Duality In Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Et tu, Dr. Jekyll? Themes involving the duality of human nature can be found in both works. In Julius Caesar, the idea of friendship and betrayal are promoted by two of the main characters, Julius Caesar, Caius Cassius, and Marcus Brutus which also show their split personalities in their actions during the play. In the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the idea of human duality is shown in a more literal way, by the two main characters, which in the end of the tale turns out to be the same man. The duality of human nature is very obvious and apparent in both Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, and the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
In the play Julius Caesar, Brutus says he loves Caesar as a friend but he won’t support him in becoming the Emperor of Rome because
Even though they are friends, Brutus doesn't believe in Caesar's motives 100% of the time. This play has many parallels with the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde because Brutus has two sides to his character as well, one a good trustworthy leader in Rome, and the other side is a treacherous, backstabbing bad guy. In the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the two main characters are two sides of the same man, one of which is the tame, mild mannered Dr. Jekyll, while the other is a crazy, murderous madman, Mr Hyde. The madman represents the primitive, evilness inside all of us, which makes the story even more haunting. “What means this shouting? I do fear the people choose Caesar for their king. Ay, do you fear it? Then must I think you would not have it so. I would not, Cassius, yet I love him well” (1.2.85-89). This quote is interesting for a few reasons. Firstly, even though Brutus, Cassius, and the fellow conspirators want to eliminate Caesar as a threat, it's obvious that the people of Rome love, and admire Caesar. Secondly, even though Brutus says he