Friday, September 23, 2016

Compare and contrast Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

The narrator describes
Dr. Jekyll as

a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of
fifty, with something of a stylish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindnessyou
could see by his looks that he cherished for Mr. Utterson a sincere and warm
affection.

In contrast, Mr. Enfield tells Mr. Utterson
that he "had taken a loathing" to Mr. Hyde on his very first sight of the
man:

But the doctors case was what struck me. He was the
usual cut and dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong Edinburgh accent
and about as emotional as a bagpipe. Well, sir, he was like the rest of us; every time he looked
at my prisoner, I saw that Sawbones turn sick and white with desire to kill him. I knew what was
in his mind, just as he knew what was in mine . . .

Even
more than that, Enfield describes Hyde as possessing a "black sneering coolness" and
"carrying it off, sir, really like Satan." While Jekyll is kind, handsome, and warm,
Hyde is cruel, odious, and unfeeling. Jekyll enjoys...

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