What is the theme of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde What is Stevenson saying about human nature provide details from the text that support your interpretation?
Stevenson writes about the duality of human nature – the idea that every single human being has good and evil within them. Stevenson describes how there is a good and an evil side to everyone’s personality, but what is important is how you behave and the decisions you make.
What is the overall meaning of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
: one having a two-sided personality one side of which is good and the other evil.
How does Stevenson explore the theme of brutality through the character of Hyde?
Stevenson displays the theme of violence in Jekyll and Hyde by two detailed scenes of violence against innocent victims. For example, in the first chapter of the book Hyde “calmly” tramples a screaming little girl in the street. Hyde’s letter that he had satisfaction for his violent actions.
Why is Mr Hyde violence?
Violence is also used to characterise Mr Hyde as it is only him who commits it. Hyde’s victims are characterised as passivein order to make his acts of violence more shockingly unprovoked. Innocent victims Stevenson deliberately depicts innocent victimsto highlight Hyde’s barbaric acts.
What does hailing down a storm of blows mean?
‘ Adding in the metaphor ‘hailing down a storm of blows’ allows readers to picture the violence with which Hyde murders Carew. In addition, the natural metaphor functions to indicate Hyde’s non-human state. His physical force is something out of nature rather than humanity.
Who says the man trampled calmly?
Mr Hyde
What is trampled calmly an example of?
Oxymoron and Metonymy For instance, when running into the child in Enfield’s story, Hyde “trampled calmly over the child’s body.” Trampling is not an action typically performed calmly, hence the oxymoron.
How long does he go before turning into Hyde again?
Hyde. He runs into his laboratory, but it takes a double dose to restore himself to the appearance and personality of Dr. Jekyll. Six hours later, he again transforms.