Sunday, January 31, 2010

What are examples of dialogue that differentiate Dr. Jekyll from Mr. Hyde in Robert Louis Stevenson's novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr....

In the
novella , there are quite a few instances of
dialogue authoruses to show us that Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
are two different people yet
also the same person.

One of the best examples
can be seen the first moment Mr. Utterson, Dr. Jekyll's lawyer,
converses with Mr. Hyde. The novella opens with Mr. Enfield sharing
a story with Mr. Utterson of Mr. Hyde being seen trampling a child and then agreeing to pay the
child's family monetary compensation. After hearing the story, Mr. Utterson felt a strong urge
to see Mr. Hyde. The reason behind his strong urge concerns the fact that Dr. Jekyll left in his
possession a very strange will stating that, in the event of Dr.
Jekyll's death, Dr. Jekyll would leave all of his possessions to Mr. Hyde, but if Dr. Jekyll
should disappear, then Mr. Hyde should...





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