Was The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde influenced by Frankenstein thematically?

It is
impossible (unless Stevenson left notes to the effect) to know if Mary Shelley's
Frankenstein had a direct influence on his writing of
.

In terms of the social components of the time,
Shelley was greatly affected by the Romantic movement, growing up in the company of writers and
philosophers of that time, and even marrying Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the most noted of the
Romantic writers. Romantic writers extolled nature and supported the plight of the weak.
Stevenson was writing during the Victorian era, where conflicting views of Christian morality
and hedonism waged war throughout English society. Utilitarianism was focused on the greatest
good for the largest number. This "school of thought" concentrated on seeking out
pleasure foremost, and avoiding pain whenever possible. Evangelicalism was much more rigid and
Church-centeredmoving far to the other extreme searching "for every moral blemish."
However, it also is credited for...