Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Essay
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson leaves the reader to ponder whether not Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the same person or two different people. The book describes several commonalities and differences between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The differences and commonalities are not just found in the physical description of the characters but also in their personalities and their actions. It is my opinion that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are in fact one person with two separate personalities.
Dr. Jekyll is of average height and a distinguished man of about 50 years old. He is a wealthy a doctor and dresses in clothing that is clearly expensive. Dr. Jekyll is described as having many close friends that care about him …show more content…
Hyde and Dr. Jekyll are in fact the same person. It appears that Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll have the same residence, have similar hand writing and are never seen in the same place at the same time (even by their own servants). Mr. Poole tells Mr. Utterson that he is very concerned because Dr. Jekyll had locked himself in a room in his home, would not come out and gave orders to Mr. Poole to get him specific medications giving him hand written notes that notably written by Dr. Jekyll. However, when Mr. Poole and Mr. Utterson broke into the room, they found only Mr. Hyde’s body. Mr. Poole and Mr. Utterson found a document written by Dr. Jekyll that indicated he had been in the room earlier that day. However, when they searched the room, they were not able to find another way that Dr. Jekyll could have escaped. They did not find Dr. Jekyll. Finally, Dr. Lanyon tells us that Dr. Jekyll was interested in trying to see if he could scientifically bring to life the different personalities of a person. In fact, Dr. Lanyon does witness the transformation of Mr. Hyde back to Dr. Jekyll after Mr. Hyde ingests a chemical potion. One can deduce that Dr. Jekyll was successful in finding a way to isolate the two different parts of his
Dr. Jekyll is of average height and a distinguished man of about 50 years old. He is a wealthy a doctor and dresses in clothing that is clearly expensive. Dr. Jekyll is described as having many close friends that care about him …show more content…
Hyde and Dr. Jekyll are in fact the same person. It appears that Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll have the same residence, have similar hand writing and are never seen in the same place at the same time (even by their own servants). Mr. Poole tells Mr. Utterson that he is very concerned because Dr. Jekyll had locked himself in a room in his home, would not come out and gave orders to Mr. Poole to get him specific medications giving him hand written notes that notably written by Dr. Jekyll. However, when Mr. Poole and Mr. Utterson broke into the room, they found only Mr. Hyde’s body. Mr. Poole and Mr. Utterson found a document written by Dr. Jekyll that indicated he had been in the room earlier that day. However, when they searched the room, they were not able to find another way that Dr. Jekyll could have escaped. They did not find Dr. Jekyll. Finally, Dr. Lanyon tells us that Dr. Jekyll was interested in trying to see if he could scientifically bring to life the different personalities of a person. In fact, Dr. Lanyon does witness the transformation of Mr. Hyde back to Dr. Jekyll after Mr. Hyde ingests a chemical potion. One can deduce that Dr. Jekyll was successful in finding a way to isolate the two different parts of his