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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is an 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1886
Oct 31, 1992 · The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde. by Robert Louis Stevenson. Contents. STORY OF THE DOOR. SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE. DR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE. THE CAREW MURDER CASE. INCIDENT OF THE LETTER. INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON. INCIDENT AT THE WINDOW. THE LAST NIGHT. DR. LANYON’S NARRATIVE. HENRY JEKYLL’S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE. STORY OF THE DOOR.
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Jun 20, 2024 · The names of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the two alter egos of the main character, have become shorthand for the exhibition of wildly contradictory behavior, especially between private and public selves.
- Vicky Lebeau
This analysis of Jekyll and Hyde sees the two sides to Jekyll’s personality as a portrayal of the dualistic nature of Victorian society, where you must be respectable and civilised on the outside, while all the time harbouring an inward lust, violence, and desire which you have to bring under control.
A novel set in London in the late 1800s; published in 1886. SYNOPSIS. An eccentric physician named Dr. Jekyll discovers a potion that changes both his physical appearance and personality. This evil alternate identity, known as Mr. Hyde, slowly becomes the dominant portion of his personality. Events in History at the Time of the Novel.
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It explains how Jekyll, seeking to separate his good side from his darker impulses, discovered a way to transform himself periodically into a deformed monster free of conscience—Mr. Hyde. At first, Jekyll reports, he delighted in becoming Hyde and rejoiced in the moral freedom that the creature possessed.
