Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
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5 days ago · There seems to be something supernatural going on with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the strange nature of their relationship is shrouded in mystery until the very end of the novella; this creates...
1 day ago · The hard-working and largely virtuous hero of the book, Dr. Jekyll, invents a potion that turns him into the evil Mr. Hyde who indulges all his violent and lustful desires as much as he pleases. The description of Hyde as “hardly human,” with a “troglodytic” appearance and an “ape-like fury,” appear to be born from theories of degeneracy.
22 hours ago · Here is the big mystery. Utterson wants to help his client, Dr. Jekyll. What does Utterson suspect that Mr. Hyde is doing to Dr. Jekyll? What does he fear Hyde may be motivated to do?
22 hours ago · Here, Utterson uses the allusion to make a quip about letting his brother destroy himself without interference. Ironically, we will see that it is the good brother Dr. Jekyll who will ultimately attempt to kill his alter-ego, or "brother" Mr. Hyde. The allusion is not just to Cain's murder however.
22 hours ago · What does Dr. Jekyll tell Mr. Utterson about Mr. Hyde, in order to set his mind at ease?
3 days ago · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) is the most obvious articulation of this theme, but it’s writ both small and large elsewhere, be it the country vs. city in Applause (1929), the dangerous world within the unassuming “beer industry” in City Streets (1931), Maurice Chevalier’s tailor-as-baron in Love Me Tonight (1932), Gene Tierney’s ...
5 days ago · Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (dir. Jon S. Robertson, 1920) This first great American horror film follows the transformation of a prominent London physician, Dr. Jekyll, into the murderous Mr. Hyde while he explores the dual nature of man.
