Jekyll and Hyde practice In this extract, Robert Louis Stevenson has used his description of the setting to create mystery and tension. This can be seen with his use of “great chocolate-coloured pall lowered over heaven” and “here it would be dark like the back-end of evening”. Stevenson’s use of pathetic fallacy and imagery in this extract sets up the mystery of the chapter, as his use of language portrays the gloominess and darkness of the area of London that Utterson is in. This adds to the mystery and tension, as the surroundings are obscured from vision by the weather, thus creating uncertainty within the reader of what is to happen.
How does Stevenson present Hyde as a frightening outsider? demons=us Hyde as a character is never fully present, he is always coming or going from one place to another whenever he is introduced into the narrative. All the characters find it difficult to describe him, no one knows what he is doing when he is out of Mr Utterson’s perspective. Stevenson has effectively manipulated language and dramatic effect from the first mention of Mr Hyde in order to create the elusive evil that haunts the streets of Victorian London. Stevenson presents a sense of displacement about Mr Hyde, when he is first encountered, he is ‘stumping along eastward’ at ‘3 o’clock’ in the morning, and when he is met by Mr Utterson he is ‘approaching home’, again in the
Dr. Jeckyll chose by himself to create the more “wicked” and “disordered” version of him. This version of himself longs to be free of the facade he puts on when he is seen as the organized and friendly doctor, this covers up ultimately contributes to his overwhelming need for a less obligated life. By extending the exposure of the real reasoning behind Hydes behavior Stevenson is able to create a horrific feeling inside the character's
In chapter 1, Stevenson portrays My Hyde as a brutal and sadistic man, which is show when Mr Enfield explains to Mr Utterson his story which occurred outside the strange-looking door, ‘The man trampled calmly over the child’s body’ The adverb ‘calmly’ shows that My Hyde trampled over the poor child without agitation or any strong emotion. I find this act very detestable and brutal as he is physically abusing a young girl, without any care as he walked on. This also makes us feel like it’s not his first time doing this as he continued walking despite the screaming the child was making. Furthermore, he seemed to handle all the aggravation and hate pretty smoothly by giving them money and as we have learned that in the Victorian era, there were
If Poole would have attempted to talk to Hyde, after Jekyll’s orders to obey Hyde as his own master, then he could have sensed something did not seem right about Hyde. Even if it was impossible to find a time to talk to Hyde, Poole could have even used his context clues, and figured out something was wrong about Hyde before things got out of hand. For example, never seeing Hyde and Jekyll in the same place, all of the crimes committed, or Hyde’s name could have been an indicator that something was wrong with Hyde. Again, if Poole would have talked to Hyde or Jekyll, this would have not resulted in the deaths of Jekyll and
Hyde. Stevenson uses a passive voice when describing Jekyll 's state, as it is genuine sounding, rather than if Jekyll had been saying this. Utterson proceeds to tell him something about Hyde Jekyll strictly replies: “I do not care to hear more,’ said he. ‘This is a matter I thought we had agreed to drop.” (Gilman 24).
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” because the story takes place in Victorian England we see that the characters have no room for expression of emotions or violence. Everything they do is secret, so the more Dr Jekyll is repressed, the more he wants to be Mr Hyde. The original characteristics of Henry Jekyll are reflected as “...life of effort, virtue, and control” (pg. 172) because, most of his life his vice activities were maintained a secret. According to Jekyll, when evil is separated into one body, one will not know right from wrong because there is no conscious in a being of complete evil which was Hyde for
Many young kids get scared of what is in the dark, leading them to sprint up the stairs after shutting the lights off, or believe that something is hiding in the closet or under their bed, or even during a storm when the wind is blowing and they see shadows coming through the window. When kids are told to imagine a monster, they all picture something different. Some will picture a giant, scary monster, and others picture a cute and fluffy one. In literature novels, monsters are depicted to be cruel and frightening, which creates a new level of horror for the readers. Some readers think of monsters as characters who are depicted and have features of monsters, but in reality it can also be a regular character who has a few monster characteristics.
Drugs are like mirrors of light. In both ways, they offer reflections into one’s true soul, and although they may negatively influence one’s point of view, both can promote discovery through careful insight. In Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the audience and Utterson discover Jekyll’s last letter explaining his experiences with the transformation substance, a full formula write-up on the drug, and an explanation for creating the antidote, as the audience must decide on whether they should preserve the information for scientific discovery or if individuals must destroy it to prevent disaster. Although one may argue that the drug is too dangerous to be in humanity’s grasp, scientists must preserve Dr. Jekyll’s transformative
Throughout the essay Stevenson paints Dr Jekyll as the good well-kempt doctor, conversely from the very beginning painting Hyde as a deformed monstrocity whose home is “prolonged and sordid neglected” (Stevenson 2) Dr Jekyll is a highly venerable
Stevenson, whether intentionally or unintentionally, created a novel that provided insight of a mentally disordered person. I believe that the creation of Hyde is just an excuse for Jekyll, to rationalize and justify his own evil thoughts and aggressive impulses. While Hyde freely commits assaults and murder, Jekyll does not have to feel guilt nor risk endangering his reputation. It is not Hyde who is hiding but Jekyll, Jekyll is Hyde. In today’s society, Jekyll’s characteristics can be analysed within psychopathology
Overall, Stevenson’s presentation of the duality of man is conveyed by the relationship between Jekyll and Hyde because towards the end of the novel. Jekyll begins to realise that the schism which once caused them to despise one another, help them understand each other situation. Jekyll even begins to ‘pity’ Hyde toward the end of novel, praising his ‘love for life’ by calling it ‘wonderful’, as his creator he consequently acknowledges the condescending attitudes towards Hyde, unfairly for his appearance, however rightfully so for his actions. Moreover, like Darwin’s theory, Hyde could never be accepted into society, often being characterised as a ‘brute’. Additionally, Jekyll’s actions would be condemned by the Victorian readers, as he was
Good and evil is not a new concept in the world the book has been read by many school districts. In Robert Louis Stevenson's mystery novella, Dr.Jekyll Mr.Hyde physical description reflect the good and evil in characters. Jekyll is described as the protagonist in the novel. Jekyll goes into seclusion when he realizes that hyde is doing lots of harm so locks him in. When Jekell is very sick of hyde “There comes an end to all things; the mot capacious measure is filled at lat; and this brief condescension to my evil finally destroyed the balance of my soul (Stevenson 64).
Breathing deeply, I retched at the sickening smell of rotten flesh and pus. Looking around, I caught a brief glimpse of the creature that was stalking me. Noticing my stare upon it, the creature melted into the shadows as if it was never there. This wretched labyrinth was starting to get to me.
Jekyll first finds out that Mr. Utterson wanted to talk about his will he immediately tries to change the topic this gives a sense of secrecy and mystery. This leaves the reader to wonder what Dr. Jekyll is trying to hide, furthermore when Mr. Utterson tries to pursue the topic by mentioning that he has “been learning something of young Hyde” The doctors features darkened “he grew pale to the very lips, and there came a blackness about his eyes” This is the first link Stevenson gives us between the Mr. Hyde who is almost shrouded in secrecy throughout the novel and the respectable Dr. Jekyll, this generates a sense of mystery in the reader trying to figure out what the relationship between the two are. Soon afterwards Jekyll convinces Mr. Utterson to keep Hyde a private matter and tells him everything is under his control and he can “be rid of Hyde” at any moment he pleases. However on the second reading the reader knows that the situation is in fact quite the contradiction to what he just said, so this gives an effect of dramatic irony.
