... Hyde to whom Jekyll left a quarter of a million pounds in a Will which he placed in my own guardianship. Despite my serious uncertainties I, decided to agree to this arrangement that I would administer the Will whatever the ...

... his relationship with a mysterious Mr. Hyde to whom Jekyll left a quarter of a million pounds in a Will which he placed in my own guardianship. Despite my serious uncertainties I, decided to agree to this arrangement that I ...

... o'clock of a black winter morning.". This gives reader a tension, and idea of isolation. Because no one would be around 'at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning.' It is sense of sinister ...

... Firstly, this essay will comment upon the character of Mr Hyde. The personification of Jekyll's dark, ungratified desires, Hyde creates havoc and eventually overpowers his 'civilized' alter ego. In the 19th century, Hyde's appearance and the behaviour he demonstrates throughout ...

... of shame and guilt. I would have long past this hour. But much to my joyous wickedness, he dwelt with pleasure, on the notion, that life could be relieved of all that was unbearable; a departure of our intertwined, conflicting ...

... Hyde became an addiction, although Jekyll says that he 'can be rid of Mr Hyde at any point' his lack of control helps Mr Hyde to over power him and take over. Robert Louis Stevenson was born and bread in Edinburgh. ...

... protagonists between others, in order to show the psychological distinction. The most significant feature in poem "The Lady of Shalott" was the use of colours in setting background. The poem gives a description of the town of Camelot, where it ...

... in a house with ...". Straight after her mum said this Fran says, " Is it haunted?" Then the story says "she new things even before you had even thought of them" This gives a clue to the reader to ...

... became fascinated by the idea of good and evil in every person. Stevenson's ill health continued for most of his life and as a result he took laudanum and morphine as well as cocaine for chest problems and depression, other ...

... creepy sort of man "...never lightened by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed with discourse." He doesn't socialise with other people because either he is always too busy or as the description says is not a nice person to socialise ...

... the fittest. This was the reason for the huge amount of interest made by the audience at that time because they would have been interested in the scientific advancements. This novel has been the root and foundation for many modern ...

... story is set in the 19th century, people did things much differently and had different opinions than we do now; for instance people would have had ideas about good and evil, even as far as you could humanly control it. ...

... in league with an evil man like Hyde. Another factor is how Stevenson tells the story using more than one narrator- Utterson mainly, but also Jekyll and Lanyon. This allows Stevenson to tell the story from more than one point ...

... of Long John Silver was very good. "His left leg was cut off close by the hip, and under the left shoulder carried a crutch which he managed with wonderful dexterity, hopping about upon it like a bird. He was ...

... haunting nightmare to him, which is expressed by the following, "my nightmares with that of the one legged seafaring man." The Squire, John Trelawney said that he had felt pity for Long John Silver saying he was "monstrously touched." The ...

... was feared by all. He escapes at the end of the book with some of the treasure and was never seen again. This was how he was described in the book: "His left leg was cut off close by the hip, ...

... Stevenson portrays Henry Jekyll as the good side, but Dr Jekyll wants to be able to go out at night, do what he wants and not be noticed. The reason he can't already do this is because he is a ...

... to maintain his austere Victorian reputation. Through the author's use of narration, the reader sees many of the novels events through Utterson's eyes and we can perceive his feelings. Utterson also has the role of the partial narrator in ...

... his health. In this way he came to spend a lot of time in the pacific islands. This is where The Bottle Imp is set which means he wrote from experience. When on his many travels he spent some time ...

... a lawyer he keeps to the facts and does not look for things which are not there. He is also very honest and reliable. This is all needed in some of the horrific events that would go on to happen ...

... to imagine in this novella. A twenty-first century reader could have difficulties in understanding the surroundings, as the writer assumes that the knowledge of the conditions is already there and he just needs to build on that. A likely difficulty ...

... Society tried to counter this by invoking strict rules on etiquette and behaviour for the higher classes. This however often hid many unsavoury things. These included murder, corruption, adultery and more. This is clearly shown throughout Stevenson's novel. During this ...

... Society tried to counter this by invoking strict rules on etiquette and behaviour for the higher classes. This however often hid many unsavoury things. These included murder, corruption, adultery and more. This is clearly shown throughout Stevenson's novel. During this ...

... that it was windy. These are all unpleasant characteristics that make London seem more mysterious. The first thing we are told of London is of Dr Jekyll's backdoor. Dr. Jekyll lived in the low-class area of London even though he was ...

... detective story. The novella has a dark atmosphere where the truth seems hidden and mysterious. Stevenson uses the back entrance, to what we later realise is Jekyll's property, as a very powerful setting bringing in the theme of duality through the ...