughout the story. A debated question has arose and surrounded the topic of dual mortality and choosing between good and evil. The question is: Do you have the ability to choose between good and evil, or does one or the another choose your path for you? I believe that good and evil are rooted inside you from the moment you are born, but you have the ability
consumes his particular poison. “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is the story of an addict whose inebriated self just happens to have a different name. It does not matter what the solution he drinks for his transformation is supposed to represent, whether alcohol, opium, heroin, or some other substance—he checks off every box for addictive and self destructive behavior. There can be no clearer interpretation of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” than that it is a polemic against the prevalent usage
mask upon his face?” (Stevenson 84 ). In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Mr. Utterson realizes that Dr. Jekyll has been acting strange and locking himself up in his laboratory. When Mr. Utterson meets Mr. Hyde for the first time he is weary of him. Mr. Hyde does many questionable things, such as killing a man and attacking a child. This leads Dr. Jekyll to write a note about his duality of human nature theory and how Mr. Hyde came about. In the letter he described how this theory
want to know what happened to Jekyll and what is his problem ? After go through some evidences, here are my thesis: Henry Jekyll doesn't have any mental disorder. In my opinion, i think he is addictions to drug and he is also a two face person.For me, Mr Hyde is a represent for his true identity and his drugs addiction effects. For me, Henry Jekyll is a mask that he created to hide his true identity,but time by time, his mask fall off and show the true identity that he doesn’t want anybody know and
The minor characters in a story can play such a major role. In the novel, “The Strange Case of Dr .Jekyll and Mr.Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson, the readers are introduced to several minor characters, such as Lanyon, Enfield, Carew, and Poole, who help advance the plot. Hastie Lanyon was an old friend of Jekyll who wrote a letter to Utterson about what he witnessed, Richard Enfield told the story of the door , Sir Danvers Carew was murdered by Hyde, and Poole was Jekyll’s butler who got Utterson
Duality Romeo and Juliet duality and Jekyl and Hyde both show duality. One example is how Jekyl and Hyde is one person just living a double life he. He wanted to be able to live a life where he was able to let loose and still be respected and so he found a way to do that by making a potion that could make him someone else and he could change back to the other respected person when it was necessary. An example in Romeo and Juliet is how their deaths were tragic but without them the families aren’t
for one’s actions were commonplace. As seen in the last chapter of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, titled, “Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”. In this final chapter, Dr. Henry Jekyll writes a letter to his only good friend left, Mr. John Utterson. Throughout the novella, Mr. Utterson tries to uncover the mystery of Mr. Edward Hyde. Dr. Jekyll, in an attempt to save his reputation, makes excuses for Hyde’s