Dr. No

addiction presented in Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde presents the reader with a theme of addiction to enhance the more straightforward good versus evil motif in the novella. Dr. Jekyll’s addiction presents a lure to the elixir which changes his previous Victorian gentleman status and seems to isolate him from this previous being. The alteration of him is explored throughout the story as the nature of Dr. Jekyll changes once Mr. Hyde begins to take control.…

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published in 1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson. The story is based on a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. Readers forget that this novel was written as a "shilling shocker." A shilling shocker is a short, graphic book, popular during the Victorian era (the mid-1800's to about 1900.) During this time, “Frankenstein” and “The Strange Case of Dr.…

In the novel, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Dr. Jekyll was a handsome young man who enjoyed others company. Eventually, he started to become more and more isolated. He deviated from ever being seen by even some of his loyal servants. A hideous transformation occurred and changed Dr. Jekyll. He turned into a small, hard to look at being. Dr. Jekyll figured this was his alternate self of how he felt. He named it Mr, Hyde. In the next three paragraphs, I will compare and contrast Dr. Jekyll and Mr.…

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and 1984 are two interesting novels that are quite different but also share characteristics in common. Both, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and 1984, share an event that contains characteristics that can be compared through different ways. These events both share the fact that they affect the readers understanding of the plot and the reader’s knowledge of the main character. These two books make you look at the world very differently. Firstly, the events that will be compared…

countenance brimming underneath is a disturbing persona of contradictions. Victorian society itself while seemingly pleasant and pleasing to the eye was brimming with an underworld of carnality. In Robert Louis Stevenson’s story, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a matter of duality is brought up. As well as a noticeable pun used in the title in regards Jekyll’s alter ego is pronounced the same as the word hide meaning to cloak or suppress. The intentional quality is clear. Hyde and…

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is a book about a doctor named Dr. Jekyll who, through a potion, becomes Mr. Hyde. He is good and evil. He likes throw dinner parties and attend to his religious duties, but then he creates terror. The novel shows the struggle between good and evil, which is found in all men. All people have good and evil in them. An example of this is when I went to dinner with friends and they smeared pizza on the wall at the…

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson was written taking place in Victorian England. The English were thought of to be very conservative during this time. This is part of what allows Stevenson to explore the whole other side of this society in Mr Hyde. This book takes place in the Victorian era in which the english were more conservative and this book allows the not so conservative side of england during this time to be brought to light. Lawyer and friend of Dr…

Robert Louis Stevenson’s created a mind-blowing suspense and intrigue in his novel “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” One such example of literary tension is in the very beginning. First, the reader is not introduced to the characters of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in chapter one; this is unlike how most books are introduced. Instead the readers are introduced to entertaining characters Mr. Enfield and Mr. Utterson: MR. UTTERSON the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance… lean, long…

The rush of power can be an overwhelming and intoxicating feeling, it can bring you to places in life that you never expected or dreamed about. The need for power can also be the end of everything you worked towards. In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and Mary Reilly by Valarie Martin, a man named Henry Jekyll discovers first hand the reality of seeking power and how it can ruin everything around you. The ripples of Jekyll’s mistakes not only effect him but the ones around him,…

Zack Curtis Dr. Swenson English 1212: British Literature II April 4, 2016 Split Reality Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, depicts the constant struggle between virtue and desire with a man by the name of Dr. Jekyll, and his counterpart, Mr. Hyde. The story of these two sides of the same coin shed light on the internal battle between right and wrong. While Dr. Jekyll represents the acceptable, lighter side of humanity, Hyde portrays the selfish side with…