Duality Of Human Nature

  • The idea that someone has two sides, a bad side and a good side.
  • Jekyll came from a respectable family, who was brought up well.
  • Jekyll tried to eliminate the “evil part of his nature”.

Science and the Explained

  • Jekyll and Lanyon are both scientists, and science represents the real world by experiments and observations.
  • Lanyon avoided Jekyll because Jekyll believes in ghosts and such.
  • Jekyll strongly believes in ghosts, whereas Lanyon only believes in science and that everything needs to be explained.
  • Jekyll embraces magic which get the best of him, ending up in him dying in the end.

The Law and the Unexplained

  • Utterson believes that everybody should the same and fit in, not to be different.
  • Utterson believes everyone follows the law and can’t believe anyone can be as crazy as Jekyll.
  • Utterson can only image people doing the right thing, delusional.
  • Stevenson suggests the law cannot deal with the supernatural.

The Size and Age of Jekyll and Hyde

  • Jekyll is bigger than Hyde, so when Hyde’s small body is found in the bigger clothes of Dr Jekyll, it shows that there are two sides to one person.
  • It portrays that the evil is small in size and personality.
  • Even though Hyde is evil, deep down in Jekyll, he is evil somewhere as well.