Carew was a client of Gabriel Utterson, Jekyll's lawyer and friend, who is concerned by Hyde's history of violence and the fact that Jekyll changed his will, leaving everything to Hyde. However, it is Hyde's violent activities that seem to give him the most thrills, driving him to attack and murder Sir Danvers Carew without apparent reason, making him a hunted outlaw throughout England. Hyde may have been reeling in activities such as engaging with prostitutes or buggery. Thus, in the context of the times, it is abhorrent to Victorian religious morality. Stevenson never says exactly what Hyde does, generally saying that it is something of an evil and lustful nature. As time goes by, Hyde grows in power and eventually manifests whenever Jekyll shows signs of physical or moral weakness, no longer needing the serum to be released. Jekyll has a friendly personality, but as Hyde, he becomes mysterious and violent. However, in doing so, Jekyll transforms into Hyde, a hideous creature without compassion or remorse. Jekyll develops a serum in an attempt to mask this hidden evil. He spends his life trying to repress evil urges that are not fitting for a man of his stature. Henry Jekyll is a doctor who feels that he is battling between the benevolence and malevolence within himself, thus leading to the struggle with his alter ego Edward Hyde.
This process happens more regularly until Jekyll becomes unable to control when the transformations occur.ĭr. Instead, Jekyll transforms into Edward Hyde, the physical and mental manifestation of his evil personality. In an attempt to hide this, he develops a type of serum that he believes will effectively mask his dark side. Jekyll is a kind and respected English doctor who has repressed evil urges inside of him. In the story, he is a good friend of main protagonist Gabriel John Utterson. Edward Hyde, is the central character of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Henry Jekyll, nicknamed in some copies of the story as Harry Jekyll, and his alternative personality, Mr. Actor Richard Mansfield originated the dual portrayal of Jekyll and Hyde in an 1887 stage adaptation of Stevenson's novella.ĭr.
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