Charles Darwin to Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
How does Stevenson present duality in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
Stevenson presents duality in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in various ways. One of these variations of the duality is among the minor characters, for example Utterson and Enfield. Their similarity is that they are both respectable Victorian gentlemen, that both like to discuss stories but they feel it is gossiping about their friend and say ‘let us make a bargain to never refer to this again’, this shows that they feel that they have over stepped the mark and have stumbled upon something that is better left alone, this is also the first mention of a mystery giving us a clue in to the genre. ‘Dink gin … he was alone’ this quote shows us that Utterson was not as social as Enfield and prefers to be alone. Utterson’s ‘friendly circle’ are made from his own blood or people he had known ‘the longest,’ this shows that he isn’t a happy soul and that being a lawyer he has seen’ experienced or lost things that make it hard for him to connect to others. Although there isn’t much about Enfield in the story, but it is Enfield who knows the story of the door and is telling it, this could show that he may have a tendency to gossip quite a bit. There is also a duality between Dr. Jekyll’s butler, Poole, and Mr. Hyde’s maid, whom the name is not known. Poole is shown as a ‘well-dressed, elderly servant’ where as the maid is shown as ‘she had an evil face, smoothed by hypocrisy’ they are two different descriptions which are similar to their masters or master, therefore this highlights the division between the middle/upper classes and the working class. The main duality is between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Mr. Hyde is fully man created by Dr. Jekyll, in hope to rid him. Hyde is described as un describable with ‘something wrong with his appearance’ and ‘he must be deformed’ this shows us that he has un humane features and/or is disable with problems with his attitude and body structure. Dr. Jekyll is described as
Stevenson presents duality in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in various ways. One of these variations of the duality is among the minor characters, for example Utterson and Enfield. Their similarity is that they are both respectable Victorian gentlemen, that both like to discuss stories but they feel it is gossiping about their friend and say ‘let us make a bargain to never refer to this again’, this shows that they feel that they have over stepped the mark and have stumbled upon something that is better left alone, this is also the first mention of a mystery giving us a clue in to the genre. ‘Dink gin … he was alone’ this quote shows us that Utterson was not as social as Enfield and prefers to be alone. Utterson’s ‘friendly circle’ are made from his own blood or people he had known ‘the longest,’ this shows that he isn’t a happy soul and that being a lawyer he has seen’ experienced or lost things that make it hard for him to connect to others. Although there isn’t much about Enfield in the story, but it is Enfield who knows the story of the door and is telling it, this could show that he may have a tendency to gossip quite a bit. There is also a duality between Dr. Jekyll’s butler, Poole, and Mr. Hyde’s maid, whom the name is not known. Poole is shown as a ‘well-dressed, elderly servant’ where as the maid is shown as ‘she had an evil face, smoothed by hypocrisy’ they are two different descriptions which are similar to their masters or master, therefore this highlights the division between the middle/upper classes and the working class. The main duality is between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Mr. Hyde is fully man created by Dr. Jekyll, in hope to rid him. Hyde is described as un describable with ‘something wrong with his appearance’ and ‘he must be deformed’ this shows us that he has un humane features and/or is disable with problems with his attitude and body structure. Dr. Jekyll is described as