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    Robert Louis Stevenson was a nineteenth century writer who wrote many famous books such as Treasure Island‚ DR. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ Kidnaped‚ and many more. In many of his books there was an idea (or hint) of his idea of the duplicity of man. Stevenson’s I idea of the duplicity of man was that they were opposites; a good side and a bad side. In his book‚ Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde he wrote‚ “I reached years of reflection‚ … I stood already committed to profound duplicity of life”. This idea was often

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    How does rober Louis Stevenson Explore the nature of good and evil and the dual nature of man’s personality in the novel Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? In the novel Jekyll and Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson explores the dual nature of humanity. He believed that every person has good and evil side to him. He also says mych about Victorian society hypocricy which means they were making impression of good people but they were corrupt and rotten inside. The characters of Jekyll and Hyde show Stevenson’s

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    “We’ve all got both light and dark inside of us. What matters is the side we choose to act on‚ that’s who we 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

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    Jolien Vermeulen Take-home essay Wednesday 16:00 (EZ2) Focalization in Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The work has known a worldwide success since 1886‚ the year of release. The book is about the lawyer John Utterson who investigates the strange events between his friend‚ Dr. Henry Jekyll and the mischievous Edward Hyde. In this essay it will be justified

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    Jekyll and Hyde Critical Response “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson Mode: Reading Genre: Prose Text: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Task: How does Robert Louis Stevenson explore the duality of human nature in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” is a novella by Robert Louis Stevenson. It concerns the theme of duality in human nature. Duality is an interesting theme because it was a new idea around the time the story was written

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    The duality of human nature Besides being an interesting and intriguing dark novella‚ “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ as any piece of literature studied at school‚ carries a deeper meaning. In it‚ Robert Louis Stevenson separates the two sides of Dr. Jekyll’s personality in two different characters in order to highlight the difference between the decent and the evil one as well as the fragility of the barrier that separates them and demonstrate to the reader how

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    essay I will be exploring the variety of contrasts that Robert Louis Stevenson presents within the novel ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’. Contrast is used effectively in the opening paragraph in the novel through Stevenson’s portrayal of Utterson. It is said that the lawyer ‘’was never lighted by a smile’’ and in discourse he is ‘’cold‚ scanty and embarrassed’’ This conveys him as an unsociable‚ introverted person. Stevenson uses alliteration to highlight his personality: “lean‚ long

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    his mind. Jekyll believes that “man is not truly one‚ but truly two” (Stevenson‚ 83).

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    unstable. Stevenson depicts many characteristics of mental illness through his characters Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and educates his readers about the problems individuals are facing daily in the Victorian era and how it effects the contributions and productivity of the lower class. Society expectations increases pressure and anxiety on individuals‚ causing them to feel trapped‚ which can result in them rebelling as a way to release their frustration and obtain social freedom. Robert Louis Stevenson creates

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    Throughout The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde‚ Robert Louis Stevenson uses internal conflict‚ plot‚ and characterization to show that inner evil cannot be suppressed. Over the course of the story‚ Dr. Jekyll must deal with frequent internal conflict. He struggles mercilessly with his own evil impulses. Jekyll tries to ignore these impulses‚ but ultimately gives into them. The doctor explains‚ “It was on this side that my new power tempted me‚ until I fell into slavery. I had but to drink

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