What Key Moments And Decisions Determine Jekyll's Fate
20.10.14 Sy Chia Ng Liu 800 words
Discuss Jekyll's progression throughout the novel and his fall from grace. What key moments and decisions determine Jekyll's fate? Identify these specific moments and analyze the aspects of Jekyll's character that force him to continue with his experiments.
In the novella “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” Dr. Jekyll decides to push the boundaries of …show more content…
This is shown in the quote: “I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both” This explains Dr. Jekyll's inability to accept his humanity and the natural flaws which come along with one’s state of existence leading to his creation of a potion meant to separate those flawed and evil parts of him from those that were purely good and kind. This links back to the point of the discovery of the drug, as this potion was inadequate and happened to transform Dr. Jekyll's frequently as well as unintentionally into Hyde, a man of pure evil with "Satan's signature" written across his face, which links back onto the explanation about Jekyll’s drug
Discuss Jekyll's progression throughout the novel and his fall from grace. What key moments and decisions determine Jekyll's fate? Identify these specific moments and analyze the aspects of Jekyll's character that force him to continue with his experiments.
In the novella “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” Dr. Jekyll decides to push the boundaries of …show more content…
This is shown in the quote: “I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both” This explains Dr. Jekyll's inability to accept his humanity and the natural flaws which come along with one’s state of existence leading to his creation of a potion meant to separate those flawed and evil parts of him from those that were purely good and kind. This links back to the point of the discovery of the drug, as this potion was inadequate and happened to transform Dr. Jekyll's frequently as well as unintentionally into Hyde, a man of pure evil with "Satan's signature" written across his face, which links back onto the explanation about Jekyll’s drug