What Are The Similarities Between Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

The stories of Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde and Frankenstein show two scientists who decide to push the limits of science as a consequence of their immoral desires. From a young age Victor Frankenstein has an early love of natural philosophers after he finds an old book written by Cornelius Agrippa. Natural philosophy, known today as ‘science’ is what sparks Frankenstein’s enthusiasm for the “elixir of life” and raising “ghosts or devils”. He soon decides the work of the old philosophers is “despicable” after he meets with a scientist who teaches him about galvanism. Galvanism involved electricity being used in scientific practices, which allowed the reviving of body parts from recently dead humans and animals. Finally Frankenstein decides to study

Frankenstein recovers and manages to find joy in life again until a letter from his father tells him that his brother, William, has been murdered. Frankenstien is convinced the monster has killed William. He learns that a servant in his family, Justine, is being accused of the murder and despite being sure she is innocent he is too scared to speak out. Justine is convicted and executed and Frankenstien suffers what he describes as “bitter agony” over her death. Frankenstein thinks William is so perfect that only something so truly vile as the beast could have killed him, “nothing in human shape could have destroyed that fair child.” Here we begin to see Frankenstein’s flaws, his immoral desire for bringing life to the creature can be seen as the reason for William’s death, making us question who’s really the monster, the creation or the creator himself? In the story of Dr jekyll and Mr Hyde, Jekyll wakes up one morning and realises that he has turned into Hyde without taking any drugs. Out of fear, he avoids the potion which turns him into Hyde for two months and decides to live a respectable life. However soon enough he gives in and takes the potion, resulting in him murdering Carew. Jekyll is horrified by the murder and is shocked by the strength that Hyde is gaining. Jeykll claims he “hates the brute that slept within him” despite the fact he

He speaks fluently and even makes reference to the bible by comparing Frankenstien to God and himself to Adam. “I ought to be thy Adam”. However he says that he is now more like “the fallen angel”, Satan. The monster begins to tell his story and we quickly see a new perspective. We feel sympathy for the monster as he tells us how he was “frightened” and “helpless”. He learns how to survive through using his instincts and finds wonder in everyday things showing his innocence and intelligence. He falls in love with nature and even tries to imitate birdsong. After spending time watching a family who live in a cottage he learns how to talk. It is also in this time that he realises his own ugliness and his “miserable deformity”. It seems as if he shares humanity’s prejudice against himself. While a child in the De Lacey family is being taught about history the monster listens in. He realises he has “no money, no friends, no kind of property” or anything that would allow him to be accepted in human society. He calls the De Laceys’ his “friends”, they are his only friends in the world and they don’t even know he exists. The monster decides to reveal himself to De Lecay when his family are away. De lacey is kind to the monster and tries to help him. However when the rest of the family come back they are shocked and begin to attack the monster. He runs wild through the forest before burning down