... very big part in the story was described in extreme detail. From the beginning you learn that there is something unpleasant about this building. The first word that Stevenson used to describe this building was sinister. Not many buildings look ...

... maid, the full moon, and what she sees as the sweet loveliness of the old man. The scene is another example of Stevenson's use of duality and the theme of good versus evil. The maids description of Hyde, stresses the ...

... Jekyll. When the story goes more further, the author shows that London is a horrendous place to be at. Stevenson shows that London has prostitutes, drugs, violence, tramps and people out on the streets and people on the corner of ...

... the back entrance of Jekyll's and is described as "being plunged in darkness". Unlike much Gothic literature the setting is not distant for example "Dracula" which is set in Romania. The respectable public façade of the house and the more ...

... or with drastic mood swings they are said to be "like Jekyll and Hyde!" The story begins with the introduction of Mr. Utterson; a serious, rspectable yet quite lonely man, as Stevenson writes "he drank gin when he was alone and ...

... still and calm scenery: The street 'shone' out, 'freshly' painted shutters, general 'cleanliness'. The reader is not ready for an act of suspense, especially in such a calm environment. Consequently when it comes it creates a surprised response, therefore is ...

... Hyde is provided with a place of his own in Soho, the outcast area of London. When this creature of darkness is first brought into being, he is small and fragile, and appears to be abnormal, although nobody who meets ...

... example of contradiction in the book is how Hyde is described as both small and as a Juggernaut. Hyde is also described as 'displeasing, something downright detestable', 'He must be deformed somewhere'. On several occasions Hyde is described as being animal/ ...

... These two stereotypes combine to create the average man who has the capacity to be both 'good' and 'evil', and they have both 'good' and 'evil' thoughts and emotions. All people have the same emotions, some good and some ...

... been threatened or forced to make a will to this wicked man Mr Hyde. Later in the story the whole mystery was revealed to us. Dr Jekyll was involved in an experiment which was supposed to break the bond between good ...

... the present day. In the story I have noted that Stevenson presents the reader with the complexities of human nature through his portrayal of characters. For example, he describes Utterson as being "dreary, and, yet somehow lovable", he then reveals ...

... as being very deadly. This can be seen, in particular, after the trampling of the little girl on the street corner and the brutal murder of the MP. Throughout the novel Stevenson uses various contrasts to display the continual ...

... novella has some of these, for examples doubles and secrets. Stephenson originally dreamed the story - 'a fine bogey tale' - and, with his wife's encouragement, wrote the novella to explore the darker side of human nature. He in particular ...

... to only show one side of himself, The novella fits in with other pieces of gothic literature written around the same time as they pushed forward the boundaries of the unknown and were originally written as a reaction to the ...

... truly launched his career. Later in 1886 he released 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' which was also a huge success, as it was so controversial and faced things that most people were too scared to write about. This controversial behaviour ...

... truly launched his career. Later in 1886 he released 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' which was also a huge success, as it was so controversial and faced things that most people were too scared to write about. This controversial behaviour ...

... Jekyll comes to the conclusion that "man is not truly one, but truly two" he tried to separate the personalities so "upright twin; and the just could walk steadfastly and securely on his upward path, doing good things in which ...

... in the Victorian age as Carew the MP gives the impression of being a homosexual and finally, the adolescent boy inside the grown man which due to Hyde's physical status, he looks and feels younger. Stevenson represents duality through the physical ...

... the ideas from the novel are generally a reflection on things which were happening in society at the time. For example, Hyde is described as an 'Ape like creature' who 'Moves like a monkey' and this is a reflection of ...

... also led a secretive concealed life at night. 'Coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning'. 'Some place at the end' suggests that Enfield is letting on too ...

... cocaine taking. They wanted to break away from the restraining shackles of society and enjoy the thrill of that if they were caught they would have to forfeit their livelihood. It was therefore maybe not the case of partaking in ...

... gambling, prostitution, brawling, heavy drinking and opium taking. They wanted both to break from the restraining shackles of society and to experience the thrill of something dangerous that was shunned by the tight morals that governed the upper class. Therefore ...

... 1886, in Victorian England. The horror story originated from a dream that Stevenson's had about a split personality and the central suggestion that evil is potentially far stronger than good. When he awoke he immediately set about putting his thoughts ...

... theme of the duality of man and they are Mr Utterson and Mr Richard Enfield. Utterson is described as "backward in sentiment, lean, long, dusty, dreary" "cold scanty" a rugged face "Yet somehow loveable" this in the very first sentence ...

... consciousness in the human mind. Stevenson in this book expands the theory out of the mind and into the body itself. Beliefs at the time that this book is set were mixed and varied due to the large number of conflicting ...