1. Itdealswiththerelationofthebaserpartsofmantohisnoblerofthecapacityforevilthatexistsinthemostgenerousnatures,anditexpressesthesethingsinafablewhichisawonderfullyhappyinvention.HenryJames,Americannovelist feb1216.44 1

2. StrangeCaseofDrJekyllandMrHyde1886Theworkiscommonlyassociatedwiththerarementalconditionoftenspuriouslycalled"splitpersonality",whereinwithinthesamepersontherearetwodistinctpersonalities.Inthiscase,thetwopersonalitiesinDrJekyllareapparentlygoodandevil,withcompletelyoppositelevelsofmorality.Thenovellasimpactissuchthatithasbecomeapartofthelanguage,withthephrase"JekyllandHyde"comingtomeanapersonwhoisvastlydifferentinmoralcharacterfromonesituationtothenext. feb319.14 2

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4. Plot feb1214.23 4

5. MrEnfieldNarrative feb1219.03 5

6. UttersonNarrative feb1218.42 6

7. DrLanyonNarrative feb1218.56 7

8. DrJekyllNarrativeAllyearslistedarebasedontheideathatthebookwaswrittenshortlyaftertheevents.Therefore1885isthefinalyear.Alldatesarecountedbackwards. feb1218.26 8

9. DrJekyllNarrative2 feb1218.34 9

10. 4Narrators Enfield Utterson Lanyon Jekyll1872 Oct1883 20March1885 feb1221.25 10

11. Narrativestructure Will Letter Letter Letter Letter Oralnarrative Writtennarrative Fullstatementofthecase DrJekyllandMrHydebelongstoacategoryoffictionknownasEnfield thenovella,novelette,orshortnovel.Novellasarelongerandmore Utterson complexthanshortstoriesbutshorterandsimplerthannovels.The novellaformhasappealedtomanygreatwriters.Amongthebest Lanyon knownnovellasareJosephConradsHeartofDarkness,Henry JamessTheTurnoftheScrew,HermanMelvillesBillyBudd,and Jekyll StevensonsDrJekyllandMrHyde. feb1222.07 11

12. Timeline1833HenryJekyllisborn1872DrJekyllbeginstoworkonthepotionandquarrelswithlanyon1882JekyllfirstchangesintoHydeFebruary1883Jekylltramplesoverasmallgirl7October1883Storyofthedoor7november1883UttersonconfrontsJekyll21November1883DrJekyllwasquiteateaseAugust1884JekyllwakesasHydewithoutdrinkingthepotion4October1884TheCarewMurderCase5October1884Incidentoftheletter8January1885UttersonanLanyonattenddinnerwithJekyll9January1885HydesdesperatelywritesalettertoLanyon9January1885Jekyll,HydeandLanyonhaveabusyday10January1885JekyllbeginstorevertuncontrollablytoJekyll12January1885UttersonisshutoutofJekyllshome13January1885DrLanyonsnarrative14January1885UttersonisshutoutofJekyllshomeagain17January1885RemarkableincidentofDrLanyon18January1885UttersonreceivesJekyllsresponse25January1885DrLanyontakestohisbed5February1885DrHastieLanyondies1March1885Incidentofthewindow12March1885Jekyllfailstoreplacehisingredients20March1885ThelastNight feb1221.57 12

13. Character summaryfeb320.37 13

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15. ThesizeandageofJekyllandHydeJekyllismuchbiggerthanHyde.ThisisseenparticularlywhenHydessmallbodyisfoundinthemuchlargerclothesofDrJekyll.TheauthorisperhapssuggestingHydeisasmallerpartofJekyll,butthatifpeoplerepressthebadinthemitwilltakeoveranddestroythem.HydeisyoungerandmoreenergeticthanJekyll.Thissuggestsevilissomethingthatdevelopslaterinlife,afteraperiodofchildhoodinnocence.ItalsosuggestsStevensonfeltthereissomethingprimitivelyenergeticandexcitingaboutmankindsbasernaturethatthehigher,respectablenatureofsocialhumansisrepressedandtame. feb320.35 15

16. Bythe1880s,however,pessimismTHETIMEANDPLACE andworryhadbeguntocloudthethoughtsThenovellatakesplaceinLondoninthe1880s. ofmanyVictorians.WiththeincreaseintheurbanThesettingsincludeJekyllsfinehomeinaformerly population,povertybecameaformidableproblem.grandneighborhoodnowindecayLanyons ThestrengthofBritainsvastempirewaschallengedcomfortablehomeinCavendishSquare,where bydifficultforeignwars.Workersdemandedmoremanydistinguisheddoctorshavetheirhousesand power,andwomenwereenteringtheworkforceinofficesandHydeshouseinSoho,apartof greaternumbers.ThechangesintraditionalsocietyLondonknownforitsimmigrantpopulations. disturbedandfrightenedmanyBritons VictorianSociety InTheStrangeCaseofDrJekyllandMrHyde,RobertLouisStevensondescribeslifeinLondonduringthe 1880s,thelatterhalfoftheVictorianperiod.Duringthattime,societywassharplydividedintodistinct socialclassesandtheircorrespondingcommunities.InForlornSunset(1947),MichaelSadleirdescribed thecityasthreepartsjunglenotingthatveryfewdistrictsweretrulypublicinthesensethatpeople couldmoveinandoutofthemwithease.Generally,peoplewereuncomfortableandoftenunwelcomein partsoftownthatwerenotinhabitedbytheirownsocialgroup.Toavoidwanderingintoanunknown area,mostLondonersstayedintheirownneighborhoods.Thisgeographicalandsocialfragmentationisan essentialpartofthesettingofDrJekyllandMrHyde. feb1214.16 16

17. DualityinLondon DrJekyllandMrHyde:TheDualityofLondonByA.Ullah Soho Sohoscharacterstemspartlyfromtheneglectby richandfashionableLondon,andthelackof redevelopmentthatcharacterizedtheneighbouringCavendishSquare areas.Bythemid19thcentury,allrespectable familieshadmovedaway,andprostitutes,music hallsandsmalltheatreshadmovedin. feb1311.58 17

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19. NightandDay feb1312.30 19

20. NamesThenamesJekyllandHydeThetwonamesseemtohaveadoublemeaning.ThetwosyllablesofJekyllsname(Jeandkyll)perhapsmeanIkill(JeistheFrenchforI).Inthelastchapter,Jekylldescribeshowhetriedtogetridof(kill)theHydeinhim.Hydespelledashidesuggestssomethinghiddenfromview,ortheroughskinofananimal.JekyllisinsomewaytryingtokillthehiddenHydeandhisanimalnature.feb320.34 20

21. Themessummary 1 Socialzoning 2 Social and economic inequality 3 Returnofrepressedimpulses 4 ScienceVSreligion 5 Survivalofthefittest 6 Politicalfear 7 Duality 8 Hypocrisy feb1222.48 21

22. WhyhasDrJekyllandMrHydetouchedsomanyreaderssopowerfully? feb1223.50 22

23. Dr.JekyllandFreudThetheorythathasmostinfluencedinterpretationsofDrJekyllandMrHydeisSigmundFreudstheoryofrepression.AccordingtoFreud,repressionisaprocessbywhichunacceptabledesiresorimpulsesareexcludedfromconsciousnessandlefttooperateintheunconscious.Onlybysuchmeansaspsychoanalysis,dreamanalysis,orhypnosiscantherepresseddesiresorimpulsesbebroughttolightandexamined.Fromapsychoanalyticpointofview,HenryJekyll,outwardlyarespectabledoctor,hasrepressedhisdesirestolivealifeofviceandforbiddenactivities.StevensonhintsatJekyllswildyouthandsecretdesires.Jekyllsneedforrespectabilitykeepshimfromopenlyadmittingandpursuinghisdesires,andtheresultingconflictbetweenwhathesecretlywantsandwhathefeelshispositioninsocietyrequiresofhimcausesamentaldisorder. feb1214.23 23

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25. Monsters....adecalogue Monstersarecreatedmostlybyscieentists.Theydonotexistinnature Pull OncecreatedMonstersbecomeathreat,justforthefacttheyexist Pull Monstershavetobekilledtogetridoftheirthreat Pull Monstersandtheircreatorsperishtogether.Onecannotsurvive Pull withouttheother Monstersareoutcastsandassuchkepthiddenorrelegatedto Pull particularareas Layerreveal 25

26. Monsters...adecalogue Monstersareuglyandrepulsivebutvitalandenergetic.They havepowerfulsexualappetites.Theytendtogettheupperhand Pull Monstershavedisruptiveeffectonthenarrative.Theymultiplypoints Pull ofviewanddocuments,scattertimelines,blurdistinctions,twistplot Monsterscreatesuspenseandmistery.Crimanldeedsmushroom Pull whenevertheyapperandviolenceandrageseed Monsterschallengeauthorityatalllevels.Theyhavetobeputoutofthe Pull waytorestoreorder.Normalsocialrulesdonotworkforthemtyandtendtobecreatein Pull Layerreveal 26

27. FurtherReading Thebeastwithin TheAnnotatedStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde TheStrangeCaseofDrJekyllandMrHyde Reviewofacartoonversion RobertLouisStevensonsTheStrangeCaseofDr.JekyllandMr.Hyde BarbaraT.Gates,AlumniDistinguishedProfessorofEnglish,Universityof Delaware feb319.34 27

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