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    really are‚” Sirius Black. In the book Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde written by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ Jekyll tries to separate himself into two versions- good and evil. This book can be easily put into the category that states good and evil lives in all of us and the struggle we find naturally with the two sides. Jekyll battles the two‚ until he finds that the evil he found inside him‚ Mr. Hyde‚ has become stronger than the good. When Hyde is found dead it shows that there was a weakness in

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    Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a late-Victorian variation on ideas first raised in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Stevenson’s monster‚ however‚ is not artificially created from stitched-together body parts‚ but rather emerges fully formed from the dark side of the human personality. In the novella Dr. Jekyll‚ who is an esteemed and respected member of the Victorian middle-classes‚ conducts a scientific experiment which allows him to release from within his psyche‚ the brutal and “ape-like” Mr. Hyde

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    years‚ the beliefs and standards of societies shape individuals. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ the effects of society on individuals is a prevalent theme. The Victorian society upholds individuals to have a sensible reputation and professional work life. Throughout this novel‚ the societal standards fuel Jekyll’s internal conflict and influence the repression of Hyde. The societal standards are recognizable from the beginning of this novel. In the Victorian

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    The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is greatly influenced by the historical events that happened during the time when Robert Louis Stevenson was writing this novel. The three main historical context that influenced the book are religion‚ the Victorian conventions of the nineteenth century and the gothic literature that was being published at the same time. Religion was a major part of the nineteenth century and was greatly enforced into the author and everyone’s daily life during that time

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    case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde One said that everything has two sides‚ then so do human natures. As we cannot separate darkness from brightness‚ since wherever there is a light‚ there always is a shadow. We too cannot distinct goodness from badness‚ because underneath our sober and respectable appearances and actions‚ there lies down a hidden instinct of our own Mr. or Mrs. Hyde. “Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” of Robert Stevenson tells the story of the well-mannered Dr. Jekyll who obsessed

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    In The Eyes Of Utterson The Story is Told by Mr. Utterson‚ who’s friend Dr. Henry Jekyll has been acting weird. Utterson investigates and witnesses strange events‚ which all finish up in Dr. Jekyll being locked in this Laboratory. making his servants frightten and making belive he becane insane. The truth is known through some letters that Jekyll has written‚ saying he has creat a kind of potion that change him to Mr. Hyde. Will he is Hyde; Jekyll start killing because he feels freedom. That

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    the creature presence. This is one of Henry Jekyll’s shocking discoveries. “Man is not truly one but two”( Stevenson) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde explores the theme of the the duality of man. As well as The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ It explores the dual nature of everything. “ Violent delights have violent ends” ( Shakespeare Ⅱ vi 9). Dr. Jekyll is indulgent with his evil side which creates a violent end for him. Because of this

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    In the novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Jekyll was a scientist who felt constrained by the social expectations. He created a potion that he hoped would split the good half from the evil half in him. The potion backfired and created Mr. Hyde - a second‚ evil‚ personality to share Dr. Jekyll’s body. This second personality eventually drives him to take his (and Mr. Hyde’s) life. A tragic hero is an essentially noble or admirable person who causes his own downfall due to some flaw

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    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a non-fictional book and were written by Robert Louis Stevenson. The characters in the book are Mr. Gabriel John Utterson‚ who is a prominent and upstanding lawyer; Mr. Enfield is a distant cousin and lifelong friend of Utterson. Mr. Guest is Utterson’s clerk and confidant. Sir Danvers Carew is a Member of Parliament‚ and a client of Utterson‚ Dr. Hastie Lanyon is a reputable London doctor. Dr. Henry Jekyll is a doctor and a friend of Lanyon and Utterson. Mr. Poole is Jekyll

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    He doesn’t have the innocent start of Frankenstein‚ the upstanding alter ego of Dr. Jekyll‚ or some

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