Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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“Dr Jekyll && Mr Hyde” Essay

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a  written by the  author  and first published in . It is about a  lawyer who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and Dj Jekyll’s evil half Edward Hyde. The work is known for its vivid showing of a split personality. Today, the very phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" has come to signify wild behaviour.

Everybody has two sides of them, good and evil. Some people show a majority of one side. Good people may repress their evil side as an act to save face. Dr Jekyll was a kind man who you could see by his looks that he cherished a sincere and warm affection. Being a successful doctor, he had a high status, a lot of wealth and a good circle of friends. Any acts of evil performed by the doctor, would ruin his life, as, he would of lost face. Mr Hyde was a way for him to be both the good and the evil character, to commit evil acts without ruining life as Dr Jekyll.

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Have you ever looked upon a face and straight away acknowledged the evil inhabited inside that person? Everything about the structure of Mr Hyde was pure evil, his face one looked on with terror and hatred. Described by Mr Enfield as having “Something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable, I never saw a man I so disliked yet I scarce know why. He must be deformed somewhere…” This shows that Mr Hyde’s evil is shown in his image, like a criminal stereotype.

Dr Jekyll was a tall handsome mad who you could see he held ...

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