Jekyll and Hyde essays

Dr. Jekyll vs. Mr. Utterson The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a wonderful science fiction story that was published in 1886. It was written by a Scottish novelist named Rober Louis Stevenson. That author uses technological ideas to create a plot with good and real characters. Two main characters that play … Read more

In this extract Utterson is presented by Stevenson as an individual in a contradicting state of two minds, who is also very concerned for his close friend Mr Jekyll. Stevenson describes Utterson’s imagination as ‘engaged, or rather enslaved’ as his mind is restless from thinking about this ‘human Juggernaut’ in the name of Hyde. This … Read more

Importance of Science and Humanity in Moreau and Jekyll The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Stevenson are two novels that both focus on the themes of humanity and the ethics of science. The two novels, although written a decade apart they … Read more

As you start to fall asleep after a long and tiring day you suddenly see a shadow move out of the corner of your eye. Paralyzed in fear you think of what it could be, a ghost, a demon, an evil monster coming to steal your soul. You muster the courage to get out of … Read more

Evidently, by living and interacting with one person you could see and absorb their good or bad characteristics as a valuable lesson. In the story Coraline by Neil Gaiman, Coraline goes into the other mother’s world (Beldam); the other mother who doesn’t have her own identity but who has the ambition to confine and possess … Read more

The terminology of the “monster” formerly often relates to a creature that has a deformity physical appearance. The monsters are often described to have a disgusting, detestable and abominable appearances with the supernatural power that can control everything as well as they can create a massacre to destroy violently everything getting in their ways. However, … Read more

In the novel Rebecca, Rebecca de Winter’s sexual endeavours and wild attitudes are abruptly concluded when she is killed by her husband for her actions in her own cottage. Edward Hyde’s struggle with addiction and his fight against his gothic double in the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde comes to an end … Read more

Question 1 (a) Tension in incident at window The extract starts with Mr Enfield and Mr Utterson seeing a half-way open window. This straight away creates slight tension as we want to know what is going on inside the room. Rather than saying an open window, pointing out it is only half open presents there … Read more

In both texts, ‘American Psycho’, and ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, the writers successfully explore characterisation as the main character displays a “two-sided” idea of man: good and evil. In ‘American Psycho’, the main character Patrick Bateman, appears to be an intelligent, handsome, wealthy man. He is publicly viewed as being a perfectly sane individual … Read more

The conflict in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is one which exists internally inside Dr. Jekyll, yet comes alive externally by calling into question human values and fundamentals in general. The dual nature of Dr. Jekyll can be interpreted in several ways and its symbolic meaning varies between readers. Some may recognize Dr. Jekyll as … Read more

‘[M]an is not truly one, but truly two.’ ‘Divided identity’ and the ‘duplicity of life’ (p81) form the central idea explored in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In 1886, the same year as the novel’s publication, reviewer, James Ashcroft, observed that ‘Appearances are deceitful’ and that despite it being … Read more

The 19th century was classed as an era with many incredible changes; from the increase in secularisation due to Darwin’s theory of ‘evolution’, to technological advancements and inventions such as the telephone, cinema and more. As well as it being a time of anxiety, it was also a time of hope. As well as new … Read more

Queer can function as a noun, an adjective or a verb, but in each case is defined against the ‘normal’ or normalising . Queer Theory is a literary theory that studies gender and sexuality as a ‘fundamental category for historical analysis and understanding’. The term ‘Queer’ was re-appropriated from its negative connotations traditionally used with … Read more