Post by Z451 on Feb 19, 2014 1:51:31 GMT
Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll is a "large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty with something of a stylish cast", who occasionally feels he is battling between the good and evil within himself, thus leading to the struggle between his dual personalities of Jekyll and Edward Hyde.
He has spent a great part of his life trying to repress evil urges that were not fitting for a man of his stature.
He creates a serum, or potion, in an attempt to mask this hidden evil within his personality.
However, in doing so, Jekyll transforms into the smaller, younger, cruel, remorseless, evil Hyde.
Jekyll has many friends and has a friendly personality, but as Hyde, he becomes mysterious and violent.
As time goes by, Hyde grows in power.
After taking the potion repetitively, he no longer relies upon it to unleash his inner demon i.e., his alter ego.
Eventually, Hyde grows so strong that Jekyll becomes reliant on the potion to remain conscious.
Stevenson never says exactly what Hyde takes pleasure in on his nightly forays, generally saying that it is something of an evil and lustful nature.
Thus, in the context of the times, it is abhorrent to Victorian religious morality.
Hyde may have been reveling in activities that were not appropriate to a man of Jekyll's stature, such as engaging with prostitutes or burglary.
However, it is Hyde's violent activities that seem to give him the most thrills, driving him to attack and murder Sir Danvers Carew without apparent reason, making him a hunted outlaw throughout England.
Realizing he will soon be Hyde forever, Jekyll leaves behind a testament, pointing out that while Jekyll often felt like a charlatan, Hyde felt like a "genuine man" years younger and far more energetic than his more "sociable" self.
He also states in his final confession that although Hyde knew people recoiled from him, he did not recoil from them.
The original pronunciation of Jekyll was "Jeekul" which was the pronunciation used in Stevenson's native Scotland.
This is also the pronunciation of Gertrude Jekyll.
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He has spent a great part of his life trying to repress evil urges that were not fitting for a man of his stature.
He creates a serum, or potion, in an attempt to mask this hidden evil within his personality.
However, in doing so, Jekyll transforms into the smaller, younger, cruel, remorseless, evil Hyde.
Jekyll has many friends and has a friendly personality, but as Hyde, he becomes mysterious and violent.
As time goes by, Hyde grows in power.
After taking the potion repetitively, he no longer relies upon it to unleash his inner demon i.e., his alter ego.
Eventually, Hyde grows so strong that Jekyll becomes reliant on the potion to remain conscious.
Stevenson never says exactly what Hyde takes pleasure in on his nightly forays, generally saying that it is something of an evil and lustful nature.
Thus, in the context of the times, it is abhorrent to Victorian religious morality.
Hyde may have been reveling in activities that were not appropriate to a man of Jekyll's stature, such as engaging with prostitutes or burglary.
However, it is Hyde's violent activities that seem to give him the most thrills, driving him to attack and murder Sir Danvers Carew without apparent reason, making him a hunted outlaw throughout England.
Realizing he will soon be Hyde forever, Jekyll leaves behind a testament, pointing out that while Jekyll often felt like a charlatan, Hyde felt like a "genuine man" years younger and far more energetic than his more "sociable" self.
He also states in his final confession that although Hyde knew people recoiled from him, he did not recoil from them.
The original pronunciation of Jekyll was "Jeekul" which was the pronunciation used in Stevenson's native Scotland.
This is also the pronunciation of Gertrude Jekyll.
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Wikipedia
Spark Notes.com
Villains Wiki
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